Steve McQueen

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Punch the son of a bitch. . . Punch it! Punch it baby!

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By: Steve McQueen
Characters: Carter 'Doc' McCoy
From: The Getaway
Genres: Action | Crime | Cult Cinema | Thrillers

Context:
Steve McQueen, as Doc McCoy, says this to his wife Carol McCoy (Ali MacGraw), as she drives their car during an escape from Texas police. They are heading for the Mexican border after robbing a bank in Sam Peckinpah's action cult classic The Getaway.

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