The Getaway (1994) (2024)

Doc McCoy is rotting in a Mexican prison. To get him out, Carol strikes a deal with the corrupt Jack Benyon (James Woods).

The 1994 remake of stands as a curious artifact of 90s cinema—a slick, high-gloss neon-noir that attempts to translate Jim Thompson’s gritty 1958 novel and Sam Peckinpah’s 1972 masterpiece into the era of the "erotic thriller." The Getaway (1994)

Directed by Roger Donaldson, the film leans heavily into the real-life chemistry of its then-married leads, and Kim Basinger , creating a version of the story that feels less like a desperate crawl for survival and more like a high-stakes, stylish odyssey. A Different Kind of Grit Doc McCoy is rotting in a Mexican prison