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Take the Money and Run (DVD, 2004)
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Author: Charles H. Joffe [Producer]; Edgar J. Scherick [Producer]; Jack Grossberg [Producer]; Jack Rollins [Producer]; Sidney Glazier [Producer]; Mickey Rose [Writer]; Woody Allen [Writer];. See our picture for exact item you will receive.
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Although it followed his WHAT'S UP TIGER LILY (which was mostly just a humorous redubbing of a Japanese spy film), TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN was truly Woody Allen's directorial debut. After spending years writing gags for television comedies and as a stand-up comedian, Allen began to appear in films in the mid-1960s. He developed some frustration with the way his writing was being used and decided to make films himself, with the result being TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN. Allen plays Virgil Starkwell, the world's most inept thief, as an early version of the nebbish, neurotic persona he would later perfect. The film combines two formal styles; in part it is played as a documentary about Virgil's life and his turn to crime, with a voice-over narration and interviews, but many of the scenes are shot like a standard fiction-comedy feature. Although in light of Allen's later work the film may appear a bit crude, many of the elements of his filmmaking and comic style are evident in it. In common with his other early works (such as BANANAS and SLEEPER) the plotting is very loose, as the narrative exists mostly as a skeleton on which to hang a series of gags and jokes. The influence of fellow Jewish comedians the Marx Brothers is fully evident in that structuring principle (Allen even goes as far as to have a scene where Virgil's parents disguise themselves in interview with false Groucho glasses), as well as in the combination of verbal quips with slapstick visual gags (such as Allen attempting to play the cello in a marching band). Although TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN seems a bit simplistic, it still retains its comedic effect and offers an early view of Woody Allen's later filmmaking style.Product Identifiers
UPC0027616908315
eBay Product ID (ePID)30544608
Product Key Features
ActorJanet Margolin
RatingG
Movie/TV TitleTake the Money and Run
DirectorWoody Allen, Allan Stewart Konigsberg
FormatDVD
Release Year2004
GenreComedy
Additional Product Features
Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Signal StandardDvd
Leading RoleJanet Margolin
Release Date20040706
Film CountryUSA
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- Aug 17, 2019
Another must see movie.
Very clever. Possible dystopian prediction but the humor is sharp and non-stop. I saw this movie about 40 years ago and Woody Allen has some serious smarts to make a great comedy but crime comedy has to have some ethical boundries because crime does not pay to the contraire mon fraire (even though he got 800 years in jail). Funny lots of downsides to being robber. Back to basic high quality comedy without the spazmotic teen humor, pre-In Living Color times. It's like self character assassination. See his other two top movies too for sure. I bet he was secretly very wealthy this whole time because he's a thinker and philosopher of the third kind.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 23, 2020
It’s great thanks
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Aug 16, 2022
Take the money and run
I was very happy with the item.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
