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The Getaway (band)
The Getaway may refer to: Books * The Getaway (novel), ''The Getaway'' (novel), a 1958 novel by Jim Thompson * ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway'', the twelfth book in the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series Film * The Get-Away (1941 film), ''The Get-Away'' (1941 film), a 1941 remake of the 1935 crime film ''Public Hero No. 1'' * The Getaway (1972 film), ''The Getaway'' (1972 film), a 1972 film adaptation of the 1958 novel, starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw * The Getaway (1994 film), ''The Getaway'' (1994 film), a 1994 film adaptation of the 1958 novel, starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger Television * The Getaway (Alias), "The Getaway" (''Alias''), a second season episode of ''Alias'' * The Getaway (Dexter), "The Getaway" (''Dexter''), a 2009 episode of the American drama television series ''Dexter'' * The Getaway (Tru Calling), "The Getaway" (''Tru Calling''), a first season episode of ''Tru Calling'' * The Getaway (Everybody Loves Raymond), "The Getaway" (''Everybod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Getaway (novel)
''The Getaway'' is a 1958 crime novel by Jim Thompson. Tagline Doc McCoy pulls off what he thinks is the perfect bank robbery, but there are things he has forgotten, including a treacherous partner, his amateur criminal wife, and that there is no such thing as a clean getaway. Plot Carter "Doc" McCoy, an expert criminal who was recently released from prison on a pardon, plans to commit a bank robbery with three accomplices. One is his wife Carol, a former librarian who was charmed by Doc's ruthlessness and immorality and thus became his partner-in-crime; she is waiting with their getaway car. The other two are the thuggish Rudy Torrento and the naive Jackson, both of whom are discussing the group's planned escape route: they intend to travel first to California, where they are to stay at a tourist camp Rudy knows while the heat dies down, and then intend to sneak across the Mexican border to go to a mysterious sanctuary for criminals run by a man called El Rey ("The King"). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |