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''Take the Money and Run'' was a monumental turning point in the shaping of the mockumentary genre; while [[Film/AHardDaysNight earlier mockumentaries]] attempted to present a fictional story as if it were true, this film went out of its way to parody the style of actual documentaries at the time, even hiring veteran voice actor Jackson Beck to serve as TheComicallySerious narrator. Scenes play out with individual gags strung together by a thin story, with plenty of [[VisualGag Visual Gags]] and InherentlyFunnyWords being used to [[InvokedTrope deliberately]] [[{{Narm}} rid the movie of any dramatic tension.]]

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''Take the Money and Run'' was a monumental turning point in the shaping of the mockumentary genre; while [[Film/AHardDaysNight earlier mockumentaries]] attempted to present a fictional story as if it were true, this film went out of its way to parody the style of actual documentaries at the time, even hiring veteran voice actor Jackson Beck to serve as TheComicallySerious narrator. Scenes play out with individual gags strung together by a thin story, with plenty of [[VisualGag Visual Gags]] {{Visual Gag}}s and InherentlyFunnyWords being used to [[InvokedTrope deliberately]] [[{{Narm}} rid the movie of any dramatic tension.]]
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* DreadfulMusician: Virgil, according to his cello instructor, had “no concept of the instrument...he was ''blowing'' into it.” Virgil does, however, end up being good enough to play... [[HilarityEnsues in a local marching band.]]

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* DreadfulMusician: Virgil, according to his cello instructor, had “no concept of the instrument...he was ''blowing'' into it.” Virgil does, however, end up being good enough to play... [[HilarityEnsues in a local marching band.]]band]].



* IdentityAmnesia: After [[TapOnTheHead getting hit in the head with a baseball]] at a Washington Senators game, Virgil's grandfather thinks he's [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI Kaiser Wilhelm]]. Cue StockFootage [[spoiler: of the ''real'' Kaiser.]]

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* IdentityAmnesia: After [[TapOnTheHead getting hit in the head with a baseball]] at a Washington Senators game, Virgil's grandfather thinks he's [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI Kaiser Wilhelm]]. Cue StockFootage [[spoiler: of [[spoiler:of the ''real'' Kaiser.]]Kaiser]].



* LongerThanLifeSentence: Virgil is eventually sentenced to eight-hundred years for his various crimes. Upon hearing this, he [[ComicallyMissingThePoint simply tells his lawyer he's confident he can get out in half that time.]]

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* LongerThanLifeSentence: Virgil is eventually sentenced to eight-hundred years for his various crimes. Upon hearing this, he [[ComicallyMissingThePoint simply tells his lawyer he's confident he can get out in half that time.]]time]].
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The film chronicles the life of [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Ineffectual Sympathetic]] VillainProtagonist [[StupidCrooks Virgil Starkwell]] (Allen) and his wife Louise (Creator/JanetMargolin). Through exclusive interviews with his family, friends and teachers, we learn more about Virgil’s [[HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood past]], [[ParentalNeglect upbringing]], and his love of [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster crime]] and [[DreadfulMusician the cello.]]

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The film chronicles the life of [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Ineffectual Sympathetic]] VillainProtagonist [[StupidCrooks Virgil Starkwell]] (Allen) and his wife Louise (Creator/JanetMargolin). Through exclusive interviews with his family, friends and teachers, we learn more about Virgil’s [[HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood past]], [[ParentalNeglect upbringing]], and his love of [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster crime]] and [[DreadfulMusician the cello.]]
cello]].
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* JailBake: DiscussedTrope. When Virgil's wife comes to visit him in prison, he asks her to bake him a chocolate cake with a gun inside it, along with a batch of chocolate chip cookies with each one containing a bullet, but his wife is hesitant to do this because Virgil is allergic to chocolate.
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* TheCameo: Allen's then-wife (and frequent early costar) Louise Lasser plays one of the interviewees.

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* TheCameo: Allen's then-wife (and frequent early costar) Louise Lasser Creator/LouiseLasser plays one of the interviewees.

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