The Getaway

"A dangerous deal. A double cross. And the ultimate set up is yet to come."

Feb 11 1994 R 1h 55m
Action, Adventure, Crime

Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he's for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings and Doc McCoy is released again. Unfortunately he has to cooperate with the same person that got him to prison.

Plot

Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he's for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings and Doc McCoy is released again. Unfortunately he has to cooperate with the same person that got him to prison.

Written by

Jim Thompson, Walter Hill, Amy Holden Jones

Directed by

Roger Donaldson

Production Countries

United States of America, Japan

Production Companies

Largo Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

3 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
20,993
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
51
Popularity
NA