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A Movie A Week: THE GETAWAY (1972)
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Dumb...2nd!!!!!!!! by raidahguy	Jun 22nd, 2009 10:56:32 PM

Tim Burton is an overrated douche by raidahguy	Jun 22nd, 2009 10:57:02 PM

Bo Hopkins.. by nolan bautista	Jun 22nd, 2009 11:04:03 PM
..the leader of the Pharoes who will not hesitate to tie you to the back of the car and drag you..(according to Lauries brother Curt)
The Getaway is kick ass, and,,, by SoylentMean	Jun 22nd, 2009 11:08:04 PM
it seems almost a kissing cousin of No Country For Old Men. I love it!
The editing in this film is phenomenal... by Finding Forrestal	Jun 22nd, 2009 11:22:26 PM
Robert Wolfe was a genius. He also cut "All The President's Men." BTW, the 1994 remake with Alec Baldwin is an entertaining guilty pleasure. It doesn't hold a candle to the original, but it's fun nonetheless.
The slap was real and unexpected--not in the script. by cylon_conspiracy	Jun 22nd, 2009 11:26:10 PM
MacGraw didnt know it was coming. That's f'd up that Steve improved it. Different era I supposed, he'd be in jail right now if it was a current film.
And the real tragic scene.... by cylon_conspiracy	Jun 22nd, 2009 11:33:15 PM
The way Sally Struther's husband reacted to having his wife fall in love with the criminal was tragic and heartbreaking. I saw this movie for the first time a couple years ago, and that scene really stayed with me for some reason. So raw, and TRUE. To see your girl get off on you being emasculated like that... harsh stuff. Not the type of thing you'd expect from such an "old" film.
The Definition of Bad Ass by Cinemanimetal	Jun 22nd, 2009 11:58:26 PM
That is what this movie is. The editing in this movie is so damn cool especially in the earlier scenes. This movie just oozes with style. This movie was my introduction to the cool of Steve McQueen when I watched it back to back with Bullitt. Sure, Bullitt had the cool car chase, but The Getaway was cool right from frame one. Still my favorite McQueen movie I've seen thus far. Also, Peckinpah is insanely cool.
Ali McGraw is NOT hot. by Stifler's Mom	Jun 23rd, 2009 12:12:11 AM
very tomboyish and annoying. Badass movie tho.
Stifler's Mom by Quint	Jun 23rd, 2009 12:26:41 AM
Wrong.
You gotta love the dumpster scene by seppukudkurosawa	Jun 23rd, 2009 12:30:51 AM
This movie is full of memorable setpieces and downbeat character moments. Unlike the remake starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, about which all I can remember is it had something to do with a Butterfinger candy bar...which pretty much says it all.
I wouldn't call her hot either, actually by seppukudkurosawa	Jun 23rd, 2009 12:33:41 AM
She just seems like another frizzy-haired, quiet-spoken '70s hippie chick to me. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I can't imagine turning into that Warner Bros cartoon wolf over her like Quint did in the intro to this review. Different strokes though, right?
Wow by Adelai Niska	Jun 23rd, 2009 12:43:26 AM
A lot of times I'm amazed by the things Quint hasn't seen, but to think that there's a Walter Hill scripted, Peckinpah-directed, Steve McQueen-with-a-shotgun movie and I haven't seen it... shit.
I envy you Quint by blakindigo	Jun 23rd, 2009 01:22:06 AM
I would love see this again without knowing what it is; without knowing how amazing it is and reliving that experience for the first time. Amazing film.
I want a threesome with Ali McGraw and Diana Rigg. by Subovon	Jun 23rd, 2009 02:45:10 AM
The title sequence is a favorite of mine. No music; just sound effects; voice-overs and freeze-frames. It looks so cool and when it’s over you’ve got all the back story. The score for THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES by Jerry Fielding is fantastic, BTW. Fielding’s as under-appreciated as JUNIOR BONNER.
i know its early but... by brokenheadstuff	Jun 23rd, 2009 02:59:48 AM
i'm amazed that there isnt more discussion about this. i love reading these reviews of movies i should've seen by now.
"I’m a big Peckinpah fan..." by Baryonyx	Jun 23rd, 2009 04:15:29 AM
...says Quint, who has NEVER seen this film?
Lettieri, Johnson and Pickens. by Sal_Bando	Jun 23rd, 2009 05:15:53 AM
And Bo Hopkins. Yessir yer in the early '70's! All good character actors. I've enjoyed watching this the times it came on AMC or whatever, worth seeing again too.
this is the best film ever made by Spandau Belly	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:12:02 AM
And I agree with all the McGraw comments. Holy-moly.
This film is just pure fucking brilliance in all it's brilliance by Stuntcock Mike	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:28:41 AM
The side of the road Ali smackdown is pretty harsh. She kinda deserved it. Robert Evans masturbates to that scene on a daily basis.
I wouldn't have been surprised at all by Stuntcock Mike	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:31:05 AM
if Doc had executed Rudy in that hallway. There is a really good harshness to this film.
Stifler's Mom your dick is stuck up your ass by quantize	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:01:27 AM
Ali McGraw was THE definition of HOT you retard.. kick ass movie..if ya dont know it already...SHAME
This movie is great by Toilet_Terror	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:22:18 AM
The slap scene is great - vicious, wounded. The garbage dump scene is great too. Didn't realize there was an alternate score.
The GETAWAY is a great film by ZoeFan	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:34:16 AM
I think I'm the only human on the planet that also loves the remake with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger.
Fucking Awesome! Filmed in San Marcos, TX by LaneMyersClassic	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:54:57 AM
Just down the road from us in Austin.
Basinger / Baldwin version by BizarroJerry	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:58:27 AM
All I recall from that movie is a oft-played video clip of the naked naughty scene...
Ali Magraw >= Angie Harmon? by LaneMyersClassic	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:02:17 AM
Ali was hotter.
Probably #3 in my top 5 Pekinpah films... by Darthkrusty	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:06:28 AM
but PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID is still my personal favorite, with WILD BUNCH a close 2nd, this, STRAW DOGS then either MAJOR DUNDEE or ALFREDO GARCIA. Only thing I remember of the Baldwin/Basinger remake was the nice unrated sex scene.
Am i the only one who liked the remake better? by neal2zod	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:09:53 AM
Sorry guys, i know i'm supposed to worship everything Peckinpah did, but c'mon - there's better character development, more likable characters (yeah, i know they're not supposed to be likable, blah blah) and I actually liked the action scenes better. There, I said it. The car chase in the remake is awesome, and the showdown between Rudy and Doc is ten times better. Seriously, you can't tell me with a straight face that you liked the Rudy/Doc finale in the first one. Oh, and the sex scene in the unrated version is easily the most hardcore sex scene you'll ever see two major film stars in. It's that good.
Remake was pretty good, but original GETAWAY = classic! by Motoko Kusanagi	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:30:13 AM
Ali MacGraw > Kim Basinger. Steve McQueen > Alec Baldwin. But the action and the sex in the remake were pretty good.
Totally agree, Quint by Mazzer	Jun 23rd, 2009 09:16:55 AM
This film was always special to me, and I have it on Blu-ray now. The ending is so satisfying too. And yes, I thought Ali McGraw was the most beautiful thing I ever saw when I watched this in the 70s. Oh, and "No Country for Old Men" stole the hotel scene from this movie. A nice tribute.
neal2zod: "YES" by LaneMyersClassic	Jun 23rd, 2009 09:36:05 AM
Please don't come on here talking that nonsense.
Walter Hill wrote the original and the remake by Spandau Belly	Jun 23rd, 2009 09:42:33 AM
And I think he did a really good job updating his film to put a bit more action and a few more twists that modern audiences would expect in a modern (90s) movie. Both the leads were stronger in the original, but I'll take Jen Tilley over Sally Struthers and James Woods is the man. Philip Seymor Hoffman is in there as "Phil Hoffman", I guess he figured out if he had a big name he'd get bigger parts. It worked.
Even Sally Struthers looked good, in a slutty way by skimn	Jun 23rd, 2009 10:12:52 AM
before she went the Kirstie Alley route and devoured half a nation. The ending shootout in the hotel is classic, and should be studied by todays so-called action directors. The only thing I remember in the remake, is we get to see Basinger's breasts. Does Alec Baldwin play that scene intercut with the MacGraw slap scene, and masturbate to it daily?
Oops by seppukudkurosawa	Jun 23rd, 2009 10:32:16 AM
I just realised that movie with the Butterfingers bar was The Chase, from the same year (1994) (where he kidnaps Kristy Swanson by pretending it's a gun). Which means I remember absolutely nothing about the Getaway remake. Not even the sex scene, which is kinda concerning.
"Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a bank robber!" by MrMysteryGuest	Jun 23rd, 2009 12:09:38 PM

Great double feature with CHARLIE VARRICK by Tacom	Jun 23rd, 2009 12:47:55 PM
I love early 70s crime films, especially ones set in the Southwest.
Seeing Sally Struthers then/now is depressing. by AzulTool	Jun 23rd, 2009 03:44:12 PM
Oh, the ravages of time!
almost a great movie by maximumbob	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:41:22 PM
but its biggest flaw is Ali McGraw. she is hollow, lacking any substance. it is impossible to believe that so implacable a criminal as Doc McCoy would have developed an unbreakable bond with such a flibbertygibbet. McGraw's lack of charisma/presence/call it what you will fatally undermines the entire film. had the role gone to an actress with the range and depth of say, Karen Black and the Getaway would have been a stone-cold hardcore classic.
A Great Double Feature With THE GETAWAY by Red Dawn Don	Jun 24th, 2009 06:40:59 AM
A great double feature with THE GETAWAY would be the CHARLES BRONSON flick MR MAJESTYK. The three common threads being a scary, scary, scary villian played by AL LETTIERI, lots of shotgun action and two cool lead actors at their best (SM and CB). AL LETTIERI died at age 47. What a scary SOB he played in his short film career. Sally Struthers character was HOT dancing in her halter, but painfully weak-willed in this movie. She is a girlfriend nightmare, changing allegiance from Mayberry's HOWARD SPRAGUE at the first threat to her from A L. Great acting by Sally. Great movie. The remake is lousy.

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