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6.8/10 • 3.2K

1992-05-281h 40m

MusicComedy

No booze. No sex. No drugs. No way.

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.

Directors
Emile Ardolino
Writters
Paul Rudnick
Editors
Richard Halsey

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  1. Whoopi Goldberg

    Whoopi Goldberg

    Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence

  2. Maggie Smith

    Maggie Smith

    Mother Superior

  3. Kathy Najimy

    Kathy Najimy

    Sister Mary Patrick

  4. Wendy Makkena

    Wendy Makkena

    Sister Mary Robert

  5. Mary Wickes

    Mary Wickes

    Sister Mary Lazarus

  6. Harvey Keitel

    Harvey Keitel

    Vince LaRocca

  7. Bill Nunn

    Bill Nunn

    Lt. Eddie Souther

  8. Robert Miranda

    Robert Miranda

    Joey

  9. Richard Portnow

    Richard Portnow

    Willy

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John Chard

Jun 20, 2020

7/10

Mary Clarence? Like Clarence Williams III from The Mod Squad? When a worldly singer witnesses a mob crime, the police hide her as a nun in a traditional convent where she has trouble fitting in. Whoopi Goldberg is the sister act of the title, and boy does she have a great time with the characterisation. It's hardly pulling up any trees, and it holds few surprises, yet it's so warm and gentle with its humour it's near impossible to dislike. The laughs obviously come from Goldberg's street wise gal trying to adapt to life in a convent. The big message that unfolds, as she gets more at ease with her surroundings, is that not only can earthy girls come to be honourable by learning new fortitudes, but also that they can positively affect those around them in a perceived stuffy environment. The trajectory of the nunnery choir under Goldberg's tutorship - from wailing cats to cherubic angels - is the film's highlights, while Maggie Smith as the prim and proper Mother Superior is class unbound. Harvey Keitel as the gangster who is after our sister's blood is wasted, and the ending is never really in doubt, yet this is a good pick me up movie, undemanding fun for those after a quick smiley fix. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$31,000,000.00
Revenue
$231,605,150.00
Keywords
concertnunchurch choirwitness protectiongospelsingermurdersinging nunfish out of waterwitness to murdermother superiormonasterycatholic churchmob boss