Abstract: An apparatus for removing a bag in the form of a flexible film having an opening from about object on a planer surface includes first and second parallel cylindrical rollers movable between a first spaced-apart position and second mutually-contacting position, an apparatus for selectively moving the rollers between a first location pressing against the object and the second location a selected distance from the object, an apparatus for selectively positioning the rollers in the first and second positions, and an apparatus for rotating the rollers. Control apparatus may be provided to cause the rollers to be pressed against the object through the film while in the spaced-apart position, to move together to grip a fold of the bag between the rollers, to cause the rollers to rotate to draw the gripped fold of the film between the rollers, and to cause the rollers to be moved to a location a selected distance from the object.