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Sister Act

  • 1992
  • PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
120K
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POPULARITY
3,114
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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
    6.6/10
    120K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,114
    234
    • Director
      • Emile Ardolino
    • Writer
      • Paul Rudnick
    • Stars
      • Whoopi Goldberg
      • Maggie Smith
      • Harvey Keitel
    • 181User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 10 nominations total

    Videos5

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    Sister Act: 20th Anniversary Edition - 2 Movie Collection
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    Top Cast59

    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
    Susan Browning
    • Choir Nun
    Darlene Koldenhoven
    • Choir Nun
    • Director
      • Emile Ardolino
    • Writer
      • Paul Rudnick
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews181

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    Music

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • 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
      In the first scene, young Deloris's teacher asks her to write the names of all the apostles on the blackboard, alphabetically. Deloris writes "John, Paul, Peter, Elvis." Until she writes "Elvis" the teacher is nodding in approval. Two things are wrong with this. First, Paul (though considered an apostle in a different context) is not one of the original twelve apostles. Second, when the apostles are written alphabetically, "Andrew" is the first. Any Catholic school teacher would have corrected her long before she added "Elvis" to the list.
    • 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

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    Details

    • 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
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • 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

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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