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
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