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Mettons les voiles

Original title: Nuns on the Run
  • 1990
  • PG-13
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
9.4K
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Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle in Mettons les voiles (1990)
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 determines 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 Triads, Casey and the police in relentless pursuit.  
But after their car inevitably runs out of fuel in front of a convent, Brian and Charlie act quickly to disguise themselves as two of the ugliest nuns imaginable. Passing themselves as nuns from a different order awaiting a missionary assignment, the two 'men' enjoy their undercover work amongst the youthful co-eds studying at the school. Meanwhile their pursers begin to close in on their trail in this uproarious and farcical comedy.
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Two 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, the Triad, and the police at a convent, dre... Read allTwo 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, the Triad, and the police at a convent, dressed as nuns.Two 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, the Triad, and the police at a convent, dressed as nuns.

  • Director
    • Jonathan Lynn
  • Writer
    • Jonathan Lynn
  • Stars
    • Eric Idle
    • Robbie Coltrane
    • Camille Coduri
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    9.4K
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    • Director
      • Jonathan Lynn
    • Writer
      • Jonathan Lynn
    • Stars
      • Eric Idle
      • Robbie Coltrane
      • Camille Coduri
    • 51User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    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
    Robert Patterson
    • 'Case' Casey
    Robert Morgan
    • Abbott
    Winston Dennis
    Winston Dennis
    • Morley
    Tom Hickey
    Tom Hickey
    • Father Seamus
    Colin Campbell
    Colin Campbell
    • Norm
    Richard Simpson
    • Mr. Norris
    Nicholas Hewetson
    • Louis
    Gary Tang
    • Ronnie Chang
    David Forman
    David Forman
    • Henry Ho
    Nigel Fan
    • Dwayne Lee
    Ozzie Yue
    Ozzie Yue
    • Ernie Wong
    Tatiana Strauss
    • Michelle
    • Director
      • Jonathan Lynn
    • Writer
      • Jonathan Lynn
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    8Mister-6

    Fun "Nuns"....

    I'm not Catholic, and to this day I have yet to actually see a nun. But that doesn't make this movie any less funny.

    Nuns aren't what make "Nuns on the Run" funny, anyway. This is the kind of movie where two guys (Idle and Coltrane) are only trying to get out of a job they hate (running jobs for a local gangster) and end up in a steadily escalating series of disasters that make things worse than before. It just so happens that they are dressed like nuns through most of it.

    Of course, I thought that the whole cross-dressing thing was funny as far back as when Benny Hill and Monty Python (Idle's old troupe) brought this facet of humor over to us Yanks, and it still works. Must be a British thing.

    The whole business with the gangsters, the Japanese and the poor innocent girl (Coduri) caught up in the middle of the mess helps the pot to boil to overflowing. There are plenty of verbal gems within ("'Five Wounds' for short!") and one or two bits of visual humor that still bring a smile to my face.

    I still chuckle when I think of how one of the sisters comes to suspect the new "sisters" aren't what they seem after going into the bathroom after one. Get the idea? Good.

    Director/writer Lynn has done better and worse but this is one to think of when it's a rainy day and you just want a good laugh that doesn't require TOO much thought.

    Eight stars for "Nuns on the Run" and remember: Jesus is small, green and split four ways.
    6lastliberal

    Spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch.

    If you have a comedy starring two of England's best, Eric Idle (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) and Robbie Coltrane (Rubeus Hagrid in the harry Potter movies), then you just have to watch. This was a charming little comedy about two guys trying to go straight, but pulling one last job and ending up in a nunnery.

    Of course, you have the Catholic jokes, and the guys in a girls dorm jokes, some Oscar-nominated talent, an MBE, and a nude girl in a shower, but that's all icing on the cake.

    British comedy is just fin to watch. You won't end up on the floor laughing, but you will chuckle for the whole 89 minutes.

    Jonathan Lynn (The Fighting Temptations, The Whole Nine Yards, My Cousin Vinney) wrote and directed this film, and you know he can make us laugh.
    Kirpianuscus

    lovely

    It is the British comedy what you expect. Not only for humor but for the impecable script. Lovely performances. And crumbs of Monty Python. Short, a delight.
    8owenthomas-88351

    A criminally underrated film

    I was introduced to this classic by my mother at the age of 10 I'm now 31 and still enjoy it now as much as I did then. Okay it's far from perfect and the dialogue is a little lazy in places but it's still a lot of fun.
    sandspider1

    Hilarious brit film

    Nuns on the Run has to be one of the funniest british movies ever made. From the very start it is genuinely funny. I have been a big fan of Eric Idle for years due to The Monty Python films,sketches etc and in Nuns on the Run is comic standard is definitely up to scratch. If you like a laugh or brit films, watch this.

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    • Trivia
      Michael Palin was offered the role of Charlie McManus but other work commitments rendered him unavailable.
    • Goofs
      When Brian and Charlie's car runs out of gas, Brian holds the steering wheel with both hands but what is heard is the engine stalling and the starter engine being cranked.
    • Quotes

      Charlie McManus: [teaching Brian how to cross himself] Spectacles, testicles, wallet, and watch.

    • Crazy credits
      Brian Hope as Flight Attendant - this is the character played by Eric Idle in the film.
    • Alternate versions
      The FOX television version has an alternate scene: When the Chinese man comes up to the car to ask why they are being followed, the newspaper Brian holds up to cover himself has a naked woman on the cover. In the television version, it is just a cover filled with news articles. This version is seen on FX and Fox's owned and operated networks.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Joe Versus the Volcano/The Handmaid's Tale/Bad Influence/Coupe De Ville/Love at Large (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      The Race
      Composed by Boris Blank and Dieter Meier

      Performed by Yello

      Courtesy of Phonogram Limited

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 4, 1990 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Handmade Films Website
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Nuns on the Run
    • Filming locations
      • Chelsea Football Club, Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, Fulham, London, Greater London, England, UK(Wembley Stadium)
    • Production company
      • HandMade Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,959,015
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $658,835
      • Mar 18, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,959,015
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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