Canada / Oct 23, 1985
1h 54min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Raymond Aquilon | Frankie, guardian |
| Yvan Ponton | Tremplin |
| Guy Provost | Mayor |
| Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge | Child with rabbit |
| Georges Carrère | Bank Director |
| Richard Niquette | Hostage (4 children) |
| Yves Jacques | Hostage 400 $ |
| Sophie Stanke | Nurse |
| Karen Racicot | Journalist |
| Marguerite Corriveau | Journalist U.S.A |
| Michel Daigle | Pizza policeman |
| Marie-Chantal Labelle | Lover |
| Francis Reddy | Lover |
| Claude Sandoz | Bank advertising |
| Liliane Clune | Journalist |
| Louis-Georges Girard | TV journalist |
| Charly Koubesserian | Hotel receptionist in Paris |
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| Jean-Marie Moncelet | |
| Gilbert Comtois | North Atlantic Bank Security Guard |
| Roger Léger | |
| Renée Girard | Nurse |
| Paul Dion | Truck Driver, who has his truck stolen by Lasky |
| Richard Alary | Mounted Police Officer |
| Jérôme Tiberghien | |
| Claude Gai | Hostage |
| Reine France | Hostage |
| Johanne Fontaine | |
| Guy Thauvette | |
| Michel Laperrière | |
| Luc-Martial Dagenais | News cameraman |
| Ginette Boivin | |
| Jean-Guy Bouchard | |
| Sylvie Bourque | Hostage |
| Nathalie Breuer | |
| Serge Christianssens | |
| Marie-Andrée Corneille | |
| Sylvain Giguère | Hostage |
| Maurice Auzel |
Genres
ComedyCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hold-up |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, English |
| Production countries | Canada, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cerito Films, Les Films Ariane, Cinévidéo |
| Release date | 23 ottobre 1985 |
| Executive producer | Denis Héroux |
| Production | Bernard Bolzinger, Alain Belmondo, Jean-Paul Belmondo |
| Writer | Alexandre Arcady, Daniel Saint-Hamont, Jay Cronley, Francis Veber |
| Editing | Joële Van Effenterre |
| Cinematography | Richard Ciupka |
| Assistant directors | Alexandre Arcady |
| Camera operators | Richard Ciupka |
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| Additional photography | Richard Ciupka |
| Production design | Jean-Louis Povéda, Tony Egry, Gilles Aird |
| Art direction | Jean-Louis Povéda, Tony Egry, Gilles Aird |
| Set decoration | Gilles Aird, Jean-Louis Povéda, Tony Egry |
| Stunts | Rémy Julienne |
| Music | Serge Franklin, Jacques Thomas-Gérard, Christian Fortin, Thierry Hoffmann, Joël Beldent, Alain Lévy, Jérôme Lévy, Yvon Benoît, Gérard Manneveau |
| Sound | Serge Franklin, Jacques Thomas-Gérard, Christian Fortin, Thierry Hoffmann, Joël Beldent, Alain Lévy, Jérôme Lévy, Yvon Benoît, Gérard Manneveau |
| Costume design | Mic Cheminal, Serge Morache, Charly Koubesserian, Jocelyne Bellemare, Jacques Leymond, Nicole Lapierre, Christiane Fattori, Richard Hansen |
| Makeup | Charly Koubesserian, Jocelyne Bellemare, Jacques Leymond, Nicole Lapierre, Christiane Fattori, Richard Hansen, Serge Morache, Mic Cheminal |
| Hairstyling | Serge Morache, Charly Koubesserian, Jocelyne Bellemare, Mic Cheminal, Jacques Leymond, Nicole Lapierre, Christiane Fattori, Richard Hansen |
| Budget | 1.500.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Oct 23, 1985
United States / Oct 25, 1985
Germany / Jan 02, 1986 / 6 / West Germany
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Spain / May 05, 1986
Netherlands / May 15, 1986
Hungary / Jan 22, 1987
Portugal / Jan 29, 1987
Finland / Mar 06, 1987
Sweden / Mar 27, 1987
Digital
Slovakia / Apr 02, 2025 / 12 / VOYO
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