Sister Act Movie Review 1992

Surprising boxoffice hit casts Goldberg as a Reno lounge singer, Deloris, who's an inadvertent witness to a mob murder by her boyfriend Vince (Keitel). The cops hide her in a convent--where she's as comfortable in a habit as a fish is out of water. Much to the dismay of the poker-faced Mother Superior (Smith), Deloris takes over the rag-tag choir and molds them into a swinging, religious version of a '60s girls group. Stock characters and situations are deflected by some genuinely funny moments and good performances, especially by Najimy and Makkena. Coached by the very clever Shaiman, Whoopi handles her singing bits with gusto, highlight of which is "My God," sung to the tune of "My Guy."

Distribution

Professional Media Service Corp., 19122 S. Vermont Ave., Gardena, CA 90248, Phone: (310)532-9024, Toll-free: 800-223-7672, Fax: (800)253-8853, Email: promedia@class.org

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Witness Protection Program, Nuns & Priests, Disorganized Crime, Mistaken Identity, Top Grossing Films of 1992, Viva Las Vegas!, Church Choirs, Gospel Music

Screenplay

Joseph Howard

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Harvey Keitel, Bill Nunn, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, Robert Miranda, Richard Portnow, Joseph Maher

Cinematography

Adam Greenberg

Director

Emile Ardolino

Music

Marc Shaiman

Producer

Touchstone Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners I, Scott Rudin, Teri Schwartz