It was first broadcast as The ABC Sunday Night Movie for January 6, 1991.

The film is based on the actual events of the pursuit of American bank robber John Dillinger during the 1930s.

Variety gave the film a mixed review, complimenting the direction and this historical look while taking note of factual errors and questioning the somewhat positive portrayal of Dillinger.

[2] Entertainment Weekly strongly disliked the film, giving it a "D" grade and criticizing it as "slow and aimless" and Harmon as "the stiffest sexiest-man-alive imaginable.

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