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13 March 1971 (Japan) moreTagline:
crime lives! moreAwards:
3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
A chat with the cast of Woody Allen's Whatever Works (From The Hollywood Interview. 18 June 2009, 11:52 PM, PDT)
Primer: Woody Allen
(From The AV Club. 14 August 2008, 9:04 PM, PDT)
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Taking Ideas and Using Them. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Woody Allen | ... | Virgil Starkwell | |
| Janet Margolin | ... | Louise | |
| Marcel Hillaire | ... | Fritz | |
| Jacquelyn Hyde | ... | Miss Blair | |
| Lonny Chapman | ... | Jake | |
| Jan Merlin | ... | Al | |
| James Anderson | ... | Chain Gang Warden | |
| Howard Storm | ... | Fred | |
| Mark Gordon | ... | Vince | |
| Micil Murphy | ... | Frank | |
| Minnow Moskowitz | ... | Joe Agneta | |
| Nate Jacobson | ... | The Judge | |
| Grace Bauer | ... | Farm House Lady | |
| Ethel Sokolow | ... | Mother Starkwell | |
| Dan Frazer | ... | The Psychiatrist (as Don Frazier) |
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Norway:12 | Iceland:L | USA:PG (DVD rating) | Argentina:Atp | Canada:PG | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:M | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Allen's first cut was deemed to be decidedly unfunny, including his death scene in a slow-mo hail of bullets, like Bonnie and Clyde. Producers Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe convinced him to sit with top editor Ralph Rosenblum to see what could be salvaged. The first thing Rosenblum did was cut out the gory ending, then he restructured the film completely, and generally tightened up Allen's loose narrative. This effort transformed the finished film into a comedy classic. Rosenblum subsequently became Allen's editor of choice on most of his next films, including Bananas (1971), Sleeper (1973), Love and Death (1975) and Annie Hall (1977). moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Virgil was born December 1935. When he was still a teen, playing cello in the marching band, the year would've been circa mid-1950s at the latest. Cars current to the actual filming can be seen all around the background, as well as the long hair-styles of the boys marching. Most of the characters are also dressed in the late-60s fashion throughout most of the film. moreQuotes:
Bank Teller #1: Does this look like "gub" or "gun"?Bank Teller #2: Gun. See? But what does "abt" mean?
Virgil: It's "act". A-C-T. Act natural. Please put fifty thousand dollars into this bag and act natural.
Bank Teller #1: Oh, I see. This is a holdup?
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Very early Woody Allen winner has the all-time lovable loser trying to make ends meet with girlfriend and future wife Janet Margolin. Allen, obviously pretty unskilled in most everything, decides that he can do just what the title of the film says and achieve true happiness with his one true love. Documentary-styled footage makes the picture unfold in a quietly uproarious way as Allen uses corny techniques used by most news organizations to tell a story that would have looked very odd without his insight being involved. Allen's films only work because he makes them work usually and that is definitely the case with "Take the Money and Run". Once again he shows unlimited potential and would use this movie, more than any other, as a spring-board for much future success in the 1970s, 1980s and beyond. 4 stars out of 5.