Movie
Sister Act
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1992-05-28
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Music, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Touchstone Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Bill Nunn as Lt. Eddie Souther
- Robert Miranda as Joey
- Richard Portnow as Willy
- Ellen Albertini Dow as Choir Nun
- Carmen Zapata as Choir Nun
- Pat Crawford Brown as Choir Nun
Crew
- Emile Ardolino - Director
- Paul Rudnick - Writer
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