Nuns on the Run is a 1990 British comedy film, starring Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle. It was written and directed by Jonathan Lynn and produced by HandMade Films. Many of the outdoor scenes were shot in Chiswick. The soundtrack was composed and performed by Yello.
The plot, set in London, concerns two middle-aged petty criminals, Charlie McManus (Coltrane) and Brian Hope (Idle), who decide to part company with their criminal gang because of its ...
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Nuns on the Run is a 1990 British comedy film, starring Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle. It was written and directed by Jonathan Lynn and produced by HandMade Films. Many of the outdoor scenes were shot in Chiswick. The soundtrack was composed and performed by Yello.
The plot, set in London, concerns two middle-aged petty criminals, Charlie McManus (Coltrane) and Brian Hope (Idle), who decide to part company with their criminal gang because of its new-found propensity for violence, and are especially fed up with their new brash young boss. By a farcical turn of events, they end up with the loot from their last job but unfortunately botch their escape attempt and end up with the rest of their gang, the police as well as Chinese Triad gangsters on their tail. The only place they can find to hide is a nearby convent, which also houses a teacher training college, and they dress up as nuns and pretend to be new teachers.
Much of the comedy comes from Charlie's efforts to teach Brian how to...
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