''Held Up'' is a 1999 American
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buddy comedy film
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starring
Nia Long
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and
Jamie Foxx
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and directed by
Steve Rash
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.
Plot
While on a road trip in the
Southwest
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, Rae (Long) discovers that her man, Michael (Foxx), spent the $15,000 they set aside for a home on a vintage Studebaker. Rae promptly dumps Michael at a convenience store and hops a ride to the airport. Soon after, Michael loses the car when a young kid cons him out of the keys.
Michael soon finds his day going from bad to worse when he's caught up in a botched robbery at the convenience store where he's now stranded. The cops (local vigilantes) show up ready for a gunfight. Michael finds himself trying to convince the gunman (Yáñez) to let him and the other hostages go, all while trying to plan how to get to the airport before Rae's flight leaves.
Cast
Reception
Soundtrack
A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on March 14, 2000, by Spot Music.
References
External links
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''Held Up''at
Metacritic
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1999 films
1999 comedy films
1990s American films
1990s buddy comedy films
1990s English-language films
1990s heist films
American buddy comedy films
American heist films
African-American films
Films directed by Steve Rash
Films produced by Neal H. Moritz
Original Film films
Trimark Pictures films
Films scored by Robert Folk
English-language comedy films
English-language crime films
English-language buddy comedy films
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