Take the Money and Run (film)

Take the Money and Run
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWoody Allen
Written by
Produced byCharles Joffe
Starring
Narrated byJackson Beck
CinematographyLester Shorr
Edited by
  • Paul Jordan
  • Ron Kalish
Music byMarvin Hamlisch
Production
companies
Distributed byCinerama Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • August 18, 1969 (1969-08-18)
Running time
85 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,530,000
Box office$3,040,000 (rentals)

Take the Money and Run is a 1969 American mockumentary crime comedy film directed by Woody Allen. Allen co-wrote the screenplay with Mickey Rose and stars alongside Janet Margolin. The film chronicles the life of Virgil Starkwell, an inept bank robber.

Filmed in San Francisco and San Quentin State Prison, Take the Money and Run received Golden Laurel nominations for Male Comedy Performance (Woody Allen) and Male New Face (Woody Allen), and a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen (Woody Allen, Mickey Rose).