The Getaway (novel) eternity" and suffer immensely all the while. The novel has been adapted into films twice. The 1972 film version of "The Getaway" starred Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw. The 1994 film version of "The Getaway" starred Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. In both films the surreal ending In the hellish domain of El Rey is discarded for a happy ending in which Doc and his wife ultimately escape to freedom. The Getaway (novel) The Getaway is a 1958 crime novel by Jim Thompson. Doc McCoy pulls off what he thinks is the perfect a bank robbery, but there are things
The Day the Clown Cried a copy of the script. Jeremy Kagan, who made "The Chosen", reportedly was slated to direct the film, but once again the idea was dropped before it was officially greenlit. In 1994, William Hurt was considered to play the role, but nothing came to fruition. Discussion of the film in the mainstream press was rekindled in the late 1990s due to the release of two films with similar themes, "Life Is Beautiful" (1997) and the remake of "Jakob the Liar" (1999). The latter starred Robin Williams, whose name had previously been attached to the planned remake. The film "Adam Resurrected"