Take the Money and Run is a surrealist crime comedy that's little more than a loosely bound series of gags, and yet somehow the whole thing works. Woody Allen plays Virgil Starkwell, perhaps the world's worst criminal. He gets caught trying to rob a bank because the tellers can... read more
Woody Allen,
Janet Margolin,
Marcel Hillaire,
Lonny Chapman,
Jacquelyn Hyde
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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 ... read more
Directed by: Woody Allen
DVD Release Date: March 13, 2001
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Flixster Reviews (614)
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December 18, 2009
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November 20, 2008
I remember I was reading some Woody Allen Q&A session with Eric Lax and he was talking about how inexperienced he was while making this movie and how difficult it was to direct, so I was surprised to find that this was actually a very tightly structured narrative. All the physica... read more
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January 15, 2008
Virgil: After fifteen minutes I wanted to marry her, and after half an hour I completely gave up the idea of stealing her purse.
Woody Allen's first big movie. It is done in the style of a mockumentary with hilarious dead pan narration.
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August 12, 2007
I used to love this movie when I was a youngin' - but now it seems lame.
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June 7, 2007
Another of Woody Allen's earlier, more joke orientated spoofs, this has some really funny moments in his once favoured mockumentary style.
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November 13, 2006
One of Allen's funniest. The cellist in the marching band and the Dillinger bit were classic.
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June 5, 2008
Great early Woody film..laugh out loud..silly...funny stuff...enjoyable for any fan of the 'funny' side of Woody...
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March 9, 2012
Absolutely hysterical. This was my first viewing and I was impressed with how time has not affected the humor. And I had no idea that the Austin Powers theme came from another movie. You will find a lot of laughs in this movie - check it out. Big Recommend.
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August 13, 2011
Several years after seeing my very first Woody Allen flick ever and eventually naming him my favorite director, I finally make my way around to his directorial debut, and it is FUNNY. A constant series of hilarious sight gags and zany jokes, many of which sent me into fits of gig... read more
Critic Reviews
Sight gags and one-liners abound in this funny Woody Allen comedy, one of his earliest.
Not really good, but interesting early Allen.
The plot is just a thin excuse on which to hang Allen's nonstop visual and verbal antics.
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