2 criminals want out but their boss kills those leaving. When the men are ordered to rob the triad, they keep the money and hide from the boss, triad and police at a convent, dressed as nuns.
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| 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 | |
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Robert Patterson | ... | 'Case' Casey |
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Robert Morgan | ... | Abbott |
| Winston Dennis | ... | Morley | |
| Tom Hickey | ... | Father Seamus | |
| Colin Campbell | ... | Norm | |
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Richard Simpson | ... | Mr. Norris |
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Nicholas Hewetson | ... | Louis |
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Gary Tang | ... | Ronnie Chang |
| David Forman | ... | Henry Ho | |
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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. Written by Rob Hartill
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Charlie McManus: Hmmm... well, it's a bit of a bugger.
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Written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein
Performed by Little Anthony and the Imperials
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Writer-director Jonathan Lynn wanted this film to be in the tradition of the Ealing comedies of the 1950s. See more »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. See more »Quotes
Brian Hope: Explain the Trinity.Charlie McManus: Hmmm... well, it's a bit of a bugger.
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Charlie McManus as Flight Attendant - this is the character played by Robbie Coltrane in the film. See more »Alternate Versions
A scene with Brian and Faith in park was also filmed, but cut. A couple of stills from this scene are included on the DVD. See more »Soundtracks
GOIN' OUT OF MY HEADWritten by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein
Performed by Little Anthony and the Imperials
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30 March 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$658,835, 18 March 1990Gross USA:
$10,959,015Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$10,959,015Company Credits
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Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane are two good-nature low-level mobsters, who are becoming rapidly obsolete in the increasingly violent modern underworld. A twist of fate finds them in possession of quite a lot of money belonging to mean and nasty criminals. Where to hide? A convent, obviously.
A very funny and very sweet film, a good-natured and sneakily intelligent farce. Idle is fine, and Camille Courdi as his near-sighted love interest is hysterical, but Coltrane has the best role as a lapsed Catholic who finds that pretending to be "Sister Euphemia Of The Five Wounds" has awakened a lot of feelings that are inconvenient for a professional criminal.
Warning: Some people might be offended by gentle humor about the Catholic religion, but I saw it with a very devout Catholic and she was laughing just as hard as I was.