Steve McQueen as "Doc" McCoy in Sam Peckinpah's 1972 heist classic The Getaway. Noticing the police checking out his car, McQueen heads into a nearby gun shop, steals a 12 gauge shotgun (plus has it wrapped up "to go") and then uses it to totally destroy a police car. A great film and one on my favorites of both Peckinpah & McQueen. One of the (many) cool things about McQueen was that in his movies he always handled guns like "real" guns, not just props.
IMO the only thing that lets this down is the performance of Ali McGraw in the female lead as McQueen's girlfriend. Supposedly Sam wanted Tuesday Weld (which would have been interesting) and Karen Black was also considered. Also featuring Al Lattieri in a great psycho role who takes Sally Struthers (All in the Family) & Jack Dodson (Andy Griffith) captive and embarks on the road trip from hell while pursuing McQueen.
One of my favorite Peckinpahs as well as McQueens , always thought this flick was underrated ... This is one of many great scenes!
ReplyDeleteAlthough McQueen was a huge box office star in his time, sadly he really didn't get credit for being a great actor until after he died.
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