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The Getaway is a 1972 American action thriller film based on the 1958 novel by Jim Thompson. The film was directed by Sam Peckinpah, written by Walter Hill, and stars Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Al Lettieri and Sally Struthers.
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Dec 16, 1972 · The Getaway: Directed by Sam Peckinpah. With Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers. A recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
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Feb 8, 2018 · But the damage might stick: watching the scene where McQueen slaps McGraw in broad daylight on the side of a busy highway, one can’t help but evoke the now-widely known fact that the violence, as convincing as the fury on Doc’s face, was no act. McQueen improvised it as cameras rolled, and the stunned McGraw nearly forgot her lines.
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...
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The Getaway. Edit. Sam 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." When Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw are standing outside the car and McQueen suddenly slaps her, the slap was unscripted; this is evident by MacGraw's shocked reaction.
