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Sister Act (1992)

Movie"No booze. No sex. No drugs. No way."
Audience Score
68
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PG 1 hr 40 minMay 28th, 1992Music, ComedySister Act Collection PosterPart of Sister Act Collection
A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.
StarringWhoopi GoldbergMaggie SmithKathy Najimy
DirectorEmile Ardolino
WriterPaul Rudnick

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 28th, 1992 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:November 6th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$31,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$231,605,150 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Scott Rudin
Production Companies:Touchstone Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
Movie Tags:
concertmurdersingernuncatholic churchgospelfish out of watermonasterywitness to murdermob boss

Sister Act Collection

Sister Act is a 1992 American comedy film released by Touchstone Pictures. Directed by Emile Ardolino, it features musical arrangements by Marc Shaiman and stars Whoopi Goldberg as a Reno lounge singer who has been put under protective custody in a San Francisco convent and has to pretend to be a nun when a mob boss puts her on his hit list. Also in the cast are Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, and Harvey Keitel. The film was followed by a 1993 sequel, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit.