This is what is considered the early Woody Allen film period which was though to be more accessible for a general audience. In eight years he moved to a more sophisticated visual style with Annie Hall. However, Take the Money and Run doesn't look that primitive. Seen on a good DVD the film is pretty polished.
Allen wrote Take the Money and Run with Mickey Rose a comedy sketch writer who had worked for Sid Caesar, Rodney Dangerfield and Johnny Carson. Rose was probably responsible for a lot of the goofy sight gags that run throughout the film.
Take the Money and Run is still funny. Allen had perfected his nebbish character by this time and the film does zip along from one situation to another. If the film isn't laugh out loud funny all of the time it is pretty amusing.
85 minutes.
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