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Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane, Camille Coduri, Janet Suzman, Doris Hare ... see more see more... , Lila Kaye , Tom Hickey , Robert Patterson II , Robert Morgan , Winston Dennis , David Becalick , Michael Beint , Aran Bell , Joanne Campbell , Craig Crosbie , Nigel Fan , Helen FitzGerald , Peter Geeves , Julie Graham , Fred Haggerty , Stewart Harwood , Gedren Heller , Nicholas Hewetson , Dan Hildebrand , Irene Marot , Louis Mellis , Britt Morrow , John Pythian , Shirley Anne Selby , Lee Simpson , Richard Simpson , Wabei Slyolwe , Tatiana Strauss , Gary Tang , Francine Walker , Ozzie Yue , Tex Fuller , Jennifer Hall , Mary Selway , Oliver Parker , Colin Campbell , David Forman

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 straigh... read more read more...t, 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

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PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Jonathan Lynn

Release Date: March 16, 1990

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DVD Release Date: April 5, 2005

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  • SirPant
    September 25, 2009
    SirPant
    Eric Idle & Robbie Coltrane make a great pair of crooks hiding from the Mob dressed as nuns. It?s a classic! Eric Idle in drag is shockingly similar to my Gran, God rest her soul!
  • Deano78
    June 12, 2007
    Deano78
    An ok comedy as 2 bank robbers go undercover as nuns.
  • garyX
    May 14, 2007
    garyX
    Typically of British comedy, this film take two very funny men and drops them into one cliched witless situation after another in the vain hope of making the audience laugh. The result is the usual unfunny schmaltz and two middle aged men running around in drag. Ho ho.
  • deano
    February 4, 2007
    deano
    Like Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in the Billy Wilder classic Some Like It Hot, Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane are motivated by fear for their lives to dress in women's garb. They make a wonderful pair of dumbbells, both in and out of their habits.
  • DrLappos
    May 27, 2007
    DrLappos
    The above synopsis is wrong. This film was witty, funny and well acted by all. Loved it and bought it.
  • sdcraftnmom
    November 17, 2007
    sdcraftnmom
    saw this and after looking at robbie's prolie page i realized he was Hagrid... and its like omg..lol.

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David Nusair
May 16, 2005
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...a disastrously unfunny mess. Full Review

Rob Thomas
September 16, 2004
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Pretty much a one-joke film, and the joke feels about 20 years old.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 30, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

The gags run the gamut from obvious to odious.

Martin Scribbs
July 16, 2004
Martin Scribbs, Low IQ Canadian

A spot of good cheer, especially if you're looking for a movie that asks little of its viewers.

Brian Mckay
March 17, 2003
Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com

Complete crap. Idle and Coltrane have both been much better.

James Sanford
July 29, 2002
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

"makes a habit of being unfunny"

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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March 26, 2009
Variety

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Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

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  • Name this 1990 comedy, featuring Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane, and nuns. Many nuns.  Answer »
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