Nuns on the Run (1990)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Jonathan Lynn

Writer:

Jonathan Lynn (written by)

Release Date:

16 March 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

The Story of an Immaculate Deception.

Plot:

Brian and Charlie (B & C) work for a gangster. When the boss learns they want to "leave", he sets them up to be killed...

Plot Keywords:

Nun | Cross Dressing | Gender Disguise | Transvestism | Priest

Cast

Eric Idle	...	Brian Hope
Robbie Coltrane	...	Charlie McManus
Camille Coduri	...	Faith
Janet Suzman	...	Sister Superior
Doris Hare	...	Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart
Lila Kaye	...	Sister Mary of the Annunciation
Robert Patterson	...	'Case' Casey
Robert Morgan	...	Abbott
Winston Dennis	...	Morley
Tom Hickey	...	Father Seamus
Colin Campbell	...	Norm
Richard Simpson	...	Mr. Norris
Nicholas Hewetson	...	Louis
Gary Tang	...	Ronnie Chang
David Forman	...	Henry Ho

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Chile:14 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) | USA:PG-13 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London, England, UK

Company:

HandMade Films

Trivia:

Case Casey, the British gangster, is watching The Long Good Friday (1980).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Brian's and Charlie's car runs out of gas, we hear the engine stall and the starter engine being cranked, while we still see Brian holding the steering wheel with both hands.

Quotes:

Sister Superior: You stole money because you want to get *out* of organized crime?
Brian Hope: Oh, it was stolen already.
Charlie McManus: The important thing is that now the good guys have got it instead of the bad guys.
Brian Hope: Yeah. It's like Robin Hood, you see? We stole from the rich to give to the poor.
Sister Superior: Who are you going to give this money to?
Brian Hope: Us. We're poor.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

COMIN' TO YOU

Unbelievably Hilarious!

This has got to be one of the most funniest films I have ever seen. All right, the plot is a bit over the top but it is just so funny! Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle perfectly fit the bill of bungling villains and they spark off each other from the start. In my mind, these two are probably the best double act in a film for a long while. Camille Coduri is great and Lila Kaye is absolutely hilarious as Sister Mary of the Annunciation. A definite must see!