Sister Act

Director: Emile Ardolino Emile Ardolino

Overview

"Whoopi Goldberg turned Sister Act into a surprise comedy smash. The film comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are no subtitles on this release. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer, a making-of featurette, and music videos from Lady Soul (""If My Sister's in Trouble"") and Deloris and The Sisters (""I Will Follow Him""). This last video features Goldberg and the cast. This DVD offers a very enjoyable package for all those who liked the film."

Product Details

Release Date:	11/06/2001
UPC:	0786936159295
Original Release:	1992
Rating:	PG
Source:	Touchstone / Disney
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:40:00

Special Features

Featurette: "Inside Sister Act"; Music Videos: "If My Sister's in Trouble" by Lady Soul; "I Will Follow Him" by Deloris and the Sisters; Theatrical trailer; French-language track; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; Widescreen (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Whoopi Goldberg	Deloris Van Cartier
Maggie Smith	Mother Superior
Harvey Keitel	Vince LaRocca
Kathy Najimy	Schwester Mary Patrick
Wendy Makkena	Schwester Mary Robert
Mary Wickes	Schwester Mary Lazarus
Bill Nunn	Eddie Souther
Robert Miranda	Joey
Richard Portnow	Willy
Rose Parenti	Sister Alma
Joseph Maher	Bishop O'Hara
Jim Beaver	Clarkson
Jenifer Lewis	Michelle
Purdence Holmes	Choir Nun,Choir Nun
Charlotte Crossley	Tina
A.J. Johnson	Lewanda,Choir Nun
Ellen Albertini Dow	Choir Nun
Carmen Zapata	Choir Nun
Pat Crawford Brown	Choir Nun
Georgia Creighton	Choir Nun
Lynda Gordon	Actor
Judy Taylor	Actor
Ruth Kobart	Choir Nun
Susan Browning	Choir Nun
Darlene Koldenhoven	Choir Nun
Sheri Izzard	Choir Nun
Edith Diaz	Choir Nun
Beth Fowler	Choir Nun
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
Joe Medalis	Henry Parker,Henry Parker
Michael Durrell	Larry Merrick
Robert Jimenez	News Reporter
Toni Kalem	Connie LaRocca
Kevin Bourland	Pilot
David Boyce	Croupier
Timothy J. Pedegana	Gambler,Gambler
Terry Wills	Salesman
David M. Parker	Bartender,Bartender
Nicky Katt	Waiter
Mike Jolly	1st Biker
Jeremy Roberts	2nd Biker
Eugene Greytak	The Pope
Guy Boyd	Detective (unbilled)
Max Grodénchik	Ernie
Marc Shaiman	Composer

Technical Credits

Joseph Howard

Paul Rudnick

Eleanor Bergstein

Emile Ardolino	Director
Teri Schwartz	Producer,Producer
Scott Rudin	Executive Producer,Producer
Joseph Howard	Screenwriter
Paul Rudnick	Screenwriter
Rocky Gehr	Special Effects
Mario Iscovich	Producer
John K. Carr	Sound Effects
Cindy Gilmore	Producer
Eleanor Bergstein	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Whoopi Goldberg stars in this high-concept stock comedy, and is occasionally able to inject some life into the proceedings. The premise has her hiding out with a group of nuns when her casino-boss boyfriend (Harvey Keitel) puts out a contract on her because she's witnessed a murder. Before long, she's put some Motown into the nuns' choir, given their confidence a boost, and swelled the numbers of their languishing congregation. Given the star and this kind of broad comedy, Emile Ardolino's direction is surprisingly diffident, his staging flat, and his comic editing and timing non-existent. Goldberg generates most of the film's laughs, but she's ably assisted by three excellent comic actresses in Maggie Smith, as a reluctant Mother Superior, Mary Wickes, and Kathy Najimy. Probably the film's best feature is the rocking choir, which even gets a standing ovation in a command performance for the Pope. The film's surprising success at the box office led to a sequel, Sister Act 2 (1993).