I've done it repeatedly for years. I lay over a mile of black plastic in my fields without any driptape. My experience is that the soil under film stays more moist under most situations. The only drawback is when you only get a light rain after a prolong drought in which the plants on film suffer more than they otherwise might.

Winter squash perform well on black plastic. I plant seeds by hand directly thru film by cutting intersecting slits, dropping dropping seeds(usually 3-6) and the shoveling a little soil over the seeds and tamping with the back of the shovel. With 2 people the process moves along and my wife and i can sow 3 acres in a few hours. This process allows closer spacing of more compact vining plants without equipment adjustments. Since I the one leading the way with the utility knife, I eyeball all spacings based on squash or pumpkin variety.

I am on fairly heavy clay and grow winter squash and pumpkins on plastic. I plant by hand using transplants. I put down drip tape but haven't had to use it for the past 4 years (new field to me and only started using 4 years ago). I do water by hand for the first week or two after transplanting if we don't have sufficient rainfall. I should add that we haven't had an extended drought in the last 4 years and I lay the tape as insurance in case we do have a drought. Output has been great.