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The Getaway (Deluxe Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9781419806810
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1419806815
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed),
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: D69387D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 31, 2005
Running Time: 123 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: December 13, 1972
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Editorial Review:
Master thief Doc McCoy knows his wife has been in bed with the local political boss in order to spring him from jail. What he can't know is the sinister succession of double-crosses that will sour the deal once he's on the outside - and executing the ultimate robbery. Fasten your seat belts and join Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw in a supreme action thriller based on Jim Thompson's novel. Sam Peckinpah directed filming on locations across Texas and in sequence - from the opening inside Hunstville State Prison to the explosive El Paso border climax. Once The Getaway starts there's no escaping its breathless intensity.Running Time: 122 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE UPC: 012569693876
It's better than the 1994 remake starring Kim Basinger and husband Alec Baldwin, but this 1972 thriller relies too heavily on the low-key star power of Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, and the stylish violence of director Sam Peckinpah, reduced here to a mechanical echo of his former glory. McQueen plays a bank robber whose wife (MacGraw) makes a deal with a Texas politician to have her husband released from prison in return for a percentage from their next big heist. But when the plan goes sour, the couple must flee to Mexico as fast as they can, with a variety of gun-wielding thugs on their trail. MacGraw was duly skewered at the time for her dubious acting ability, but the film still has a raw, unglamorous quality that lends a timeless spin to the familiar crooks-on-the-lam scenario. As always, Peckinpah rises to the occasion with some audacious scenes of action and suspense, including a memorable chase on a train that still grabs the viewer's attention. Not a great film, but a must for McQueen and Peckinpah fans. --Jeff Shannon
It's better than the 1994 remake starring Kim Basinger and husband Alec Baldwin, but this 1972 thriller relies too heavily on the low-key star power of Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, and the stylish violence of director Sam Peckinpah, reduced here to a mechanical echo of his former glory. McQueen plays a bank robber whose wife (MacGraw) makes a deal with a Texas politician to have her husband released from prison in return for a percentage from their next big heist. But when the plan goes sour, the couple must flee to Mexico as fast as they can, with a variety of gun-wielding thugs on their trail. MacGraw was duly skewered at the time for her dubious acting ability, but the film still has a raw, unglamorous quality that lends a timeless spin to the familiar crooks-on-the-lam scenario. As always, Peckinpah rises to the occasion with some audacious scenes of action and suspense, including a memorable chase on a train that still grabs the viewer's attention. Not a great film, but a must for McQueen and Peckinpah fans. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great movie. Great transfer
This review is for the Blu-Ray version of this film. I really like this film and the transfer is the best I have seen. I had the Beta and Laser disc versions and this one looks wonderful.
Rating: - the Getaway
I always thought this was one of Steve McQueen"s best films and is far better than the remake made later on!Ali Macgraw also gave a fine performance!Sam Peckinpah did a great job directing!
Rating:  - One of the worst movies I have ever seen. Bad tv movie.
If you have never seen this movie than don't waste your time. It might have been good in the 70's, but it doesn't hold up over time. This reminds me of a terrible made for TV movie. It's no cool hand Luke.
Rating: - HD Review.
The Standard Disc Special Edition is just as good as the HD version of this movie.
Rating: - The Getaway
Seems to be o.k . Christmas gift so it has not been opened. Shipped in a timely manner
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