Take the Money and Run
Take the Money and Run is a 1969 American mockumentary comedy film directed by Woody Allen. Allen co-wrote the screenplay with Mickey Rose and stars alongside Janet Margolin. The film chronicles the life of Virgil Starkwell, an inept bank robber.
Plot
Virgil Starkwell's (Woody Allen) story is told in documentary style, using fake stock footage and 'interviews' with people who knew him. He begins a life of crime at a young age. As a child, Virgil is a frequent target of bullies, who take his glasses and stamp on them on the floor. As an adult, Virgil is clumsy and socially awkward, and both police and judges discipline him by stamping on Virgil's glasses.
More details
| author | Mickey Rose Woody Allen |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California |
| director | Woody Allen |
| editor | Paul Jordan Ron Kalish |
| genre | comedy crime |
| keywords | arrest capture chain gang insurance salesman life of crime rain socially awkward stock footage unemployed young age |
| musicBy | Marvin Hamlisch |
| producer | Charles Joffe |
| productionCompany | ABC Pictures Palomar Pictures International |
| publisher | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
| recordedAt | San Francisco |
| theme | crime comedy heist independent mockumentary |