The Getaway (1994) Apr 2026

The price of Doc's freedom is a high-stakes robbery of a dog track.

The 1994 remake of stands as a curious artifact of 90s cinema—a slick, high-gloss neon-noir that attempts to translate Jim Thompson’s gritty 1958 novel and Sam Peckinpah’s 1972 masterpiece into the era of the "erotic thriller." The Getaway (1994)

At its heart, The Getaway is a cynical exploration of trust. In the world of Thompson's fiction, everyone is a predator. The film thrives on the friction between Doc and Carol; Doc is haunted by the knowledge of what Carol had to do (with Benyon) to secure his release. Their journey to "El Paso" is as much a psychological battle to save their marriage as it is a physical run for the border. Why it Holds Up (And Why it Doesn’t) The price of Doc's freedom is a high-stakes