Movietime in Manhattan: This Labor Day Weekend GETAWAY With Warner Brothers Pictures; It Will Be In the Box Office Driver's Seat For Sure! Opening August 30, 2013, GETAWAY Stars Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke, actress and international music sensation Selena Gomez, and Academy Award® winner Jon Voight and the Shelby GT500 Super Snake! This Adrenaline-Inducing Action Thriller Is Recommended by Whom You Know! Our Coverage Sponsored by Grimaldi’s Pizza
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What would you do to save someone you love? Starting off with a jolt, Getaway answers that very question in the course of this ninety-minute adrenaline-inducing thriller that will have you absolutely sitting on the edge of your seat the entire time. Forget about casually munching on popcorn, you will be sucked into its intensity from the start as star Ethan Hawke as Brent Magna convincingly draws you in with both his expert driving skills and emotionally anguished condition, as his wife has been kidnapped and her existence depends on his driving ability behind the wheel of the Shelby GT 500 Super Snake Mustang. This car will be much to the delight of American car enthusiasts everywhere and anyone who has a need for speed. Not since Magnum P.I. drove the Ferrari has there been a creative endeavor on the screen so winning for a brand. Between the racing we saw recently as the Gatsby dvd was released this week and Getaway, we're not sure there is a more appropriate distribution company paying homage to speed than Warner Brothers right now!
The premise of the plot is simple: stay away from the police, and Bret's wife will not be harmed so says the voice.
In action, it's not as simple as the words and not only does it speak louder, it roars thunderously with American horsepower.
The premise of the plot is simple: stay away from the police, and Bret's wife will not be harmed so says the voice.
In action, it's not as simple as the words and not only does it speak louder, it roars thunderously with American horsepower.
Set in Sofia, Bulgaria today, Getaway majors in stunts. If you like speed or played with Hot Wheels (Peachy had them; girls love cars too), this is the movie for you. If you like excitement, sign up now. And if you like to be entertained, Warner Brothers Pictures is leading the way this weekend. Thanks to Charlie Picerni, Sr, Stunt Coordinator/Action Choreographer, to say the action is stellar would be an understatement. Picerni's resume includes the Die Hard series (Bruce Willis), the Lethal Weapon Series (Mel Gibson, Danny Glover) and Demolition Man (Sylvester Stallone.) The list could go on and on but the point is if you are up for action, it doesn't get any better than this. If you are old enough to remember Starsky and Hutch, Charlie was Paul Michael Glaser's stunt double.
Not only were the stunts well thought out, but also they were captured with beaucoup de angles as to catch all of the action, the Shelby used a variety of cameras ranging from 18 to 42 in any given scene. Parts of Getaway remind us of the intensity we saw in Taken (Liam Neeson) but this time, with an automobile twist. Hawke even attended racing school in preparation for this movie which evidences his dedication to the role.
Not only were the stunts well thought out, but also they were captured with beaucoup de angles as to catch all of the action, the Shelby used a variety of cameras ranging from 18 to 42 in any given scene. Parts of Getaway remind us of the intensity we saw in Taken (Liam Neeson) but this time, with an automobile twist. Hawke even attended racing school in preparation for this movie which evidences his dedication to the role.
In contrast to movies that have cut after cut from scene to scene, when you consider how most of this movie takes place in a car, for the movie to succeed the two people in the car have got to have great chemistry and be top actors. Ethan Hawke with his experience and raw emotion delivers a winning performance here, and baby-faced Selena Gomez, referred to as the kid, stands her ground in this inaugural phase of her acting career. It happens to take place during Christmas so that happy aspect is strikingly different from the pure terror that encompass the gravity of each turn Brent takes with the kid truly wishing he had not "stolen" her graduation present. Is this the most wonderful time of the year for everyone? Clearly not. Hawke has incomparable reaction qualities and times throughout and him nailing each sealed each scene with feeling and the heartbeat of his wife continued.
As the film progresses, Brent and the kid forge a bond unique to the situation they are found in as they appeal to the whim of the highly creepy antagonist, played by Jon Voight. Avid readers know he was recently featured in our Small Screen Scenes feature on HBO Documentaries Casting By, where Marion Dougherty went to bat for him in Midnight Cowboy. In Getaway, every vile off-color tooth and menacing eye showed the audience up close how severe and punishing Voight can be as an actor...he was so evil we wanted to pick up his martini and dump it on him.
Explosions, road pizzas and disasters galore marked each segment. The kid turns out to be quite the techy which comes in just as handy as the expert driving. The sounds in this movie were authentic: actual engines were racing, gears were shifting, rubber was burning and be assured glass was shattering. We understand Getaway used virtually no green screen or CGI which is most impressive.
...and as far as believing in yourself, well you'll just have to see the movie to see where that thought comes in.
Whom You Know Recommends Getwaway!
Travel to the movies this Labor Day Weekend with Warner Brothers Pictures.
Put on your seatbelt, and perhaps put away the popcorn and if you're watching this within walking distance of where you live, sip a cocktail to calm your nerves around every corner if the theater is so willing. Remember, you aren't the one driving....hop in for the ride!
Travel to the movies this Labor Day Weekend with Warner Brothers Pictures.
Put on your seatbelt, and perhaps put away the popcorn and if you're watching this within walking distance of where you live, sip a cocktail to calm your nerves around every corner if the theater is so willing. Remember, you aren't the one driving....hop in for the ride!
“Getaway” is a gritty, heart-pounding action thriller starring Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke (“Training Day,” “The Purge,” “Before Midnight”), actress and international music sensation Selena Gomez (“Springbreakers,” “Wizards of Waverly Place”), and Academy Award® winner Jon Voight (“Coming Home,” the “National Treasure” films). The film is directed by Courtney Solomon (“An American Haunting”).
Former race car driver Brent Magna (Hawke) is pitted against the clock. Desperately trying to save the life of his kidnapped wife, Brent commandeers a custom Ford Shelby GT500
Super Snake, taking it and its unwitting owner (Gomez) on a high-speed race against time, at the command of the mysterious villain holding his wife hostage.
“Getaway” also stars Rebecca Budig, Bruce Payne and Paul Freeman.
Courtney Solomon also produced the film, along with Allan Zeman, Moshe Diamant and Christopher Milburn. The executive producers are Julius R. Nasso, Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones, Bobby Ranghelov, Jon Goodman, Dennis L. Pelino, Claudia Bluemhuber, Ian Hutchinson, Joel Silver and Steve Richards. The screenplay was written by Sean Finegan & Gregg Maxwell Parker. Finegan also served as co-producer along with Stephanie Caleb.
The behind-the-scenes team included director of photography Yaron Levy, editor Ryan Dufrene, production designer Nate Jones, and costume designer Roseanne Fiedler. The music is by Justin Burnett.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Dark Castle Entertainment, an After Dark Films production, in association with Signature Entertainment, in association with Silver Reel, a film by Courtney Solomon, “Getaway.” The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
This film has been rated PG-13 for intense action, violence and mayhem throughout, some rude gestures, and language.
