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Sister Act

1992 film directed by Emile Ardolino

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When lively lounge singer Deloris sees her mobster beau commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, she proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters.

Released: 1992-05-28100 minDir: Emile ArdolinoMusic, Comedy

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg as Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
Maggie Smith as Mother Superior
Kathy Najimy as Sister Mary Patrick
Wendy Makkena as Sister Mary Robert
Mary Wickes as Sister Mary Lazarus
Harvey Keitel as Vince LaRocca

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Key facts

Directed by: Emile Ardolino
Written by: Paul Rudnick (as Joseph Howard)
Produced by: Teri Schwartz
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg Maggie Smith Harvey Keitel
Cinematography: Adam Greenberg
Edited by: Colleen Halsey Richard Halsey
Music by: Marc Shaiman
Production companies: Touchstone Pictures Touchwood Pacific Partners I
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date: May 29, 1992 ( 1992-05-29 )
Running time: 100 minutes
Country: United States
Language

Key dates

Published: 1992

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: comedy film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Followed by: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Director: Emile Ardolino
Screenwriter: Paul Rudnick
Cast member: Susan Browning
Composer: Marc Shaiman
Producer

Article

Sister Act is a 1992 American musical crime comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and written by Paul Rudnick (billed as Joseph Howard). It stars Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer forced to hide in a convent after being placed in a witness protection program. It also features Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, and Harvey Keitel.

Receiving mixed to favorable reviews, Sister Act was one of the most financially successful comedies of the early 1990s, grossing $231.6 million worldwide against a $31 million budget. Its success extended to the home video market, and it was the most rented film of 1993 in the United States. The film spawned a franchise, which consists of the critically panned 1993 sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and a musical adaptation, which premiered in 2006. A third film is in development for Disney+.