The Getaway

The Getaway is a 1972 American neo-noir crime film directed by Sam Peckinpah and written by Walter Hill, based on Jim Thompson's 1958 novel. It stars Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Al Lettieri, and Sally Struthers.
==Plot==
When convict Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) is refused parole, he enlists his wife, Carol (Ali MacGraw), to strike a deal with crooked Texan Jack Benyon (Ben Johnson), who agrees to pull strings for Doc in return for his help on one last bank heist. The job is a success, but Benyon's men betray Doc, and he and Carol must take off across Texas with the money, running from both the law and other criminals, aiming to get to Mexico before they're caught, or worse, killed.
==Cast==
*Steve McQueen as Doc McCoy
*Ali MacGraw as Carol McCoy
*Ben Johnson as Jack Beynon
*Al Lettieri as Rudy Butler
*Sally Struthers as Fran Clinton
==Reception==
===Critical response===
Initial reaction to The Getaway was negative. Vincent Canby of The New York Times described the film as "aimless". Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times complained that the story was contrived, calling it "a big, glossy, impersonal mechanical toy". Ebert rated it two stars out of four.
Category:1972 films
Category:American films
Category:English-language films
Category:American action thriller films
Category:American crime thriller films
Category:American heist films
Category:Action thriller films
Category:Crime thriller films
Category:Heist films
Category:1970s films
Category:1970s action thriller films
Category:Films shot in San Antonio, Texas
Category:Films shot in El Paso, Texas
Category:Films set in Houston
Category:Films set in Texas
Category:First Artists films
Category:Films based on novels
Category:Films based on American novels
Category:Neo-noir
Category:Screenplays by Walter Hill
Category:Films during by Sam Peckinpah
Category:Rated PG