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Where was Take the Money and Run filmed?

1971 film, directed by Woody Allen.

  • San Francisco

The story is set in California, about 143 miles (230 km) from where it was filmed.

Red pins: where it was filmed. Amber pins: where the story is set. Select a pin to see its name.

Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
California
Filmed in
San Francisco
Distance
About 143 miles (230 km) between California and the nearest filming location.
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About Take the Money and Run

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Released
1971
Director
Woody Allen
Cast
Janet MargolinLouise LasserWoody AllenMark GordonMike O'DowdDan FrazerJacquelyn HydeJames AndersonMarcel HillaireLonny Chapman
Genre
HeistComedy

As a child, Virgil Starkwell is a frequent target of bullies, who take his glasses and stamp on them on the floor.

Stealing a gun to rob an armored truck, during a shootout with the guards, he finds that his gun is a cigarette lighter.

Virgil steals coins from a gumball machine, paying for dinner with nickels.

Famous lines from Take the Money and Run

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Like what?Interviewer
  • Ball, please. Okay, thanks.Virgil Starkwell
  • Oh, I see. This is a holdup?Bank Teller #1
  • Does this look like "gub" or "gun"?Bank Teller #1
  • "Gun". See? But what does "abt" mean?Bank Teller #2

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