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Getaway, The (BD)

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It's better than the 1994 remake starring Kim Basinger and husband Alec Baldwin, but this 1972 thriller relies too heavily on the low-key star power of Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, and the stylish violence of director Sam Peckinpah, reduced here to a mechanical echo of his former glory. McQueen plays a bank robber whose wife (MacGraw) makes a deal with a Texas politician to have her husband released from prison in return for a percentage from their next big heist. But when the plan goes sour, the couple must flee to Mexico as fast as they can, with a variety of gun-wielding thugs on their trail. MacGraw was duly skewered at the time for her dubious acting ability, but the film still has a raw, unglamorous quality that lends a timeless spin to the familiar crooks-on-the-lam scenario. As always, Peckinpah rises to the occasion with some audacious scenes of action and suspense, including a memorable chase on a train that still grabs the viewer's attention. Not a great film, but a must for McQueen and Peckinpah fans. --Jeff Shannon

• Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
• MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.5 inches; 1.44 ounces
• Director : Sam Peckinpah
• Media Format : Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Run time : 2 hours and 2 minutes
• Release date : February 27, 2007
• Actors : Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers, Al Lettieri
• Dubbed: : French, Spanish
• Subtitles: : French, English, Spanish
• Producers : David Foster, Mitchell Brower
• Language : English (Mono), French (Dolby Digital 1.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Studio : Studio Distribution Services
• Writers : Walter Hill, Jim Thompson
• Country of Origin : USA
• Number of discs : 1