Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

Showgirl Deloris Van Cartier returns as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of Catholic students whose run-down school is slated for closure.

Director:

Bill Duke

Writers:

Paul Rudnick (characters) (as Joseph Howard), James Orr

Stars:

Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Maggie Smith

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Deloris
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 Watson
Brad Sullivan	...	Father Thomas
Alanna Ubach	...	Maria
Ryan Toby	...	Ahmal

Storyline

The sisters come back to Deloris'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:

nun | school | nun's habit | mother superior | monk | 

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Taglines:

A comedy triumph !

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | 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:

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$38,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,569,219, 12 December 1993, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$57,319,029

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

When the students are on the basketball court, Rita (Lauryn Hill) starts rapping. Her rapping was improvised.

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Goofs

When Sister Mary Clarence meets the class, Maria walks to her seat twice between shots.

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Quotes

Sister Mary Clarence: My name is Sister Mary Clarence and I am...
Frankie: [interrupts her] Yo mama!
Sister Mary Clarence: No, sir, let's talk about your mama. Who's so dumb she got hit by a parked car!

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Crazy Credits

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

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Alternate Versions

In most TV broadcasts, the ending sequence of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is chopped off in order to keep the movie in its two hour time slot.

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Connections

Referenced in Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)

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Soundtracks

I Will Follow Him
Music by Franck Pourcel and Paul Mauriat
Lyrics by Arthur Altman and Norman Gimbel

User Reviews

A funny and charming film.

I just love to read some of the negative comments on a film like this. This is a movie about a Las Vegas headliner who is called to help deal with unruly kids at a Catholic school. You were expecting maybe Schindler's List? When did it become such a crime just to enjoy a delightful movie packed with talent all geared toward entertainment?

And what talent. Whoopi Goldberg, Lauryn Hill, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kathy Najimy, Maggie Smith, James Coburn, Michael Jeter, and more. It's adorable and it handily meets its goal of being entertaining. All I can say is that I pity people who have become so jaded, or are so concerned with being cool, that they can't enjoy such a funny and charming film.