Sister Act
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Emile Ardolino
Whoopi Goldberg
Harvey Keitel
Kathy Najimy
Maggie Smith
Lois Debanzie
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Seeking refuge from her homicidal boyfriend after she witnesses a murder, a Las Vegas singer goes on the lam in a nunnery and becomes a beacon of light and hope for the nuns who live under the strict reign of their mother superior. The undercover singer makes the sisters see the sunny side of life, and reforms their outlook, as well as the church choir, with her dynamic style and personality.
Director
Emile Ardolino
Cast
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Whoopi Goldberg
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Harvey Keitel
Kathy Najimy
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Maggie Smith
Lois Debanzie
Joseph Maher
Charlotte Crossley
Beth Fowler
Tim Pedegana
Jeremy Roberts
Nicky Katt
Prudence Wright Holmes
Carmen Zapata
Al Finney
Robert Jimenez
Skye Bassett
Wendy Makkena
Zatella Beatty
Kevin Bourland
Sheri Izzard
Robert Miranda
Rose Parenti
David Parker
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Mary Wickes
Darlene Koldenhoven
Eugene Greytak
A.j. Johnson
Ellen Albertini Dow
Pat Crawford Brown
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Bill Nunn
Desreta Jackson
Ronald C Jacobs
Jenifer Lewis
Richard Portnow
Michael Durrell
Isis Carmen Jones
Terry Wills
Jim Beaver
Max Grodenchik
Georgia Creighton
David Boyce
Joseph G Medalis
Ruth Kobart
Susan Browning
Edith Diaz
Mike Jolly
Susan Johnson-kehn
Toni Kalem
Crew
Arthur Altman
Dave Appell
Gala Autumn
Hank Ballard
David Barratt
Fontella Bass
Hyatt Bass
Robert M Beall
Bruce Bell
Michael A Benson
Denis Blackerby
Lee J Bognar
Sue Bokobza
Charles J Bond
Alisabeth Brown
Susie Brubaker
Charles John Bukey
Joe Camp
Daniel Allen Carlin
John J Carr
Parnes Cartwright
Eve Cauley
Steve Chambers
Kelly Ching
Seth Cirker
William Clift
Robert Clivilles
Alan B Cohen
Sarah Connolly
Jackson Degovia
Elena Del Rio
Justin Derosa
Lee Dollar
Lamont Dozier
Howard Fannon
Michael Fauntleroy
Rhoda Fine
Carrie Fisher
Ken Fisher
Bruce Foster
Rocky Allen Gehr
Nicole Gelbard
Sister Ada Geraghty
Michael Germain
David Gertz
Jill Rene Gilbert
Cindy Gilmore
Norman Gimbel
Debra Girard
Edward Gold
Jeremy Gordon
Lynda Gordon
Dale Grahn
David Grannis
Robert Gray
Adam Greenberg
Adam Greenberg
Reverend Martin Greenlaw
Alonzo E Greer
Sandi Gross
Colleen Halsey
Richard Halsey
Suzanne Hanover
Catherine Harper
Ann Harris
Barbara Harris
Jane Harrison
Al J Hersh
George Herthel
Brian Holland
Edward Holland
David J Hudson
Mario Iscovich
O'kelley Isley
Ronald Isley
Rudolph Isley
Etta James
Etta James
John R Jensen
Brian Jochum
Neil Kirk
Nikita Knatz
Darin Knight
Darlene Koldenhoven
Dennis J Laine
Kevin J. Lang
Brian Liberman
Jimmy Ling
Jim Maceo
Molly Maginnis
Tom Malone
Tom Malone
Hummie Mann
Kal Mann
Joseph Mcgee
Ron Mcgee
Steven C. Mcgee
Mark Mckenzie
Mel Metcalfe
Daniel Miller
Raynard Miner
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Lisa Mordente
Joel Moss
Joel Moss
Judy Nord
Alan Oliney
Johnny Otis
Peter Pav
Marshall Peck
Tim Pedegana
Trish Pfeiffer
Bill Phillips
Jacques Plante
Terry Porter
Gary Price
Seth Riggs
Andrea Robinson
William Robinson Jr.
Del Roma
Curtis Roush
Thomas Roysden
Scott Rudin
Paul Rudnick
Sean Rush
Heather Sands
Teri Schwartz
Marc Shaiman
Marc Shaiman
Dee Dee Sharp
Alan K Shultz
Jill Simpson
Carl Smith
John J Smith
John J Smith
Mary Still
J W Stole
George Denes Suhayda
Judy Taylor
Danny Teaze
Philip E Thomas
Tom F Thomas
Mike Thompson
Tom Tomlinson
Wallace Uchida
Esther Vivante
Jimmy Vivino
Jimmy Vivino
Jimmy Vivino
Jimmy Vivino
Fred Vogler
Julia Walker
Kym Washington
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Lester Wilson
Christopher David Windisch
Ian Foster Woolf
Jim Yant
Elizabeth Ziegler
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for two Golden Globe (1992) awards, including best picture (musical or comedy) and best actress (Whoopi Goldberg).
Released in United States on Video November 10, 1992
Released in United States Summer May 29, 1992
Began shooting September 23, 1991.
Completed shooting December 20, 1991.
Paul Rudnick is credited as Joseph Howard, which is a WGA designated pseudonym.
Whoopi Goldberg was honored as female star of the year (1992) by NATO/Showest.
Released in United States Summer May 29, 1992
Released in United States on Video November 10, 1992