Prends l'oseille et tire-toi!

Titre original : Take the Money and Run

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Woody Allen in Prends l'oseille et tire-toi! (1969)

Virgil Starkwell, born in the slums of Baltimore, will be known to police by five aliases before he is 25 years old. A shortish, frail-looking kid with horn-rimmed glasses, Virgil is shy and likable, has a high IQ but resents authority and soon takes to crime.

At 18, Virgil is lonely and confused. Unable to concentrate in school, he has long dropped out. Despite his intelligence and above-average vocabulary, jobs are unavailable. So, using a toy pistol, he sticks up an armored car and takes off with a sack of quarters which spill all over the street she runs. This caper lands him in the state prison, an anarchic and poorly run institution that Virgil determines to leave as soon as possible.

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Parody Prison Drama Slapstick Comedy Crime

La vie et l'histoire de Virgil Starkwell, braqueur de banque incapable.La vie et l'histoire de Virgil Starkwell, braqueur de banque incapable.La vie et l'histoire de Virgil Starkwell, braqueur de banque incapable.

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7,2/10

32 k

MA NOTE

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Récompenses
- 3 nominations au total

Anecdotes
The first widely-released "mockumentary."

Gaffes
As the chain gang escapes, they climb the same embankment twice.

Citations
Louise: He is always very depressed. I think that if he'd been a successful criminal, he would have felt better. You know, he never made the 'ten most wanted' list. It's very unfair voting; it's who you know.

Connexions
Featured in The Dick Cavett Show: Woody Allen (1971)

Bandes originales
Soul Bossa Nova
(uncredited)
Written by Quincy Jones
Performed by Marvin Hamlisch and His Orchestra

Avis des utilisateurs103

Commentaire à la une

Taking Ideas and Using Them.

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.