I’m coming to love the very early Woody Allen films, which have more in common with Marx Brothers and Chaplin films rather than other Woody Allen films. The great thing about this one is that it is joke after joke after joke. It’s like the movie version of a stand-up special. You can see the MODERN TIMES influence when he is in prison and using the folding shirt machine. I’m surprised this is the first time I’ve seen Janet Margolin I don’t remember her in films like ANNIE HALL and GHOSTBUSTERS 2). She was great. You can also make a case for TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN, BANANAS, and SLEEPER to be a thematic trilogy of films.
