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Sister Act

1992 · Film · 100 min

  • Music
  • Comedy

Plot

When lively lounge singer Deloris sees her mobster beau commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, she proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters.

About Sister Act

Sister Act is a 1992 American musical crime comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and written by Paul Rudnick (billed as Joseph Howard). It stars Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer forced to hide in a convent after being placed in a witness protection program. It also features Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, and Harvey Keitel. Receiving mixed to favorable reviews, Sister Act was one of the most financially successful comedies of the early 1990s, grossing $231.6 million worldwide against a $31 million budget. Its success extended to the home video market, and it was the most rented film of 1993 in the United States. The film spawned a franchise, which consists of the 1993 sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and a musical adaptation, which premiered in 2006. A third film is in development for Disney+.

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Cast

  • Whoopi GoldbergDeloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
  • Maggie SmithMother Superior
  • Kathy NajimySister Mary Patrick
  • Wendy MakkenaSister Mary Robert
  • Mary WickesSister Mary Lazarus
  • Harvey KeitelVince LaRocca
  • Bill NunnLt. Eddie Souther
  • Robert MirandaJoey
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