Nuns on the Run (1990)

Brian and Charlie work for a gangster. When their boss learns they want to "leave", he sets them up to be killed, after they help rob the local Triads of their drug dealing profits. They ... See full summary »

Director:

Jonathan Lynn

Writer:

Jonathan Lynn

Stars:

Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane, Camille Coduri

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eric Idle	...	Brian Hope / Flight Attendant #1 (as Eric Idle) (as Brian Hope)
Robbie Coltrane	...	Charlie McManus / Flight Attendant #2 (as Robbie Coltrane) (as 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

Storyline

Brian and Charlie work for a gangster. When their boss learns they want to "leave", he sets them up to be killed, after they help rob the local Triads of their drug dealing profits. They decide to steal the money for themselves, but when their escape doesn't go to plan, they have to seek refuge in a nuns' teacher training school. Disguised as nuns, they have to avoid their boss, Triads, the police, and Brian's girlfriend. There's also the problem of them being men disguised as nuns in an all women institution.

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Plot Keywords:

on the run | nun | gangster | man dressed as nun | disguise | 

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Taglines:

The Story of an Immaculate Deception.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

Handmade Films Website

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Freiras em Fuga

Filming Locations:

Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London, England, UK

Box Office

Gross USA:

$10,959,015

Company Credits

Production Co:

HandMade Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's main movie poster featured a WANTED poster that read: "WANTED - Brian Hope ... Charlie McManus - For the ROBBERY of $1,000,000 - REWARD - Caution: These men stole this money from the mob - who stole it from the ruthless 'Triad Gang' who stole it from the Bank of London...consequently, Mr. Hope and Mr. McManus are wanted by a lot of people - on both sides of the law".

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Goofs

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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Quotes

Brian Hope/Sister Euphemia: God is very busy. He can't control all the details. He's running a franchise operation.

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Crazy Credits

Brian Hope as Flight Attendant - this is the character played by Eric Idle in the film.

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Alternate Versions

Sister Superior Liz says she has been a missionary in East L.A., however in the German version this was changed to New York.

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Connections

Referenced in Pushing Daisies: Bad Habits (2008)

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Soundtracks

GOLD RUSH
Composed by Boris Blank and Dieter Meier
Performed by Yello
Courtesy of Phonogram Limited

User Reviews

As Good As A Fish Called Wanda

This one didn't have the marketing push that A Fish Called Wanda had. Still it's as good a comedy and worth watching