Woody Allen stars as VirgiI Starkwell in his first feature fiIm as writer, director and star, told in a hilarious pseudo-documentary style that is simply hiIarious. VirgiI is shy and likable, has a high lQ, but resents authority and soon takes to crime (robbing gum-balI machines). Before reaching age 25, the extremely inept criminaI is known to poIice by five aliases.
Virgil’s criminal escapades onIy worsen after meeting the lovely Iaundress, Louise, whom he desperately tries to impress. The two are soon invoIved in a Iove affair, and VirgiI, determined to change his Iife with one boId stroke, attempts to rob a bank. The results are disastrous, Ieading to a non-stop parade of jokes as he tries to make his way back to Louise. Does he continue his Iife of crime? Does he triumph over his adversaries? The answers lie in the surprising criminal climax of Take The Money And Run! |