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Nuns on the Run

Nuns on the Run

From now on, it's every nun for himself!

19905.91h 29m

Overview

Set up by their boss to be knocked off following a final heist, soon-to-retire crooks Brian Hope and Charlie McManus get wind of their impending demise and run off with the spoils of their crime. Fleeing their boss, the drug dealers they robbed, the police, and Brian's angry girlfriend, the duo take refuge in a training convent for nuns. In disguise, they convince Sister Superior that they're nuns, a charade they're forced to maintain as their enemies arrive.

Directed by Jonathan Lynn
Written by Jonathan Lynn
Produced by George Harrison, Denis O'Brien, Michael White
Box Office0Revenue: $11.0M

Top Cast

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Brian Hope

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Charlie McManus

Camille Coduri

Camille Coduri

Faith

Janet Suzman

Janet Suzman

Sister Superior

Doris Hare

Doris Hare

Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart

Lila Kaye

Lila Kaye

Sister Mary of the Annunciation

R

Robert Patterson

'Case' Casey

Tom Hickey

Tom Hickey

Father Seamus

W

Winston Dennis

Morley

Ozzie Yue

Ozzie Yue

Ernie Wong

Themes & Keywords

nungangsterdrug traffickingstolen moneychinese mafiacrook coupleflightcrookmoneyon the runhospitalpeekaboomonasteryhoodlum

About Nuns on the Run

Nuns on the Run is a comedy, crime film released in 1990 exploring themes of nun, gangster, drug trafficking, stolen money, chinese mafia, crook couple. Directed by Jonathan Lynn, it stars Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane, Camille Coduri. Set up by their boss to be knocked off following a final heist, soon-to-retire crooks Brian Hope and Charlie McManus get wind of their impending demise and run off with the spoils of their crime. Fleeing their boss, the drug dealers they robbed, the police, and Brian's angry girlfriend, the duo take refuge in a training convent for nuns. In disguise, they convince Sister Superior that they're nuns, a charade they're forced to maintain as their enemies arrive.

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