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 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"