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Wikipedia article




'Held Up' is a 1999 American crime buddy comedy film starring Nia Long and Jamie Foxx.

Plot



While on a road trip in the Southwest, 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 (Yez) 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 and characters



*Jamie Foxx as Michael Dawson

*Nia Long as Rae Swanson

*Barry Corbin as Pembry

*Eduardo Yez as Rodrigo

*John Cullum as Jack

*Dalton James as Sunny

*Roselyn Sanchez as Trina

*Sarah Paulson as Mary

*Jake Busey as Deputy Rick Beaumont

*Julie Hagerty as Gloria

*Natalia Cigliuti as Wilma

*Herta Ware as Alice

*Andrew Jackson as Billy

*Sam Gifaldi as Rusty

*Diego Fuentes as Sal

*Sam Vlahos as Jose

*Billy Morton as Delbert

*Harper Roisman as Howard

*Gary Owen as Clute

*Chris Scott as Gladys

*Tim Dixon as Leon

*Gerry Quigley as Horace

*Michael Shamus Wiles as Biker

Soundtrack



A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on March 14, 2000 by Spot Music.

References




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