The Movies Database

Movie: Getting Hurt (1998) (TV)

“The safe, secure, boring life of Charlie Cross, a wealthy, successful solicitor is irretrievably shattered when he embarks on an illicit, passionate affair with the beautiful, mysterious Viola whom he meets one evening whilst investigating the background of his latest criminal client, Edgar Bosco. Charlie is immediately smitten by Viola and falls completely under her spell. Gradually, Charlie becomes more and more obsessed with Viola and does anything to be with her, much to the detriment of his career, reputation, family and marriage. Edgar Bosco learns of the affair and takes revenge upon Charlie by destroying what he loves in equal measure for that which Charlie has destroyed that Edgar loves with very drastic consequences for all members of the Cross family. Written by Mark Smith {msmith@osi.co.uk}”

• Director: Ben Bolt
• Release Date: 8 March 1998 (UK)
• Run Time: 105 min
• Country: UK
• Genre: Crime , Thriller

Movie: Getting Even with Dad (1994)

“Ray, an ex-con and widower, is planning a coin heist with two accomplices to help him to buy his own bakery. However, he doesn’t expect his son Timmy, who was living with Ray’s sister, to show up at the house right in the middle of planning. Timmy is ignored and Ray and his buddies pull off the heist. Timmy gets his father’s attention by stealing the coins and hiding them. To get them back, his father must take him to a number of different places and treat him like he enjoys his presence. They grow fond of each other but Timmy won’t stay with his dad unless he gives up the coins. Written by {ToMWoo@Aol.com}”

• Director: Howard Deutch
• Release Date: 17 June 1994 (USA)
• Run Time: 109 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Crime , Family

Tagline: Timmy’s not getting mad he’s… Getting Even With Dad.

Trivia: ‘Macauley Culkin’ was given time to let his hair grow out in order to play Timmy Gleason. But as soon as filming was done, Culkin wasted no time in getting his hair cut back to the way it was.

Goofs: Continuity: When Timmy Gleason is in the backseat of the convertible, the viewfinder on his camera changes positions between shots.

Movie: Gettin’ Square (2003)

“Gettin’ Square is about starting over, keeping clean and going straight. Barry Wirth (Sam Worthington) is fresh out of prison and determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But like his mate Johnny ‘Spit’ Spiteri (David Wenham) and reformed gangster turned restaurateur Dabba (Timothy Spall), he finds out the hard way that there are old scores and a few new ones that’ll make getting square a lot harder than he thought. Written by Anonymous”

• Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
• Release Date: 9 October 2003 (Australia)
• Run Time: Argentina:100 min | Australia:100 min
• Country: Australia , UK
• Genre: Comedy , Crime , Thriller

Trivia: The writer, Chris Nyst, is a prominent criminal lawyer who has represented Peter Foster and Pauline Hanson among others.

Goofs: Factual errors: The postcard from Israel has an Australian air mail sticker on it.

Movie: The Getaway: Black Monday (2004) (VG)

“When a police raid on a council estate turns nasty, Sgt Ben Mitchell of the Met’s Organised Crime Squad finds himself pitted against some powerful elements of London’s criminal underworld. Meanwhile, when a bank robbery goes terribly wrong, amateur boxer Eddie O’Connor teams up with teenage thief Sam Thompson to take revenge on those responsible. Written by Alexander Lum”

• Director: Naresh Hirani
• Release Date: 11 January 2005 (USA)
• Country: UK
• Genre: Action , Crime , Thriller

Movie: The Getaway (2002) (VG)

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• Director: Brendan McNamara
• Release Date: 21 January 2003 (USA)
• Country: UK
• Genre: Action , Crime , Thriller

Trivia: Although not all of them made it onto the final version of the game, the original list of cars was: – Ambulance – Alfa Romeo 156 – Aston Martin DB7 – Aston Martin V8 Vintage – Audi TT – Bentley Continental – BMW 3-Series – BMW 5-series – BT Van – Car Transporters – Cherokee – Chrysler Voyager – Citreon 2CV – Cranes – Double Decker Buses – Fedex Van – Fiat Punto – Fire Truck – Ford Capri – Ford Escort XR3i – Ford Focus – Ford Fiesta – Ford Granada – Ford Transit Van – Forklift – Honda Accord – Jaguar – Jolson Motor – London Cab (Black & Red) – Lexus LS 2003 – Lexus S3 2003 – Lotus Espirit – Mercedez Benz S Class – Mini (new) – Nissan Micra – Police Car (Ford Fiesta) – Police Car (Vauxhall Vectra) – Police Truck – Police Van – Range Rover – Renault Laguna – Routemaster Bus – Rover 2000 – Royal Mail Van – Saab 900 – Saab 93 – Seat Ibiza – Toyota Corolla – Toyota Hiace – Toyota MR2 – Toyota Transporter Truck – TVR Cerbera – Vauxhall Astra Max Van – Volvo – VW Golf

Goofs: Continuity: Joe Fielding initially gives his rank over the police radio as D.I. (Detective Inspector), yet later when Carter is about to take him to hospital, and when Carter later visits him there, he is referred to as D.C. Fielding (Detective Constable).

Movie: The Getaway (1994)

“Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich “business”-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he’s for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings and Doc McCoy is released again. Unfortunately he has to cooperate with the same person that got him to prison. Written by Lars J. Aas {larsa@colargol.edb.tih.no}”

• Director: Roger Donaldson
• Release Date: 11 February 1994 (USA)
• Run Time: 115 min | Australia:116 min (uncut version)
• Country: USA , Japan
• Genre: Action , Adventure , Crime , Drama , Romance , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for violence, sexuality and language.

Tagline: Choosing between love and money is one thing. Getting away with both is something else

Trivia: During the scene where Carol (Basinger) is driving the car and Doc (Baldwin) is shooting from the back seat, a spent cartridge ejected from the gun hit Basinger on the lip. Filming stopped for over a week while the wound healed.

Goofs: Crew or equipment visible: The shadow of a crew member can be seen moving in the mirror of Rudy’s motorcycle after he shoots the beer can.

Movie: The Getaway (1972)

“Doc McCoy has been granted parole. The catch is that Sheriff Beynon expects a small favor from McCoy for his generosity: robbing another bank! Beynon does not really intend to let McCoy walk away after the heist and neither does co-robber Rudy Butler, but stopping Doc proves a trifle difficult. Written by Stefan Kahrs {smk@dcs.ed.ac.uk}”

• Director: Sam Peckinpah
• Release Date: 13 December 1972 (USA)
• Run Time: 122 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Crime , Drama , Thriller

Tagline: They’re Hot – McQueen/MacGraw

Trivia: W. Dee Kutach, the Texas prison parole board chairman who denies Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) his parole in the opening minutes of the film, was actually a prison official at the time the movie was made — he was the Assistant Director for Treatment for the Texas Department of Corrections in Huntsville, TX.

Goofs: Continuity: Doc and Carol are stuck in the garbage truck at night. However, some shots of the vehicle’s pneumatics show clear blue sky in the background.

Movie: The Get-Away (1941)

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• Director: Edward Buzzellmore
• Release Date: 13 June 1941 (USA)
• Run Time: 89 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Crime , Drama , Romance

Trivia: Richard Rosson started directing this movie but left. Edward Buzzell took over.

Movie: Get the F***in’ Money (2003)

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• Director: Sam Akina
• Country: USA
• Genre: Crime , Short