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Take the Money and Run
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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   8,833 votes
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Director:
Woody Allen
Writers:
Woody Allen (original screenplay) and
Mickey Rose (original screenplay)
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Release Date:
13 March 1971 (Japan) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
crime lives! more
Plot:
The life and times of Virgil Starkwell, inept bank robber. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 nominations more
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(9 articles)
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Taking Ideas and Using Them. more (69 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Woody Allen ... Virgil Starkwell
Janet Margolin ... Louise
Marcel Hillaire ... Fritz - Director
Jacquelyn Hyde ... Miss Blair
Lonny Chapman ... Jake - Convict
Jan Merlin ... Al - Bank Robber
James Anderson ... Chain Gang Warden
Howard Storm ... Fred
Mark Gordon ... Vince
Micil Murphy ... Frank
Minnow Moskowitz ... Joe Agneta
Nate Jacobson ... The Judge
Grace Bauer ... Farm House Lady
Ethel Sokolow ... Mother Starkwell
Dan Frazer ... Julius Epstein - The Psychiatrist (as Don Frazier)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Allen initially filmed a downbeat ending in which he was shot to death, courtesy of special effects from A.D. Flowers. Allen's editor, Ralph Rosenblum (whose first work with Allen this was), convinced him to go for a lighter ending. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Virgil is walking toward the shore of the beach after done eating the one slice of pepperoni, the shadows of the camera and boom mic are visible on his sweat jacket. more
Quotes:
Virgil: After fifteen minutes I wanted to marry her, and after half an hour I completely gave up the idea of stealing her purse. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Wonder Years: Wayne on Wheels (#3.3)" (1989) more
Soundtrack:
Soul Bossa Nova more

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15 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Taking Ideas and Using Them., 7 November 2003
Author: tfrizzell from United States

Very early Woody Allen winner has the all-time lovable loser trying to make ends meet with girlfriend and future wife Janet Margolin. Allen, obviously pretty unskilled in most everything, decides that he can do just what the title of the film says and achieve true happiness with his one true love. Documentary-styled footage makes the picture unfold in a quietly uproarious way as Allen uses corny techniques used by most news organizations to tell a story that would have looked very odd without his insight being involved. Allen's films only work because he makes them work usually and that is definitely the case with "Take the Money and Run". Once again he shows unlimited potential and would use this movie, more than any other, as a spring-board for much future success in the 1970s, 1980s and beyond. 4 stars out of 5.

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