Held Up (1999)

While they're on vacation in the Southwest, Rae finds out her man Michael spent their house money on a classic car, so she dumps him, hitching a ride to Vegas for a flight home. A kid ... See full summary »

Director:

Steve Rash

Writers:

Jeff Eastin (story), Erik Fleming (story),

Stars:

Jamie Foxx, Nia Long, Barry Corbin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamie Foxx	...	Michael
Nia Long	...	Rae
Barry Corbin	...	Pembry
John Cullum	...	Jack
Jake Busey	...	Beaumont
Michael Shamus Wiles	...	Biker
Eduardo Yáñez	...	Rodrigo (as Eduardo Yañez)
Sarah Paulson	...	Mary
Diego Fuentes	...	Sal
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Trina
Julie Hagerty	...	Gloria
Andrew Jackson	...	Billy (SWAT Team Leader)
Dalton James	...	Sonny
Sam Vlahos	...	Jose
Sam Gifaldi	...	Rusty

Storyline

While they're on vacation in the Southwest, Rae finds out her man Michael spent their house money on a classic car, so she dumps him, hitching a ride to Vegas for a flight home. A kid promptly steals Michael's car, leaving him at the Zip & Sip, a convenience store. Three bumbling robbers promptly stage a hold up. Two take off with the cash stranding the third, with a mysterious crate, just as the cops arrive. The robber takes the store hostage. As incompetent cops bring in a SWAT team and try a by-the-book rescue, Michael has to keep the robber calm, find out what's in the crate, aid the negotiations, and get back to Rae. The Stockholm Syndrome asserts its effect.

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Plot Keywords:

swat team | hostage | hold up | hidden corpse | stolen car | 

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Taglines:

To control a hostage situation... Act calm Think fast and have a Big mouth!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, violence and sensuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 May 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Inconvenienced

Filming Locations:

Fremont, Nebraska, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,911,007 (USA) (12 May 2000)

Gross:

$4,692,814 (USA) (23 June 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Minds Eye Entertainment, Original Film, Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The airplane on the tarmac is a Boeing 737. The shot of the airplane heading off into the sunset is a Boeing 707.

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Quotes

Rusty: Puffy is rough He is Tough and will kick your ass westside!

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Connections

Spoofs Albino Alligator (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Save the Drama"
Performed by Sean-T, J.T. The Bigga Figga, San Quinn

User Reviews

Another Jamie Foxx movie that should be missed.

Held Up is a movie that will only be liked by those few hard-core Jamie Foxx fans. Yes, it has its funny parts, but they are few and far between. The idea of a man being dumped by his woman, then having his car stolen, and then actually being caught in the middle of a robbery is somewhat ludicrous.

Jamie Foxx is funny in the movie, as he is in all his movies, and with a little help from the sexy Nia Long, who by the way you almost forget is IN this movie, together they make the movie almost bearable. The problem with Jamie Foxx's movies is that they have no feasible plot, and they just stick any comedic situations in to just try and buy a laugh from the viewers.

Now don't get me wrong, I do think that Jamie Foxx is funny, I just think that he needs to choose his scripts better. This movie is a sad attempt at creating a believable storyline. If a movie has `lucked out' and made you laugh a couple of times does it make that movie a good movie? NO! And all the laughs in the world couldn't save this one. Steer clear of this Jamie Foxx flick, and let's just hope that the soon to be released `Bait' will be better. Don't count on it.