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Sister Act

  • 1992
  • PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
111K
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Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act (1992)
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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.

  • Director
    • Emile Ardolino
  • Writer
    • Paul Rudnick
  • Stars
    • Whoopi Goldberg
    • Maggie Smith
    • Harvey Keitel
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    111K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,532
    62
    • Director
      • Emile Ardolino
    • Writer
      • Paul Rudnick
    • Stars
      • Whoopi Goldberg
      • Maggie Smith
      • Harvey Keitel
    • 168User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 10 nominations

    Videos5

    Sister Act
    Trailer 1:58
    Sister Act
    Sister Act: 20th Anniversary Edition - 2 Movie Collection
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    Sister Act: 20th Anniversary Edition - 2 Movie Collection
    Sister Act: 20th Anniversary Edition - 2 Movie Collection
    Clip 1:48
    Sister Act: 20th Anniversary Edition - 2 Movie Collection
    Sister Act: 20th Anniversary Edition - 2 Movie Collection
    Clip 1:48
    Sister Act: 20th Anniversary Edition - 2 Movie Collection
    Sister Act: 20th Anniversary Edition - 2 Movie Collection
    Clip 1:49
    Sister Act: 20th Anniversary Edition - 2 Movie Collection
    Sister Act: 20th Anniversary Edition - 2 Movie Collection
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    Sister Act: 20th Anniversary Edition - 2 Movie Collection

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    Top cast57

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    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Deloris
    Maggie Smith
    Maggie Smith
    • Mother Superior
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Vince LaRocca
    Bill Nunn
    Bill Nunn
    • Eddie Souther
    Mary Wickes
    Mary Wickes
    • Mary Lazarus
    Kathy Najimy
    Kathy Najimy
    • Mary Patrick
    Wendy Makkena
    Wendy Makkena
    • Mary Robert
    Joseph Maher
    Joseph Maher
    • Bishop O'Hara
    Richard Portnow
    Richard Portnow
    • Willy
    Ellen Albertini Dow
    Ellen Albertini Dow
    • Choir Nun
    Carmen Zapata
    Carmen Zapata
    • Choir Nun
    Pat Crawford Brown
    Pat Crawford Brown
    • Choir Nun
    Prudence Wright Holmes
    Prudence Wright Holmes
    • Choir Nun
    Georgia Creighton
    • Choir Nun
    Susan Johnson
    • Choir Nun
    Ruth Kobart
    Ruth Kobart
    • Choir Nun
    Susan Browning
    • Choir Nun
    Darlene Koldenhoven
    • Choir Nun
    • Director
      • Emile Ardolino
    • Writer
      • Paul Rudnick
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Paul Rudnick was writing the screenplay, Bette Midler (who was attached to star at the time) suggested he go to a real-life convent to do research. He went to stay in the Regina Laudis Abbey in Bethlehem, Connecticut. The Prioress, Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B., had been an actress, singer, and dancer, appearing in movies including King Creole (1958) and 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

      Deloris: [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 reviews168

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    Featured review

    A comedy classic!

    I first saw this movie when it came to video, which I think was in 1993 and I loved it, though I didn't see it again until a few months ago when it was on TBS. After seeing it on TBS, I went to the video store and rented it. I rented it because I am a big Whoopi Goldberg fan and the plot seems more interesting every time I see it. The cast is fantastic and there are great performances by Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Harvey Keitel, and Bill Nunn. The movie isn't just full of laughs, but great songs as well. Though this is an excellent movie, the sequel SISTER ACT 2: BACK IN THE HABIT is not nearly as good.
    • jellyneckr
    • Mar 30, 2002
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    • Release date
      • May 29, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cambio de hábito
    • 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

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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