Nuns on the Run (1990)
- Starring:
- Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jonathan Lynn
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Nuns on the Run
Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane team up for this bad boy comic burlesque, directed by Jonathan Lynn. Idle and Coltrane play Brian Hope and Charlie McManus, a pair of two-bit hoods who want to go straight, repulsed by the increasing reliance on guns and violence in their line of work. In thrall to vicious gangster Case Casey (Robert Patterson), the duo determine that their next job will be their last. When a large amount of money is extracted from a gang of Hong Kong drug dealers and it falls into the laps of Brian and Charlie, the two take off with the loot, with the Chinese Triad and Casey in relentless pursuit. When their car runs out of gas in front of a convent, Brian and Charlie run inside and disguise themselves as two of the ugliest nuns imaginable. Inside the convent, Brian and Charlie pass themselves off as nuns from a different order, assigned to the convent before leaving the country on missionary work. As the two men enjoy their undercover work with a collection of nubile nuns and coeds, the bad guys close in on their trail. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 92 mins
Complete Cast of Nuns on the Run
- Eric Idle - Brian Hope
- Camille Coduri - Faith
- Doris Hare - Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart
- Lila Kaye - Sister Mary of the Annunciation
- Robert Morgan - Abbott
- Colin Campbell - Norm
- Craig Crosbie - Policeman in Car Park
- Nicholas Hewetson - Louis
- Tex Fuller - Taxi Driver
- Helen FitzGerald - Tracey
- Dan Hildebrand - Casino Manager
- Fred Haggerty - Gatekeeper
- Gary Tang - Ronnie Chang
- Francine Walker - Tied Up Nurse
- Shirley Anne Selby - Tied-up Nurse
- Louis Mellis - Bank Security Guard
- Julie Graham - Casino Waitress
- Jennifer Hall - Airport Ticket Girl
- Britt Morrow - Hospital Receptionist
- Nigel Fan - Dwayne Lee
- David Becalick - Police Sergeant
- Robbie Coltrane - Charlie McManus
- Janet Suzman - Sister Superior
- Tom Hickey - Father Seamus
- Robert Patterson - "Case" Casey
- Winston Dennis - Morley
- Colin Campbell - Norm
- Peter Geeves - Faith's Brother
- Tatiana Strauss - Michelle
- Richard Simpson - Mr. Norris
- Joanne Campbell - Ward Nurse
- Stewart Harwood - Faith's Father
- Ozzie Yue - Ernie Wong
- David Forman - Henry Ho
- Wabei Slyolwe - Julie
- John Pythian - Airport Policeman
- Irene Marot - Hysterical Bank Manager
- Oliver Parker - Doctor
- Lee Simpson - Policeman with Radio
- Gedren Heller - Chemist Shop Assistant
- Aran Bell - Police Constable
- Michael Beint - Bewildered Policeman
- Director(s):
- Jonathan Lynn
- Writer(s):
- Eric Idle, Jonathan Lynn
- Producer(s):
- Michael White
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Language, Adult Situations, Slapstick Violence, Substance Abuse, Nudity, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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