Take the Money and Run
Take the Money and Run is a 1969 American mockumentary crime 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 story parodies prison documentary style, using "archival footage" and "interviews" with people who knew him. Virgil's parents are so ashamed that they wear Groucho glasses during their interviews to hide their identity. As a child, Virgil is a frequent target of bullies, who take his glasses and stamp on them on the floor. In school, he scores well on an IQ test, but his teacher relates that when he stole a fountain pen, she instructed the class to close their eyes so the thief could return it. While all eyes were closed, Virgil returned the pen, but took the opportunity to "feel" all the girls.
More details
| author | Mickey Rose Woody Allen |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California |
| director | Woody Allen |
| editor | Paul Jordan Ron Kalish |
| genre | comedy crime |
| keywords | archival footage armored truck arrest bank employee bank robbery chain chain gang cool hand luke fbi agent groucho glasses hide out i am a fugitive from a chain gang id insurance salesman maximum security maximum security penitentiary moving in old woman parole pet shop rain socially awkward steal the defiant ones want |
| musicBy | Marvin Hamlisch |
| producer | Charles Joffe |
| productionCompany | ABC Pictures Palomar Pictures International |
| publisher | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
| recordedAt | San Francisco |
| theme | crime comedy documentary heist independent mockumentary |