The Getaway (novel) eternity" and suffer immensely all the while. The novel has been adapted into films twice. The 1972 film version of "The Getaway" starred Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw. The 1994 film version of "The Getaway" starred Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. In both films the surreal ending In the hellish domain of El Rey is discarded for a happy ending in which Doc and his wife ultimately escape to freedom. The Getaway (novel) The Getaway is a 1958 crime novel by Jim Thompson. Doc McCoy pulls off what he thinks is the perfect a bank robbery, but there are things
Getaway (film) to December 6, 2013. Getaway opened in 2,130 theaters in North America and grossed $4,503,892 with an average of $2,115 per theater and ranking 9th at the box office. The film dropped 56% in its second weekend and grossed $2,808,134 in 2,135 theaters with an average of $1,315 per theater. After 35 days in theaters the film earned $10,501,938 domestically and $1,304,494 internationally for a total of $11,806,432, below its production budget of $18 million. "Variety" magazine listed "Getaway" as one of "Hollywood's biggest box office bombs of 2013". "Getaway" was considered to be one of the worst films of