Take the Money and Run Page #6

Synopsis: This film is presented as a documentary on the life of an incompetent, petty criminal called Virgil Starkwell. It describes the early childhood and youth of Virgil, his failure at a musical career, and his obsession with bank robberies. The film uses a voice over narrative and interviews with his family, friends and acquaintances.
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Woody Allen
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
67
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
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Year:
1969
85 min
794 Views


I mean with the grasp

and the lowest structural forms

certainly a feminine,

if anything motherly.

In fact, the utilization of the bow,

I would imagine is the sublimation

of the stroking the torso.

So between the grasping, the phallic

and the stroking of the torso,

would create,

I would imagine great conflict.

Even at the age of six.

Virgil Starkwell becomes part

of an escape plot.

His every move becomes

tense and strained.

Think our guard on our floor is with us.

So be ready just in case there's trouble.

I still don't understand how we are

going to get past the main tower.

We are going to dress as guards.

That's why Friday at noon

because you work in the laundry,

you're going to steal

the guards underwear.

What?!?

We've already got some uniforms

stashed in the dark room.

I don't understand

If you got the guard's uniforms,

why do you need their underwear?

We want to do this

as realistically as possible.

I'm known for my detail work.

- Sir, we can't find our underwear!

- I think something's up.

Um, we'd better keep our eyes open.

The warden knows something.

We'd better call off the break.

What?!

I said, the warden knows

something is up. Call off the break.

- Everything is up for tonight.

- We can't take a chance.

Tell Charles.

Hey Charles, the warden knows

something is up.

We'll try again next week.

The warden wants to see you.

- What for?

- Come on!

Michael Sullivan, an ex-convict

and one of the leaders

of the ground break describes

the faithful day.

I told all the other guys,

that the break was off.

But I forgot to tell Virgil.

I don't know why I forgot.

Nobody ever told him.

Already!

What?!

There's a break in the north cell block.

Notify the warden immediately.

Hey where is everybody?

They called the break off!

- They called the break off?

- Yeah!

- Why didn't somebody tell me?

- Virgil tried to escape by himself!

Could somebody possible sneak

downstairs and let be back in?

Look I got your daughter!

Hold you fire men!

Let me go or she gets it!

What is she doing down there?

She was kissing Kowalsky.

- Is Kowalsky a midget?

- No!

He is not a midget.

- Can I have a taxi, please.

- Try someone lines next.

On July 11, Virgil and Louise marry.

It is a simple ceremony

following what he later describes

as a deeply moving blood test.

This was the happiest

moment of my life.

I just wish my parents

could have been there.

We weren't aware...

Am I right!! Be honest!! Say it!!

He turned out to be a punk.

They took up residence

in another State.

And living on

Louise's small savings,

they moved into

a cheaply furnished flat.

They are poor, but for the moment

at least they were save from the law.

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