The Getaway (1972 film) their 75 Best Heist Movies of All Time. In 2010, the film was among the 25 heist films considered an all-time favorite by "The Playlist", who described it as "a solid, straight-ahead action flick that's always fun to wander into the middle of on late night TV". A remake of the film was released on February 11, 1994, directed by Roger Donaldson, and co-produced and co-written by the original's David Foster and Walter Hill. It features Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in the leading roles, and Michael Madsen, James Woods, David Morse, and Jennifer Tilly in the supporting roles. The
The Getaway (1972 film) other films of Peckinpah. Matthew Hinkley of DVD Talk gave the Blu-ray version an overall rating of four stars out of five, commending the video transfer and special features, but criticizing the audio transfer. Peter Bracke of "High Def Digest" felt similarly in regard to the transfers and special features, though he gave an overall rating of three-and-a-half stars out of five. Initial reaction to "The Getaway" was negative. Vincent Canby of "The New York Times" described the film as "aimless". Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" complained that the story was contrived, calling it "a big, glossy, impersonal mechanical