Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

The sisters come back to Delores's show to get her back as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of students in their parochial school which is doomed for closure. One of the girls... See full summary »

Director:

Bill Duke

Writers:

Joseph Howard (characters), James Orr,

Stars:

Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Barnard Hughes

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
Kathy Najimy	...	Sister Mary Patrick
Barnard Hughes	...	Father Maurice
Mary Wickes	...	Sister Mary Lazarus
James Coburn	...	Mr. Crisp
Michael Jeter	...	Father Ignatius
Wendy Makkena	...	Sister Mary Robert
Sheryl Lee Ralph	...	Florence Watson
Robert Pastorelli	...	Joey Bustamente
Thomas Gottschalk	...	Father Wolfgang
Maggie Smith	...	Mother Superior
Lauryn Hill	...	Rita Louise Watson
Brad Sullivan	...	Father Thomas
Alanna Ubach	...	Maria
Ryan Toby	...	Westley Glen 'Ahmal' James

Storyline

The sisters come back to Delores's show to get her back as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of students in their parochial school which is doomed for closure. One of the girls, who is the most talented of the bunch, is forbidden to sing by her mother, although the choir has made it to the state championship. A group of stereotypical incompetent monks tries to stop them.

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Plot Keywords:

school | nun | choir | catholic school | monk | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 December 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cambio de hábito 2

Filming Locations:

Bank of America Building - 555 California Street, San Francisco, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

£3,503,231 (UK) (15 April 1994)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first movie for Lauryn Hill, Ryan Toby and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

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Goofs

Before the kids go out onto the stage to perform in the competition, Father Maurice speaks to them backstage. During that scene the kids' positions change several times, when they are shot to look like they are in the same position throughout the scene.

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Quotes

Sister Mary Clarence: [singing] Get up off of that thing!

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Crazy Credits

The cast sings and dances to "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Chris Rock/The Wallflowers (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Never Should've Let You Go"
Produced by Joe and Keith Miller
Performed by Hi-Five
Written by Eric Foster White

User Reviews

She's back

It's one year later, Deloris has returned back to singing in Las Vegas, mobsters locked up. Things are OK until she is asked a favor by the head nun to return as a music teacher at the school the church runs. Things don't start off correctly, a bunch of neighborhood students, kids who have seen rough times, she tries to show them the talent they have in their voices. But it is going take some time and patience to prepare them for a big singing show. One day while practicing Deloris discovers that the students have been invited to sing for the pope, which we all hope it will go well. This was one of the best movies Whoopi has done.