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Sister Act

  • 19921992
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
98K
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POPULARITY
2,956
479
Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act (1992)
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  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Music
When a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire, until the sudden ce... Read allWhen a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire, until the sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.When a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire, until the sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
98K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,956
479
  • Director
    • Emile Ardolino
  • Writer
    • Paul Rudnick
  • Stars
    • Whoopi Goldberg
    • Maggie Smith
    • Kathy Najimy
Top credits
  • Director
    • Emile Ardolino
  • Writer
    • Paul Rudnick
  • Stars
    • Whoopi Goldberg
    • Maggie Smith
    • Kathy Najimy
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 151User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 10 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Delorisas Deloris
    Maggie Smith
    Maggie Smith
    • Mother Superioras Mother Superior
    Kathy Najimy
    Kathy Najimy
    • Mary Patrickas Mary Patrick
    Wendy Makkena
    Wendy Makkena
    • Mary Robertas Mary Robert
    Mary Wickes
    Mary Wickes
    • Mary Lazarusas Mary Lazarus
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Vince LaRoccaas Vince LaRocca
    Bill Nunn
    Bill Nunn
    • Eddie Southeras Eddie Souther
    Robert Miranda
    Robert Miranda
    • Joeyas Joey
    Richard Portnow
    Richard Portnow
    • Willyas Willy
    Ellen Albertini Dow
    Ellen Albertini Dow
    • Choir Nunas Choir Nun
    Carmen Zapata
    Carmen Zapata
    • Choir Nunas Choir Nun
    Pat Crawford Brown
    Pat Crawford Brown
    • Choir Nunas Choir Nun
    Prudence Wright Holmes
    Prudence Wright Holmes
    • Choir Nunas Choir Nun
    Georgia Creighton
    • Choir Nunas Choir Nun
    Susan Johnson
    • Choir Nunas Choir Nun
    Ruth Kobart
    Ruth Kobart
    • Choir Nunas Choir Nun
    Susan Browning
    • Choir Nunas Choir Nun
    Darlene Koldenhoven
    • Choir Nunas Choir Nun
    • Director
      • Emile Ardolino
    • Writer
      • Paul Rudnick
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      While Paul Rudnick was writing the screenplay, Bette Midler (who was attached to star at the time) suggested he should go to an actual convent to do research. So he went to stay in the Regina Laudis Abbey in Bethlehem, Connecticut. The Prioress of this convent was Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B., who as a younger woman had been an actress, singer, and dancer in such Hollywood movies as the Elvis vehicle King Creole (1958) and the beach romance Where the Boys Are (1960). Mother Hart is still the only known nun to be a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and she and her fellow nuns enjoy watching her Academy screeners every year.
    • Goofs
      After Deloris witnesses the murder, she flees to the Reno PD and explains to the detective everything that Vince and his henchmen said to each other and to the victim right before the trigger was pulled, even describing the scene visually. However, when Deloris walked in on the murder, she actually opened the door a fraction of a second before the trigger was pulled, and had been talking to herself until the moment she turned the doorknob, so there is no way she could have heard or seen the preceding conversation that she reported to the police.
    • Quotes

      Delores: [prays] Bless us, oh Lord, for these Thy gifts which we are about to receive. And yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of no food, I will fear no hunger. We want you to give us this day, our daily bread. And to the republic for which it stands, and by the power invested in me, I pronounce us ready to eat. Amen.

    • Crazy credits
      Newspaper and magazine clippings of the nun choir.
    • Alternate versions
      TBS broadcasts overdub a quick feedback-like squeal sound during the opening musical number to obscure an obscenity, when Whoopi Goldberg's character inserts the comment "You don't give a s--t" as the song "Heat Wave" ends.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
      Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland (as Edward Holland)

      Performed by Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis, and Charlotte Crossley

    User reviews151

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Nun better....
    TIDBIT - Bette Midler was the original choice for the lead in "Sister Act".

    That may have been cute (a Jewish nun?) but in choosing Whoopi, "Sister Act" gives itself a shot in the arm with an incomparable comic talent and insures every scene with Deloris/Mary Clarence is a highlight unto itself.

    After witnessing a Mob hit courtesy of her boyfriend (Keitel), casino lounge singer Whoopi hightails it to her local police where a helpful cop (Nunn) puts her in the Witness Protection Program and before you can say "holy, holy, holy", sends her to the last place in the world anyone would think of finding a second-rate lounge singer.

    Once the church, nuns and choir music with a Motown beat are all introduced, things pick up steadily. All the nuns are funny (especially Najimy as the eternally sunny Sister Mary Patrick) and there are so many good scenes to be had thereafter (the bar scene, the first choir practice, the blossoming of Sister Mary Robert (Makkenna), etc.), that you can't help but smile, even if you're tired of nuns as a springboard for comedy.

    And there's something about the music: the gospel-tinged soul songs like "My God", "I Will Follow Him" and such lift your spirits and are infectious in their own right. The last scene in the movie is quite moving, truth be told, and lets you in on a secret... God moves in mysterious ways.

    Amen.

    Nine stars. These "Sister"s rock!
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    • Oct 14, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 29, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Давай сестро
    • Filming locations
      • St. Paul's Church, Church Street, Noe Valley, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $31,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $139,605,150
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,894,587
      • May 31, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $231,605,150
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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