Take the Money and Run

 (1971)


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Nonetheless, I think Take the Money and Run works better than some of his other films of the era. She seems drab and lifeless in the role and does nothing with it. Dialogue fares somewhat poorly, as much of the speech appears edgy and tinny. ... Full Review

BBC Films
Allen said in a statement: "When he was at the top of his game, nobody was better. Joffe picked up the best picture award at the 1978 Oscars ceremony after Allen decided to stay away. ... Full Review

Urban Cinefile
Take The Money And Run is a funny film and it has value as an historic archive. This was the first laugh I ever enjoyed at the expense of Allen, the nerd you either love him or hate him, much as he both loves and hates himself, I suspect. ... Full Review

Chicago Sun-Times
Woody Allen 's " Take the Money and Run " has some very funny moments, and you'll laugh a lot, but in the last analysis it isn't a very funny movie. In " Take the Money and Run ," Allen hasn't quite succeeded in translating his unique comic style (a national treasure) into movie terms. ... Full Review

DVD Town
Enough of it works to make the film worthwhile. The first bright spot in Virgil's life comes when he meets and falls in love with a beautiful young laundress, Louise (Janet Margolin). ... Full Review

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But someday came sooner than expected, courtesy of a New Zealand bank error that gave him a $6.1 million line of credit, instead of the $61,000 limit for which he'd applied. ... Full Article

Part two of my very noble quest to find out if I ever really liked the movies of Woody Allen picks up at TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN, his first real 'movie' as writer, director and star. ... Full Article

It's hard to believe it's been nearly 40 years since "Take the Money and Run" was on America's movie screens. From time to time these days, you can catch it on America's TV screens - and there you find a... ... Full Article

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I was a teen when I saw Love and Death and Take the Money and Run in the 70s and I loved them. I just thought they were hysterically funny. ... Full Article

Bereft of an emotional outlet (being beaten into believing in God doesn't count) Virgil instead turns his attention to petty crime. Finding a more-or-less equal place in a local gang, Virgil manages to gain both a measure of fulfilment and ... Full Article

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