The Getaway (1994 film)

The Getaway
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoger Donaldson
Screenplay by
Based onThe Getaway
1958 novel
by Jim Thompson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Menzies Jr.
Edited byConrad Buff
Music byMark Isham
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures (North America)
Largo International (international)
Release date
  • February 11, 1994 (1994-02-11)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$30 million[1]

The Getaway is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson. The screenplay was written by Walter Hill and Amy Holden Jones, based on Jim Thompson's 1958 novel of the same name. The film stars Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, James Woods and Jennifer Tilly. The film flopped at the box office, but it enjoyed lucrative success in the home video market.[2]

  1. ^ "The%20Getaway (1994)".
  2. ^ "Video Is Hideo". The Washington Post. 24 January 1995. Retrieved 8 December 2023.