Getaway: The Short Film

The Getaway is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson, and starring Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, James Woods and Jennifer Tilly. It is a remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1972 film, in turn based on the 1958 novel written by Jim Thompson. The screenplay was written by Walter Hill (who also wrote the 1972 film) and Amy Holden Jones. The film was released by Universal Pictures on February 11, 1994. It received generally poor reviews and flopped at the box office, but later enjoyed lucrative success in the home video market.