SISTER ACT

Sister Act


Touchstone, 1992, Color, 100 minutes, ***½

Released May, 1992



Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg stars as a sassy, low-rent lounge singer forced to hide out from the mob in the last place on Earth anyone would look for her - in a quiet religious convent. There, her irreverent behavior attracts a flock of faithful followers - and before long she turns the nuns' tone-deaf choir into a soulful chorus of swingin', singing sisters. But when the group earns rave reviews, her sudden celebrity jeopardizes her hidden identity. Overflowing with laughs and a hilariously acclaimed cast, treat yourself to the divine comedy that bursts with '60s Motown hits - and delivers habit-forming fun every time you watch it!

Though it's a relatively new film, this is just about the best live-action musical comedy to surface in the past couple decades. It hasn't yet stood the test of time, but I predict it will become a classic. Whoopi Goldberg steals the entire show, but she is supported by a fine cast, and the music is great!



The sequel is fun, too!



Producer: Teri Schwartz

Co-Producer: Mario Iscovich

Associate Producer: Cindy Gilmore

Executive Producer: Scott Rudin

Director: Emile Ardolino

Screenplay: Eleanor Bergstein, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Carrie Fisher, Robert Harling, Nancy Meyers, Paul Rudnick

Music: various

Production Design: Jackson DeGovia

Art Direction: Eve Cauley

Set Decoration: Thomas L. Roysden

Costume Design: Molly Maginnis

Special Effects: Rocky Gehr

Cinematography: Adam Greenberg

Film Editing: Colleen Halsey, Richard Halsey



Cast: Whoopi Goldberg [Deloris], Maggie Smith [Mother Superior], Kathy Najimy [Sister Mary Patrick], Wendy Makkena [Sister Mary Robert], Mary Wickes [Sister Mary Lazarus], Harvey Keitel [Vince LaRocca], Bill Nunn [Eddie Souther], Robert Miranda [Joey], Richard Portnow [Willy], Ellen Albertini, Carmen Zapata, Pat Crawford Brown, Prudence Wright Holmes, Georgia Creighton, Susan Johnson, Ruth Kobart, Susan Browning, Darlene Koldenhoven, Sheri Izzard, Edith Diaz, Beth Fowler [Choir Nuns], Rose Parenti [Sister Alma], Joseph Maher [Bishop O'Hara], Jim Beaver [Clarkson], Jenifer Lewis [Michelle], Charlotte Crossley [Tina], A. J. Johnson [Lewanda], Desreta Jackson [1st Teenage Girl], Zatella Beatty [2nd Teenage Girl], Skye Bassett [3rd Teenage Girl], Lois DeBanzie [Immaculata], Isis Carmen Jones [Little Deloris], Max Grodenchik [Ernie], Joseph G. Medalis [Henry Parker], Michael Durrell [Larry Merrick], Robert Jimenez [News Reporter], Toni Kalem [Connie LaRocca], Kevin Bourland [Pilot], David Boyce [Croupier], Timothy J. Pedegana [Gambler], Terry Wills [Salesman], David M. Parker [Bartender], Nicky Katt [Waiter], Mike Jolly [1st Biker], Jeremy Roberts [2nd Biker], Eugene Greytak [Pope], C&C Music Factory [Vocals], Andrea Robinson [singing voice of Wendy Makkena]



Musical Program: The Lounge Medley: Heat Wave / My Guy / I Will Follow Him (Whoopi Goldberg and The Ronelles); Rescue Me (Fontella Bass); Hail Holy Queen (Whoopi Goldberg and The Sisters); Roll with Me Henry (Etta James); Gravy (Dee Dee Sharp); My Guy (My God) (Whoopi Goldberg and the Sisters); Just a Touch of Love (Everyday) (C&C Music Factory); Finale: I will Follow Him ("Chariot") (Whoopi Goldberg and the Sisters); Shout (Whoopi Goldberg, the Sisters and The Ronelles); If My Sister's in Trouble (Lady Soul)