The Getaway 1993

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The Getaway ★½ 1993 (R)

It was a bad movie in 1972 and the remake hasn't improved the situation. Doc and Carol are husband and wife crooks (played by marrieds Basinger and Baldwin). Doc gets double-crossed and winds up in a Mexican jail; Carol gets a wellconnected crook (Woods) to spring her hubby—by sleeping with him and promising Doc will pull off another heist. The robbery's botched, there are double-crosses galore, and the couple go on the run. The stars are pretty but everything's predictable. An unrated version is also available. 110m/C VHS, DVD, HD DVD . Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, James Woods, Michael Madsen, Jennifer Tilly, David Morse; D: Roger Donaldson; W: Walter Hill, Amy Holden Jones; C: Peter Menzies Jr.; M: Mark Isham.

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