Product Details

• Actors: Jamie Foxx, Nia Long, Barry Corbin, John Cullum, Jake Busey
• Directors: Steve Rash
• Writers: Jeff Eastin, Erik Fleming, Greg Richards
• Producers: Jaime Rucker King, Jay Heit, Jeff Eastin, Jonathon Komack Martin
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vidmark / Trimark
• VHS Release Date: January 23, 2001
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1573629472
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #349,629 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

In Held Up, a romantic trip turns sour when Rachel (Nia Long) learns that Michael (Jamie Foxx) used the down payment for their future home to buy a classic car. Disgusted, she leaves him at a roadside gas station in the middle of the Nevada desert. Soon the car is stolen, thieves descend to rob the place, and the untimely arrival of the police creates a hostage situation with Michael in the middle. The circumstances want to cascade into mounting absurdity, but the ending doesn't quite provide a strong capper. Still, getting there is entertaining. Foxx is engaging, and the supporting cast--including Julie Hagerty, John Collum, Barry Corbin, and Jake Busey--create a colorful collection of locals. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome,Funny Movie, December 22, 2009

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Ricardo Peralta "Gamer" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Held Up (DVD)

In this movie Jamie Fox or "Michael Dawson" is on vacation with fiancee Rae or "Nia Long" in the middle of nowhere.Until Rae dumps him then, a teenager takes his car and is caught up in a hostage situation it's just a hilarious situation after another!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars funny for the first ride, November 11, 2003

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Michael Bolts (superior, wiusa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Held Up [VHS] (VHS Tape)

if you wanna watch this over and over again I , dont...its better if you watch it once. this is about Foxx and his girlfriend leaves him and then he ends up being Held Up by some robbers who are so stupid. the cops come, or should I say uneducated cops come to teh scene. my favorite bit is where Foxx thinks he is grazed with a bullet and it turns out its a dorito chip(the part where the microwave explodes). Jake Busey and Michael Shamus Wiles(military man) add some spark as well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Jamie & Nia, were times that hard?, September 10, 2001

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"his_majesty1" (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Held Up (DVD)

This had to be one of the worst movies i've ever seen. I'm a huge fan of Jamie Foxx and Nia Long is a diva, so I figured I couldn't lose on this movie. Boy, was I wrong, the whole plot was stupid, not to mention Jamie wasn't funny. The only kicks I got out of it were laughing with my girl about how stupid we were for renting it and picking it apart. C'mon now, how many sistas do you know would get in a truck full of rednecks in the middle of nowhere?