A recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.A recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.A recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaSam Peckinpah's intake of alcohol increased dramatically while making the film, and he was fond of saying, "I can't direct when I'm sober."
- GoofsAfter the robbery, Doc and Carol's blue car plows through a neighboring porch. The windshield is clearly shattered by one of the broken porch columns. As soon as they are out of town, the blue car is immaculate.
- 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.
- Alternate versionsTo get permission to release the film in Spain, which at the time was ruled by Francisco Franco, an additional sequence was tacked onto the end in which McCoy is captured and returned to prison, because it's bad for the moral health of the people to show that criminals can escape from paying their debt to society.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
Featured review
Well-Crafted Heist Flick!
Not one of S. Peckinpah's masterworks but one hell of a crime thriller. Steve McQueen is perfect as the cool, professional Doc and although Ali MacGraw (Steve's next wife) is breezily gorgeous she doesn't have the chops to make her character (Carol) too believable. Al Lettieri is creepier than he was in THE GODFATHER and Richard Bright (THE GODFATHER as well) has a nice bit as a small-timer. Ben Johnson has credibility as does Dub Taylor later. Throw in authentic Western icon Slim Pickens and you have a nice Southwest crime drama.
A 7 out of 10. Best performance = Steve McQueen. He's very good with weapons and cars as he earlier proved. THE WILD BUNCH and STRAW DOGS are Peckinpah's masterpieces, but this is well worth a trip to the movies! Junior Bonner (a totally different type of sensibility) is also a fine film.
A 7 out of 10. Best performance = Steve McQueen. He's very good with weapons and cars as he earlier proved. THE WILD BUNCH and STRAW DOGS are Peckinpah's masterpieces, but this is well worth a trip to the movies! Junior Bonner (a totally different type of sensibility) is also a fine film.
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- Also known as
- Getaway: Pobeg
- Filming locations
- El Paso, Texas, USA(street scenes, Laughlin Hotel at 311 W Franklin Ave, and drive-in restaurant on Dyer St, both demolished)
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- Budget
- $3,352,254 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $9,588
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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