Take the Money and Run. 1969 United Artists, distributed to DVD by MGM.
Starring: Woody Allen, Janet Margolin, Louise Lasser, Marcel Hillaire, Jackson Beck, Lonny Chapman, James Anderson
Director: Woody Allen
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Woody Allen's first directoral effort is a mockumentary about the life of Virgil Starkwell, a bungling petty thief desperate to fit into society, but he keeps getting drawn back into the world of crime, specifically bank robberies. We see Starkwell trying and failing at a legitimate musical career, and his relationship with Louise (Margolin), who he meets when she spots him trying to steal her purse while in the park.
Allen originally wanted Jerry Lewis to direct the movie, but he was busy with other projects, and Allen was inspired to direct it himself, in addition to writing and starring in it. He also planned to end the film with Starkwell being shot to death, with special effects by A.D. Flowers, but he was talked into using a lighter ending.
Recommended movie.
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