On this day in movie history - The Getaway (1994 movie & novel):

The Getaway

directed by Roger Donaldson,

written by Walter Hill and Amy Holden Jones,

based on the novel by Jim Thompson,

was released in the United States on February 11, 1994.

Music by Mark Isham.

Cast:

Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, James Woods, David Morse, Jennifer Tilly, James Stephens, Richard Farnsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Burton Gilliam, Royce D. Applegate, Daniel Villarreal, Scott McKenna, Alex Colon, Justin Williams, Peppi Sanders, Jo Ann Soto, Louis Martinez, Boots Southerland, George Dobbs, Kenny Endoso, Don Pulford, Rick Taylor, Phil Allen, Bill Mosley, Debbie Dedo, Gary Kirk, J.W. ‘Corkey’ Fornof, Peter Donaldson, Michele Hawk, Sammy Hernandez, Parker Anderson, William Bolander, Bill Cook, Kacee DeMasi, Maria Frisby, Lee Hollingsworth, Bob Huff, Elaine Huff, April Manchester-Miller, Elske McCain, Richard Meek, Brian Patterson, Ella Arlienne Scofield, Robert Sucato, Tracy Sucato, Oliver Theess, Rodd Wolff.

Recommended reading:

The Getaway

By Jim Thompson.

First published 1958.

Published by Mulholland Books.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0316403970

ISBN-13: 978-0316403979

Description:

Doc McCoy is the most skilled criminal alive. But when for the first time in Doc's long criminal career, his shot doesn't hit the mark, everything begins to fall apart. And Doc begins to realize that the perfect bank robbery isn't complete without the perfect getaway to back it up.

THE GETAWAY is the classic story of a bank robbery gone horribly wrong, where the smallest mistakes have catastrophic consequences, and shifting loyalties lead to betrayals and chaos. The basis for the classic Steve McQueen film of the same name, as well as a 1994 remake with Alec Baldwin, Thompson's novel set the bar for every heist story that followed - but as Thompson's proved time and again, nobody's ever done it better than the master.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989)

Star Trek: Voyager (1998)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2004 & 2005)

Star Trek: Discovery (2018)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 2. Episode 9.

Episode entitled: The Measure of a Man.

Released February 11, 1989.

Directed by Robert Scheerer.

Written by Melinda M. Snodgrass, Leonard Mlodinow, Scott Rubenstein.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Ron Jones.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Colm Meaney, Diana Muldaur, Whoopi Goldberg, Majel Barrett, Amanda McBroom, Clyde Kusatsu, Brian Brophy, Michael Braveheart, Denise Crosby, Victor Paul.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 4. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: Hunters.

Released February 11, 1998.

Directed by David Livingston.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Jeri Taylor, Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Tiny Ron, Roger W. Morrissey, Majel Barrett, Christine Delgado, Tarik Ergin, Linda Harcharic, Kerry Hoyt, Alicia Lewis, Guy Richardson, Pablo Soriano.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 3. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: Harbinger.

Released February 11, 2004.

Directed by David Livingston.

Written by Manny Coto, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, André Bormanis.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Velton Ray Bunch.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Noa Tishby, Thomas Kopache, Steven Culp, Alexandrea Ortiz, Solomon Burke Jr., Evan English, Duncan K. Fraser, Hilde Garcia, Scott Sterling Hill, Yoshio Iizuka, John Jurgens, Andrew Macbeth, Dorenda Moore, Aric Rogokos, Paul Sklar, Chris Torres, Jeff Wolfe.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 4. Episode 14.

Episode entitled: The Aenar.

Released February 11, 2005.

Directed by Michael/Mike Vejar.

Written by André Bormanis, Manny Coto.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Kevin Kiner, Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Jeffrey Combs, Alexandra Lydon, Brian Thompson, Geno Silva, Alicia Adams, Scott Rinker, Alexandrea Ortiz, Nathan Effron, Evan English, J. Michael Flynn, Duncan K. Fraser, Glen Hambly, John Jurgens, Marti Matulis, Guy Richardson.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 1. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: Will You Take My Hand?

Released February 11, 2018.

Directed by Akiva Goldsman.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts, Akiva Goldsman, Bo Yeon Kim, Erika Lippoldt, Kirsten Beyer, Sean Cochran.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Yeoh, Mia Kirshner, Jayne Brook, Mary Chieffo, James Frain, Clint Howard, Michael Ayres, Matthew Binkley, Emily Coutts, Riley Gilchrist, Anthony Grant, Julianne Grossman, Harry Judge, Morgan Kohan, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Crystal Leger, Clare McConnell, Damon Runyan, Sara Mitich, Oyin Oladejo, Ronnie Rowe, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Bree Wasylenko, Adam Winlove-Smith.

Born on this day – Burt Reynolds:

Burt Reynolds

Actor

February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018

Born on this day – Bob Yerkes:

Bob Yerkes

Stunt man

Actor

Producer

February 11, 1932 – October 2, 2024

Credits:

1000 Ways to Die (2010); 1941 (1979); A Case for Murder (1993); A Light in the Darkness: The Hollywood Cross Turns 100 (2024); Adaptation (2002); Airport (1970); Airport 1975 (1974); Along Came Polly (2004); Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009); Angels & Demons (2009); Assassin (1986); At Home with the Webbers (1993); Back to the Future (1985); Back to the Future Part III (1990); Batman & Robin (1997); Batman Forever (1995); Bearers of the Promise (2012); Bedazzled (2000); Behind the Action: Stuntmen in the Movies (2002); Big Top Pee-wee (1988); Breakout (1975); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979–1981); C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989); California's Gold (1999); Cheating Death (2005); Circus (1988); Circus of the Stars #10 (1985); Class Act (1992); Color of Night (1994); Commando (1985); Crazy as Hell (2002); Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975); Drum (1976); Earthquake (1974); Evilution (2008); Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986); Forced Vengeance (1982); Ghostbusters (1984); Going Ape! (1981); Gotcha! (1985); H.O.T.S. (1979); Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999); Her Alibi (1989); High School High (1996); Hollywood on Fire (2009); Hollywood Vice Squad (1986); Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989); Hook (1991); Hop (2011); House Party 2 (1991); I Believe (2006); In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion) (1980); Julia Misbehaves (1948); Killing Hasselhoff (2017); Larger Than Life (1996); Letter to My Killer (1995); Little House on the Prairie (1979); Liv (2009); Mad Mission (1982); Magnolia (1999); Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001); Mirage (2007); Mitchell (1975); Mom and Dad Save the World (1992); Mr. Saturday Night (1992); My Favorite Martian (1999); Nightflyers (1987); No Brakes (2013); On Screen (2005); One from the Heart (1981); Out on a Limb (1992); P.U.N.K.S. (1998); Plimpton! The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1971); Poltergeist (1982); Poseidon (2006); Problem Child (1990); Psycho II (1983); Psycho III (1986); Pump Up the Volume (1990); Purple People Eater (1988); Rainy Day Friends (1985); Ratboy (1986); Red Carpet Report (2011); Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985); Retribution (1987); Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993); Short Circuit 2 (1988); Side Show (1981); Sonic Boom (1975); Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983); State of Play (2009); Strong Medicine (2006); Stuart Saves His Family (1995); The Amazing Dobermans (1976); The Back-up Plan (2010); The Big Circus (1959); The Butterfly Circus (2009); The Dukes of Hazzard (1979); The Guyver (1991); The Hunted (2015); The Key (2010); The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981); The Monster Squad (1987); The Odd Couple II (1998); The Omega Code (1999); The Sandlot (1993); The Sandra West Diaries (2017); The Silence of the Hams (1994); The Silver Chalice (1954); The Stand (1994); The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982); The Towering Inferno (1974); They Call Me Superseven (2016); Throw Me Away (2009); Trapeze (1956); Tuff Turf (1985); Twin Peaks (1990); Ultra Flesh (1980); Unbound (2008); Underground Aces (1981); Up in the Air (2009); Virtual Combat (1995); Water for Elephants (2011); What Dreams May Come (1998); When the Circus Came to Town (1981); Where the Red Fern Grows (2003); Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988); Zoom (2006).

Born on this day – Leslie Nielsen:

Leslie Nielsen

Actor

Comedian

February 11, 1926 – November 28, 2010

Born on this day – Kim Stanley:

Kim Stanley

Actress

February 11, 1925 – August 20, 2001

Credits:

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984); The Right Stuff (1983); Quincy M.E. (1983); Frances (1982); It Takes Two (1982); Night Gallery (1971); Medical Center (1969–1971); The Name of the Game (1971); Dragon Country (1970); NET Playhouse (1970); Flesh and Blood (1968); The Three Sisters (1966); Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964); The Eleventh Hour (1964); Ben Casey (1963); To Kill a Mockingbird (1962); Westinghouse Presents: That's Where the Town Is Going (1962); Armchair Theatre (1958–1960); Playhouse 90 (1957–1960); The DuPont Show of the Month (1960); The Goddess (1958); Kraft Theatre (1954–1957); Studio One (1957); Goodyear Playhouse (1952–1956); Playwrights '56 (1955–1956); The Elgin Hour (1955); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1954); Kraft Theatre (1953–1954); Inner Sanctum (1954); Danger (1951–1954); Omnibus (1954); You Are There (1953); The Gulf Playhouse (1953); Out There (1951); The Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill (1950); Sure As Fate (1950); The Trap (1950); Escape (1950).

Born on this day – Daniel F. Galouye:

Daniel F. Galouye

Writer

February 11, 1920 – September 7, 1976

Credits:

Books:

An ABC of Science Fiction (1966); Black Cat Weekly #132 (2024); Bodyguard (1960); Counterfeit World / aka Simulacron-3 (1964); Dark Universe (1961); Galaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 1 (2013); Galaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 2 (2013); Galaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 3 (2013); Galaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 4 (2013); Lords of the Psychon (1963); Project Barrier (1968); Space Opera (1974); Tales from Super-Science Fiction (2012); The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 4th Series (1955); The Infinite Man (1973); The Last Leap (1964); The Lost Perception / aka A Scourge of Screamers (1966); The Six Fingers of Time (1965); The Year 2000 (1970); This Crowded Earth / Reign of the Telepuppets (2012).

Movies and television:

The Thirteenth Floor (1999); World on a Wire (1973).