The Getaway (1994 film) The Getaway (1994 film) The Getaway is a 1994 crime 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 and Kim Basinger, with Michael Madsen, James Woods, and Jennifer Tilly in supporting roles. Carter "Doc" McCoy and his wife Carol are taking target practice with pistols when Rudy arrives to propose they break a Mexican drug lord's nephew out of jail for a $300,000 payment. The job is successful, but it turns out the drug lord wanted his
Real Life (1979 film) their house on fire, citing the burning of Atlanta from "Gone with the Wind", joyfully exclaiming on how spectacular of an ending this is. As of April 2018, "Real Life" holds a rating of 89% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 19 reviews. Real Life (1979 film) Real Life is a 1979 American comedy film starring Albert Brooks (in his directorial debut), who also co-authored the screenplay. It is a spoof of the 1973 reality television program "An American Family" and portrays a documentary filmmaker named Albert Brooks who attempts to live with and film a dysfunctional family for one full