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Jonathan Lynn (written by)
Release Date:
16 March 1990 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Story of an Immaculate Deception.
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Brian and Charlie (B & C) work for a gangster. When the boss learns they want to "leave", he sets them up to be killed...
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A great pick-me-up
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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89 min
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Case Casey, the British gangster, is watching The Long Good Friday (1980).
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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.
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Sister Superior:
What happened to your arm?
Faith: I'm not sure. I fell.
Sister Superior: It looks like a bullet wound to me.
Faith: How would you know?
Sister Superior: I've seen bullet wounds. I've been a missionary.
Faith: Where?
Sister Superior: East L. A.
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Faith: I'm not sure. I fell.
Sister Superior: It looks like a bullet wound to me.
Faith: How would you know?
Sister Superior: I've seen bullet wounds. I've been a missionary.
Faith: Where?
Sister Superior: East L. A.
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Referenced in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
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SACRED HEART
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I first saw this movie in the theatre in 1990 and it still makes me laugh 13 years later. It never pretends to be more than it is: This movie is goofy fun, plain and simple. A wonderful cast takes a script that would have been pretty standard in lesser hands and makes it into a very enjoyable time. There are so many funny throw-away lines that it's hard to pick a favorite, although the exchange between Camilla Codouri and the elderly retired nun: "Oy!...OY!!" "Are you a nun?" "Oh, very funny! What do you want?" and Lila Kaye bellowing "Get out of the bloody way!!" are at the top of my list.The effortlessness of the cast and the obvious fun they seem to be having really make this a wonderful movie. And with the Catholic Church screaming about gay marriage in an effort to divert attention from their lack of action in the priest/molestation scandal, a lot of the humor that skewers certain "christian" viewpoints remains current. Regardless, this movie always makes me laugh and if you're every feeling down in the dumps, this movie is a great pick-me-up.