The Getaway (1972 film) the film good reviews. A box office hit earning over $36 million, it was the second highest-grossing film of the year, and was one of the most financially successful productions of Peckinpah's and McQueen's careers. In 1994, a remake was released to generally negative reviews, directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. Serving four years of his ten-year sentence for armed robbery, Carter "Doc" McCoy is denied parole in a Texas prison. When his wife Carol visits him, he tells her to do whatever is necessary to make a deal with Jack Beynon, a corrupt businessman
The Getaway Car series produced by Emma Taylor and its head of format, Clare Pizey, oversaw proceedings. This initial series is hosted by Dermot O'Leary, with assistance from the anonymous racing driver character The Stig, who had previously featured on BBC Two's motoring show "Top Gear." In each episode, five teams of two contestants each compete in three rounds of car based competition, which reduces the field down to a final couple, who in the final round try to win as much money as possible by racing the Getaway Car against The Stig. The contest is pitched as much as a test of