Here's a gem from Sam Peckinpah and Steve McQueen: the trailer for their classic collaboration on the 1972 film
The Getaway. The movie is packed with so many great moments, it's hard to decide what scene is most memorable. However, we have to give the scene stealing trophies to Al Lettieri, playing an animalistic thug who kidnaps the sexy wife (Sally Struthers) of a meek veterinarian (Jack Dodson)Â and forces them on a perverted road trip in which dumb blonde Struthers gets off on being with an exciting, if abusive, gangster. This leads to some terrific gallows humor as Dodson, best remembered for playing milquetoast Howard Sprague on
The Andy Griffith Show is tied to a chair and forced to watch his kidnapper make love to his willing wife. There are also small gems of performances from other terrific supporting actors including Slim Pickens and Ben Johnson.
Click here to watch the trailer. To read our extensive coverage of the making of
The Getaway, see Cinema Retro issue #3 in our back issues section or
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