The Getaway (1972)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Sam Peckinpah

Writers:

Walter Hill (screenplay)
Jim Thompson (novel)

Release Date:

13 December 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

They're Hot - McQueen/MacGraw

Plot:

A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.

Plot Keywords:

Heist | On The Run | Cuckold | Mask | Veterinarian

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win

Cast

Steve McQueen	...	Doc McCoy
Ali MacGraw	...	Carol McCoy
Ben Johnson	...	Jack Beynon
Sally Struthers	...	Fran Clinton
Al Lettieri	...	Rudy Butler
Slim Pickens	...	Cowboy
Richard Bright	...	The Thief
Jack Dodson	...	Harold Clinton
Dub Taylor	...	Laughlin
Bo Hopkins	...	Frank Jackson
Roy Jenson	...	Cully
John Bryson	...	The Accountant
Bill Hart	...	Swain
Tom Runyon	...	Hayhoe
Whitney Jones	...	The Soldier
Raymond King	...	Boy on the train
Ivan Thomas	...	Boy on the train
C.W. White	...	Boy's Mother
Brenda W. King	...	Boy's Mother
W. Dee Kutach	...	Parole Board Chairman
Brick Lowry	...	Parole Board Commissioner
Martin Colley	...	McCoy's Lawyer
O.S. Savage	...	Field Captain
Dick Crockett	...	Bank Guard
A.L. Camp	...	Hardware Store Owner
Bob Veal	...	TV Shop Proprietor
Bruce Bissonette	...	Sporting Goods Salesman
Maggie Gonzalez	...	Carhop
Jim Kannon	...	Cannon
Doug Dudley	...	Max
Stacy Newton	...	Stacy
Tommy Bush	...	Cowboy's Helper (as Tom Bush)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Margaret Mazzola	...	Car Hop #1 (uncredited)
Hal Smith	...	Various radio announcers (uncredited)
Tommy Splittgerber	...	Train Station Ticket Agent (uncredited)

Directed by
Sam Peckinpah

Writing credits
Walter Hill		(screenplay)
Jim Thompson		(novel)

Produced by
Mitchell Brower	....	producer
Gordon T. Dawson	....	associate producer
David Foster	....	producer

Original Music by
Quincy Jones

Cinematography by
Lucien Ballard

Film Editing by
Robert L. Wolfe		(as Robert Wolfe)

Casting by
Patricia Mock

Art Direction by
Angelo P. Graham		(as Angelo Graham)
Ted Haworth

Set Decoration by
George R. Nelson

Makeup Department
Kathryn Blondell	....	hair stylist (as Kathy Blondell)
Al Fleming	....	makeup artist
Jack Petty	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Don Guest	....	production manager (as Donald Guest)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Newt Arnold	....	assistant director
Gordon T. Dawson	....	second unit director
Ron Wright	....	assistant director

Art Department
Chalo González	....	assistant property master (as Chalo Gonzalez)
Les Hallett	....	assistant property master
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.	....	property master (as Robert J. Visciglia)
Jarrell Jay Knowles	....	props (uncredited)
Wes Webb	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Colgan	....	sound editor (as Mike Colgan)
Garth Craven	....	sound consultant
Michael J. Kohut	....	boom operator (as Michael Kohut)
Richard Portman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Josef von Stroheim	....	sound editor (as Joe von Stroheim)
Charles M. Wilborn	....	sound mixer
Walter A. Gest	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Bud Hulburd	....	special effects

Stunts
Gary Combs	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dick Crockett	....	stunts (uncredited)
Donna Garrett	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Hart	....	stunts (uncredited)
Whitey Hughes	....	stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gaylin P. Schultz	....	key grip
Mel Traxel	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kent James	....	costumer: men
Barbara Siebert	....	costumer: women
Ray Summers	....	costume supervisor
James M. George	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Mike Klein	....	assistant editor
Bill Lindemann	....	assistant editor (as William G. Lindemann)
Roger Spottiswoode	....	editorial consultant

Music Department
Dan Carlin Sr.	....	music editor (as Dan Carlin)
Don Elliott	....	musical voices
Toots Thielemans	....	musician: harmonica solos

Other crew
Joan Arnold	....	production secretary
Joie Gould	....	assistant to producer
Katherine Haber	....	dialogue director (as Katy Haber)
Michael Preece	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Warren Skaaren	....	thanks: executive director, Texas Film Commission

Production Companies

• First Artists (presentation)
• Solar Productions (as Solar)
• Foster-Brower Productions
• David Foster Productions
• Tatiana Films
• National General Pictures (as National General Pictures Corporation)

Distributors

• National General Pictures (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Gloria (1973) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1976) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Latigo Productions  title design
• Pacific Title  titles
• Texas Film Commission  thanks

Also Known As:

Guet-apens (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Ein Mann explodiert (West Germany) [de]
Getaway (Greece) [el]
Getaway (West Germany) [de]
Getaway - rymmarna (Sweden) [sv]
Getaway - vild flugt (Denmark) [da]
Getaway, il rapinatore solitario (Italy) [it]
Ha-Briha (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Itan dyo fygades (Greece) (reissue title) [el]
La fuga (Venezuela) [es]
La fugida (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
La huida (Spain) [es]
Lovitura (Romania) [ro]
Os Implacáveis - Fuga Perigosa (Brazil) [pt]
Pakotie (Finland) [fi]
The Getaway - Ihre Chance ist gleich null (West Germany) [de]
Tiro de Escape (Portugal) [pt]
Ucieczka gangstera (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 (re-rating, uncut) | USA:PG (cut) | UK:X (original rating) | Iceland:16 | France:-12 | Norway:16 (cut) (1973) | Norway:18 (uncut) | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Germany:16 (re-rating) | Italy:VM14 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:18 (nf) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

El Paso, Texas, USA

Company:

First Artists

Trivia:

Average Shot Length (ASL) = 3.5 seconds (1917 shots).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Doc and Carol pull up to Benyons Ranch (4648) the driver’s side of the white Ford wagon has 2 different hubcaps. The rear is correct while the front hubcap is a replacement. Later in the scene where Doc is leaving the wagon on top of the parking garage (5703) the replacement hubcap is on the rear while the original is now on the front.

Quotes:

Rudy Butler: That's a walk-in bank. You don't have to be Dillinger for this one.
Carter 'Doc' McCoy: Dillinger got killed.
Rudy Butler: Not in a bank.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Everybody Loves Raymond: The Getaway (#3.21)" (1999)

Who needs Baldwin/Basinger when you've got McQueen/McGraw??

Steve McQueen was one of the most naturally talented actors to come along, and this movie, along with 'The Sand Pebbles', is one of my favorite McQueen movies. Ali McGraw is excellent (much better here, as compared to that sappy role she had in 'Love Story') as his on-screen wife, a team which is used to rob a bank but is double crossed by the insiders who stand to profit from the robbery. Sally Struthers even turns in a credible performance as someone exhibiting what will later be coined as the "Stockholm Syndrome", and the late Al Lettieri is great as one of their pursuers.

A far better movie than the 1994 remake.