Corrected entry: Sister Superior assigns Charlie to teach basketball and Brian to teach the Trinity. Although this "role reversal" makes for good laughs, none of the students knows the difference between Charlie and Brian, so the two could have easily switched jobs and not risked blowing their cover.
Nuns on the Run (1990)
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Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Starring: Robbie Coltrane, Eric Idle, Janet Suzman, Camille Coduri
Other mistake: After Charlie and Brian steal the Triad's money, a chase scene breaks out involving yelling, gunfire, and an exploding car. However, after Charlie and Brian run out of gas in the Toyota, there are instances of people walking around in the background as if nothing is happening. One person is carrying groceries while another calmly walks through a parking lot.
Brian Hope: Look Charlie, some con men sell life insurance. The church sells afterlife insurance. It's brilliant! Everyone thinks you might need it, and no-one can prove you don't.
Charlie McManus: The church isn't selling anything, Brian.
Brian Hope: Oh! Well, if the church isn't selling anything how did it get to be so rich? Just remember, wherever there's a deep human need there's money to be made.
Charlie McManus: You think so?
Brian Hope: Of course, look at Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Trivia: As an in-joke, Brian Hope and Charlie McManus are both credited as playing the flight attendants in the ending credits.
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Correction: So what you are suggesting is that Brian and Charlie do a shifty swap, and Charlie, the Catholic, teaches Trinity while Brian teaches basketball. So, what happens if Sister Superior - the headmistress, remember - walks in on one of their classes? The girls may not know the two 'nuns' apart, but she does.