Held Up (1999)
Director:
Steve Rash
Tagline:
« To control a hostage situation… Act calm Think fast and have a Big mouth! »
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
(4’458 votes)
(4’458 votes)
Quotes:
« Rodrigo: [When Rodrigo takes Mike from the store the first time and learns that Mike and Sheriff Pembry already know each other, and the sheriff hates him, he whines to Mike] "Man, you're not worth anything as a hostage! I have to get in line just to shoot you!"
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« Rusty: You bustin' a move on me, Puffy?
»
« Rusty: Puffy is rough! He is tough and will kick your ass westside!
»
Trailer:
Held Up
Runtime:89 minutes
Plots:
What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael’s woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is taken hostage in a stickup at the local Sip and Zip.
While they’re on vacation in the Southwest, Rae finds out her man Michael spent their house money on a classic car, so she dumps him, hitching a ride to Vegas for a flight home. A kid promptly steals Michael’s car, leaving him at the Zip & Sip, a convenience store. Three bumbling robbers promptly stage a hold up. Two take off with the cash stranding the third, with a mysterious crate, just as the cops arrive. The robber takes the store hostage. As incompetent cops bring in a SWAT team and try a by-the-book rescue, Michael has to keep the robber calm, find out what’s in the crate, aid the negotiations, and get back to Rae. The Stockholm Syndrome asserts its effect.
