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:

Cambio de hábito 2

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 Mary Lazarus is teaching a student a musical scale, she accidentally whacks herself with the baton. The baton's impact and the sound effect do not match.

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Quotes

Sister Mary Clarence: [after learning of the school's demise] We are going to fix this!
Sister Mary Lazarus: You said we as in you're staying?
Sister Mary Clarence: Yes we, as in yes I am staying!

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Crazy Credits

Sister Mary Lazarus says "Now wait a minute!" before the credits roll.

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Alternate Versions

On some TV broadcasts, a small cut is made during the first musical number to obscure an obscenity, when a character proclaims, "I was a ho" during the number.

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Connections

References Family Matters (1989)

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Soundtracks

Bad Girls
Written by Donna Summer, Bruce Sudano, Eddie Hokenson (as Edward Hokenson) and Joe Esposito (as Joe "Beans" Esposito)

User Reviews

I love this film!

As someone who is more into edgy, thriller movies, I would just DIE of embarrassment if anyone I know knew how much I love this film! I don't know why, because it is an eternal cheese-fest, but it is such a feel-good film. I love everything about it from the Whoopi Goldberg and Lauren Hill to the corny storyline. OK, so it's certainly no masterpiece, but it's also no Teenwolf 2 either. I think this is an underrated gem and deserves more than the 4.5 rating it has received. It's worth watching just to hear the amazing voices of some of the individuals involved. I think everyone has a cheesy film they secretly love, and this is definitely mine - just don't tell anyone!!!!