Hold-Up

19851985
1h 54min

Hold-Up (1985)

Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly ma... Read allDressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...

Director
- Alexandre Arcady
Writers
- Alexandre Arcady
- Jay Cronley(novel "Quick Change")
- Daniel Saint-Hamont
Stars

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Hold-Up (1985)

Hold-Up (1985)

Jean-Paul Belmondo in Hold-Up (1985)

Jean-Paul Belmondo in Hold-Up (1985)

Jean-Paul Belmondo in Hold-Up (1985)

Kim Cattrall and Jean-Paul Belmondo in Hold-Up (1985)

Kim Cattrall and Jean-Paul Belmondo in Hold-Up (1985)

Jean-Paul Belmondo in Hold-Up (1985)

Richard Ciupka and Alexandre Mnouchkine in Hold-Up (1985)

Alexandre Arcady in Hold-Up (1985)

Richard Ciupka and Glen MacPherson in Hold-Up (1985)

Richard Ciupka and Glen MacPherson in Hold-Up (1985)

Director
- Alexandre Arcady
Writers
- Alexandre Arcady
- Jay Cronley(novel "Quick Change")
- Daniel Saint-Hamont
All cast & crew
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Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble... —Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

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Genres
- Comedy
- Crime
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
First time in eight years that Belmondo has not delivered a top 10 hit movie. The last time that happened was 1976.

Goofs
The airline operating the flight from Montreal to Paris is first shown as the fictional "TA" airline, as seen on the ticket folders or air sickness bag held by some characters and on the display board above the gate (which shows the flight number as "TA 403"). However, a P.A. announcement repeatedly refers to the same flight as "Air Canada flight 403". The airport scene concludes with the captain's announcement welcoming passengers aboard Air Canada followed by shots of an Air Canada Boeing 747 taking off.

Connections
Featured in Girls with Guns (1994)

Soundtracks
Hold-Up
Music by Serge Franklin
Lyrics by Alexandre Arcady and Arthur Simms
Performed by Serge Franklin Et Son Ensemble
Sung by Rena Scott

Top review

7/10

Belmondo is funny

Filmed in Montréal, this movie tells the story of three friendly bandits who steal a bank. Jean-Paul Belmondo is funny as the leader of the trio. I have seen this movie 5 or 6 times and never get tired of it. It's still funny after all that time. Look for cameos by French-Canadian actors Yvan Ponton, Guy Provost, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Francis Reddy and Yves Jacques.

7 out 10.

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Release date
- October 23, 1985 (Canada)
Countries of origin
- France
- Canada
Languages
- English
- French
Also known as
- Der Boss
Filming locations
- Place d'Youville, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Production companies
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Budget
- CA$8,000,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 54min
Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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