Take the Money and Run (1969)
- Starring:
- Woody Allen, Janet Margolin, (more)
- Director(s):
- Woody Allen
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Comedy
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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 a gub"), but others include Virgil's losing battle with a recalcitrant coke machine and his misguided effort to emulate John Dillinger by carving a gun out of a bar of soap (his weapon disintegrates in a heavy rain). As was often the case in Allen's early films, not all the gags work, but for the most part, Take the Money and Run is a delight, enhanced by the on-target supporting performances of Janet Margolin, Marcel Hillaire, and (uncredited) Louise Lasser, as well as the energetic musical score of Marvin Hamlisch. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 85 mins
Complete Cast:
- Woody Allen - Virgil Starkwell
- Marcel Hillaire - Fritz
- Lonny Chapman - Jake
- James Anderson - Chain Gang Warden
- Henry Leff - Father Starkwell
- Jackson Beck - The Narrator
- Mark Gordon - Vince
- Nate Jacobson - The Judge
- Louise Lasser - Kay Lewis
- Micil Murphy - Frank
- Janet Margolin - Louise
- Jacquelyn Hyde - Miss Blair, blackmailer
- Jan Merlin - Al
- Grace Bauer - Farm House Lady
- Don Frazier - Psychiatrist
- Howard Storm - Fred
- Minnow Moskowitz - Joe Agneta
- Mike O'Dowd - Michael Sullivan
- Ethel Sokolow - Mother Starkwell
- Director(s):
- Woody Allen
- Writer(s):
- Mickey Rose, Woody Allen
- Producer(s):
- Charles H. Joffe
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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