The Getaway (1972)
The Getaway is a 1972 American action-crime film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw and Ben Johnson.
The film is based on a novel by Jim Thompson, with the screenplay written by Walter Hill. A box office hit earning US$26 million at the theaters, the film was one of the most financially successful productions of Peckinpah's and McQueen's careers.
Carter "Doc" McCoy (McQueen), a convict in Texas, is denied parole. He sends his wife Carol (MacGraw) to do whatever is necessary to make a deal with Jack Benyon (Johnson), a corrupt businessman in San Antonio. Benyon has Doc paroled on the condition that he take part in a bank robbery with two of his minions, Rudy (Al Lettieri) and Frank (Bo Hopkins). A guard is killed and Rudy attempts a doublecross, shooting Frank and drawing a gun on Doc, who beats him to the draw and shoots Rudy several times.
Doc meets with Benyon, who also attempts a doublecross before being shot and killed by Carol. It is clear to Doc that Carol had to have sex with Benyon in order to secure Doc's release from prison. Angry, Doc gathers up the money and the couple flees for the border in El Paso.
Cast
- Steve McQueen as Carter 'Doc' McCoy, a wanted criminal.
- Ali MacGraw as Carol Ainsley McCoy, his wife and partner.
- Ben Johnson as Jack Benyon, a local crime boss.
- Al Lettieri as Rudy Butler, a bank robber.
- Roy Jenson as Cully, brother of Jack Benyon.
- Richard Bright as a con man who deceives Carol McCoy.
- Jack Dodson as Harold Clinton, a veterinarian.
- Sally Struthers as Fran Clinton, wife of Harold.
- Slim Pickens as the cowboy who helps the McCoys.
- Bo Hopkins as Frank Jackson, an accomplice in the robbery.
- Dub Taylor as Laughlin, manager of El Paso hotel.
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name. The police chief of Amity Island, a fictional summer resort town, tries to protect beachgoers from a giant man-eating great white shark by closing the beach, only to be overruled by the town council, which wants the beach to remain open to draw a profit from tourists during the summer season. After several attacks, the police chief enlists the help of a marine biologist and a professional shark hunter. Roy Scheider stars as police chief Martin Brody, Richard Dreyfuss as marine biologist Matt Hooper, Robert Shaw as shark hunter Quint, Murray Hamilton as the Mayor of Amity Island, and Lorraine Gary as Brody's wife, Ellen.
cast
Roy Scheider as (Chief) Martin Brody
Robert Shaw as Sam Quint
Richard Dreyfuss as Matt Hooper
Lorraine Gary as Ellen Brody
Murray Hamilton as (Mayor) Larry Vaughn
Carl Gottlieb as Meadows
Jeffrey Kramer as Leonard "Lenny" Hendricks
Susan Backlinie as Christine "Chrissie" Watkins
Jonathan Filley as Tom Cassidy
Ted Grossman as (Estuary Victim)
Chris Rebello as Michael Brody
Jay Mello as Sean Brody
Lee Fierro as Mrs. Kintner
Jeffrey Voorhees as Alex M. Kintner
Craig Kingsbury as Ben Gardner
Dr. Robert Nevin as (Medical Examiner)
Peter Benchley as (Interviewer)
Summary:
By the 1970s thrillers were develping classic fims of the genre with now the start of effects being used to help create better films.
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