Nuns on the Run
“From now on, it's every nun for himself!”
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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Cast
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Eric Idle
Brian Hope
Known for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Robbie Coltrane
Charlie McManus
Known for
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Brave
Camille Coduri
Faith
Known for
Sweetpea
King Ralph
Janet Suzman
Sister Superior
Known for
The Colour of Magic
Labyrinth
Doris Hare
Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart
Known for
Mutiny on the Buses
The League of Gentlemen
Lila Kaye
Sister Mary of the Annunciation
Known for
An American Werewolf in London
See No Evil
Robert Patterson
'Case' Casey
Known for
Hidden Agenda
Tom Hickey
Father Seamus
Known for
Raining Stones
Inside I'm Dancing
Winston Dennis
Morley
Known for
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Ozzie Yue
Ernie Wong
Known for
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Croupier
Robert Morgan
Abbott
Known for
Taboo
The Diary of Anne Frank
Colin Campbell
Norm
Also in
The Leather Boys
My Beautiful Laundrette
Jonathan Lynn Director · David Kitay Composer Boris Blank Composer
Worldwide gross $11M · United States release March 16, 1990 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$10,959,015
Production
Handmade Films
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · English
Release dates
United States · March 16, 1990
Theatrical
United Kingdom · May 4, 1990
Theatrical
Germany
June 28, 1990 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 4, 1990 · Theatrical
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