The Getaway, a remake of
Sam Peckinpah's excellent escape thriller of the same name, adapted from a story by
Jim Thompson, is the story of ill-fated romance on the run. Doc McCoy (
Alec Baldwin) is released from a Mexican prison with the help of gangster Jack Benyon (
James Woods) who wants Doc's help in the hold-up of a racetrack. With the help of Doc's wife Carol (
Kim Basinger), and Jack's thugs Rudy (
Michael Madsen) and Frank (Philip Hoffman), the robbery is successful, but a guard is murdered. Doc also finds out that Carol has had an affair with Benyon. Carol shoots Benyon and the two flee for Mexico and freedom. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide