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Held Up

Held Up

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1999
1h 29m
5.9(68 votes)
Comedy

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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.

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