Take the Money and Run
Summary:
When Woody Allen's fans refer to his "earlier, funnier" pictures, they often cite his directorial debut as a shining example. Co-written by Allen and Mickey Rose, this side-splitting takeoff of crime documentaries stars Allen as Virgil Starkwell, a sweetly inept career criminal. The film's most celebrated sequence involves Virgil's inability to write coherent holdup notes ("I have ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Woody Allen - (Virgil Starkwell)
Janet Margolin - (Louise)
Marcel Hillaire - (Fritz)
Jacquelyn Hyde - (Miss Blair, blackmailer)
Lonny Chapman - (Jake)
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Review:
Fans of Woody Allen's drier, more sophisticated later comedies may be surprised upon seeing his laugh-a-minute directorial debut, a goofy mock documentary about the career of a bumbling criminal (Allen). The humor is a precursor to such films as Airplane! in its determination to cram in as many jokes as possible, so that even if a few fall... Continue >>
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