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Sister Act

When a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire, until the sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identi

Director

Emile Ardolino

Year

Genre

comedy, family, music

Box Office

$139,605,150

Production

Touchstone Pictures,Touchwood Pacific Partners 1

Awards

9 wins & 10 nominations

Part of Collection

Sister Act Collection: Sister Act, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

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Deloris

Whoopi Goldberg

Mother Superior

Mary Patrick

Mary Robert

Mary Lazarus

Vince LaRocca

Eddie Souther

Joey

Willy

Richard Portnow

Choir Nun

Ellen Albertini Dow

Choir Nun

Choir Nun

Pat Crawford Brown

Choir Nun

Prudence Wright Holmes

Choir Nun

Georgia Creighton

Choir Nun

Choir Nun

Choir Nun

Choir Nun

Darlene Koldenhoven

Choir Nun

Choir Nun

Choir Nun

Sister Alma

Bishop O'Hara

Clarkson

Michelle

Tina

Charlotte Crossley

Lewanda

Teenage Girl #1

Desreta Jackson

Teenage Girl #2

Teenage Girl #3

Immaculata

Little Deloris

Isis Carmen Jones

Ernie

Max GrodÃ©nchik

Henry Parker

Joseph G. Medalis

Larry Merrick

Michael Durrell

News Reporter

Connie LaRocca

Pilot

Croupier

Gambler (as Timothy J. Pedegana)

Salesman

Bartender (as David M. Parker)

Waiter

Biker #1

Biker #2

The Pope

Dog

(unconfirmed)

Det. Tate

Student

Casino player

Jacquelyn Twodat Jackson

Bar Patron

Alexander Kanellakos

Parishioner

Nun

Child

Bar Patron

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Delores Mother Superior Sister Mary Lazarus Vince Larocca Biker #2 Deloris Willy Joey Sister Mary Robert Sister Mary Patrick Nun Little Delores Mary Lazarus Dog Choir Nun Det. Tate Michelle Tina

Who can name all the apostles? - Sister Act

Who can name all the apostles?

And write the names of all the apostles alphabeticallyThis is enoughYou are hopeless and I wash my hands of youMark my words DelorisIf you continue on this disruptive track it will lead straight to the devilHave you any idea what girls like you become - Sister Act

And write the names of all the apostles alphabeticallyThis...

This is enough! - Sister Act

This is enough!

Goodnight, ladies and gentlemen. - Sister Act

Goodnight, ladies and gentlemen.

So I guess eating is out of the question, huh? - Sister Act

So I guess eating is out of the question, huh?

I want us to be together, babe. - Sister Act

I want us to be together, babe.

Okay. I'll eat the thing you made. - Is that what this is about? - No, that's not what it's about. - Sister Act

Okay. I'll eat the thing you made. - Is that what this...

What's gonna happen to the act What do you meanYou're gonna get somebody else It's not a big lossYou put everything togetherYou pick all the music you tell us where to stand and everythingYeah yeah I'm a real genius That's why we're packing them inAnd - Sister Act

What's gonna happen to the act What do you...

What do you want - Sister Act

What do you want

Well, at least you got something out of all this. - Sister Act

Well, at least you got something out of all this.

Well obviously Mr LaRocca feels he can win me backby sending me this absolutely fabulous coatPut it on It's beautifulSee some girls would fall for that but not meI think I'm gonna make him wait a little while before I just let him know that IWhatConnie - Sister Act

Well obviously Mr LaRocca feels he can win me backby sending...

I know they're trying to get something on me Erniebut so far they've come up with bubkasThey called Willy and Joey in there but they were out in 20 minutesWhat were you doing there for three hours Ernie - Sister Act

I know they're trying to get something on me Erniebut...

That's all I told them, I swear it. - Sister Act

That's all I told them, I swear it.

Hey, hey, taxi! - Sister Act

Hey, hey, taxi!

Ms Van Cartier you're Vince LaRocca's girlfriend rightWell you could sort of Maybe It depends how you look at itThe guy just tried to kill me so I don't think that cements our relationshipWell you realise he's a major underworld figure don't youHe's into - Sister Act

Ms Van Cartier you're Vince LaRocca's girlfriend...

He'll track me down and kill me Can I call you DelorisCall me anything as long as you keep me alive - Sister Act

He'll track me down and kill me Can I call you...

Are you gonna stick me in a bag and bury me Forget it - Sister Act

Are you gonna stick me in a bag and bury me Forget it

Nice church huh Yeah it's very niceLook what am I gonna be Quasimodo in the bat belfry What is thisI want you to stay here for a while WhereIn the convent It's the safest place in the worldYou think Vince is gonna look for you in a conventIn the what The - Sister Act

Nice church huh Yeah it's very niceLook what am I gonna...

What am I gonna do here I'm gonna go crazy hereThere's nothing here but a lot of white women dressed as nunsWhat am I gonna do herePrayPray - Sister Act

What am I gonna do here I'm gonna go crazy...

Excuse me. - Sister Act

That is not a person you can hideThat is a conspicuous person designed to stick out - Sister Act

That is not a person you can hideThat is a conspicuous...

You have taken a vow of hospitality to all in needI lied - Sister Act

You have taken a vow of hospitality to all in needI lied

Lieutenant Souther, everything is in order. - Sister Act

Lieutenant Souther, everything is in order.

Oh, no. - Sister Act

Mary Clarence like Clarence Williams III from The Mod Squad? - Sister Act

Mary Clarence like Clarence Williams III from The Mod Squad?

Good afternoon, sisters. - Sister Act

Good afternoon, sisters.

Bless us O Lord for these thy gifts which we are about to receiveAnd yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of no foodI will fear no hungerWe want you to give us this day our daily breadand to the republic for which it stands and by the power - Sister Act

Bless us O Lord for these thy gifts which we are about to...

What are you people? - Sister Act

What are you people?

How can you let them grill me for six hours? - Sister Act

How can you let them grill me for six hours?

Something's going on. - Sister Act

Something's going on.

This is your cell, Mary Clarence. - Sister Act

This is your cell, Mary Clarence.

Fine What do we do now Pray WhatIt's 9 00 Pleasant dreamsWait Are you telling me we go to bed by 9If I were you I would use this time to think about my life and its directionOr lack thereofThere's nothing wrong with my lifeBefore I came here I had a - Sister Act

Fine What do we do now Pray WhatIt's 9 00 Pleasant...

Mary Clarence? - Sister Act

There was a raid on a pawn shop in L.A. - Sister Act

There was a raid on a pawn shop in L.A.

Vanity A progressive conventSounds awful I liked my convent in VancouverOut in the woods Wasn't all modern like some of these newfangled conventsWe didn't have electricity Cold water bare feet Those were nunsSounds wonderfulIt was hell on earth I loved it - Sister Act

Vanity A progressive conventSounds awful I liked my convent...

Yeah, I need to talk to Eddie Souther. - Sister Act

Yeah, I need to talk to Eddie Souther.

I brought you something. - Sister Act

I brought you something.

You know how sometimes it's as if you have to be yourself or you'll just burst? - Sister Act

You know how sometimes it's as if you have to be...

Out of bed, you daisy head. - Sister Act

Out of bed, you daisy head.

- Hey, wait up. - Sister Act

- Hey, wait up.

Hey, sister. - Sister Act

- Wanna dance, sister? - Sister Act

- Wanna dance, sister?

Young man, take your foot down off that stool. - Sister Act

Young man, take your foot down off that stool.

What are you guys doing here? - Sister Act

What are you guys doing here?

Come on, come on, come on. - Sister Act

Come on, come on, come on.

This turns into a nuns' bar I'm out of here - Sister Act

This turns into a nuns' bar I'm out of here

I shall ask Monsignor O'Hara and Lieutenant Southerto find a safer and more suitable situation for youOh no come on Don't send me away ReallyI'm just starting to get the hang of thisI mean look I'm not gonna endanger anyone or anything else I swearWhat - Sister Act

I shall ask Monsignor O'Hara and Lieutenant Southerto...

You don't think I see You think I took vows yesterday I know what you're up to - Sister Act

You don't think I see You think I took vows yesterday I...

Okay. Where are the basses? Oh, you should be over here. And the altos? Where are you? Sister, why d - Sister Act

Okay. Where are the basses? Oh, you should be over here. And...

Alma. Check your battery. Give me an A, please. - Sister Act

Alma. Check your battery. Give me an A, please.

Okay. Wait. Try this. Close your eyes. Visualise yourself in a room full of people. Lots of silverwa - Sister Act

Okay. Wait. Try this. Close your eyes. Visualise yourself in...

We call that an A with an attitude. - Sister Act

We call that an A with an attitude.

Oh we did it We actually sang a chordThat was excitingYeah you sang a chord for two secondsThe next thing you have to learn how to do is listen to each otherThat's a big key Big keyYou must listen to each other if you're going to be a groupI knew thatMary - Sister Act

Oh we did it We actually sang a chordThat was excitingYeah...

Welcome this Sunday morning, oh, ye few but faithful. - Sister Act

Welcome this Sunday morning, oh, ye few but faithful.

Girl groups Boogie woogie on the piano What were you thinkingI was thinking more like Vegas You know get some butts in the seatsAnd what next Popcorn curtain calls This is not a theatre or a casinoYeah but that's the problemSee people like going to - Sister Act

Girl groups Boogie woogie on the piano What were you...

Yes, the failing convent at Saint Katherine's has truly come alive thanks to the efforts of its popular choir. - Sister Act

Yes, the failing convent at Saint Katherine's has truly...

I'm gonna kill her I'm gonna kill her myself - Sister Act

I'm gonna kill her I'm gonna kill her myself

- Good morning. - Sister Act

- Good morning.

Hey, hey, you looking for me? - Sister Act

Hey, hey, you looking for me?

Hey hey you looking for me What you doing here - Sister Act

Hey hey you looking for me What you doing here

- Hail, girls. - Sister Act

Oh I'm so excited I can't wait till Sunday when we singI'd rather sing than do anything It's better than ice creamIt's better than springtime It's better than sexNo I've heard you know - Sister Act

Oh I'm so excited I can't wait till Sunday when we...

I'd rather sing than do anything It's better than ice cream - Sister Act

I'd rather sing than do anything It's better than...

All those in favour of allowing Mary Clarence to select a more worldly program, however inappropriate, raise your hands. - Sister Act

All those in favour of allowing Mary Clarence to select a...

The majority has spoken. - Sister Act

The majority has spoken.

His Holiness. - Sister Act

Come in. - Sister Act

Hello. Hey, Deloris, great news. I pulled some strings. The judge agreed to move up the trial. We'll - Sister Act

Hello. Hey, Deloris, great news. I pulled some strings. The...

Even if I wanted to no I fear I am a relicAnd I have misplaced my tambourine - Sister Act

Even if I wanted to no I fear I am a relicAnd I have...

This is a sin It's a wicked indulgenceDidn't they have any butter pecan - Sister Act

This is a sin It's a wicked indulgenceDidn't they...

No we're always gonna be togetherThat's what Diana Ross said - Sister Act

No we're always gonna be togetherThat's what Diana...

- Listen, that was a trio. - Sister Act

- Listen, that was a trio.

We found her. - Sister Act

Here's our leak, boys. - Sister Act

Here's our leak, boys.

Oh my gosh I'll be so nervous What if I forget the wordsYou're gonna go straight to hell I'm kidding I'm kidding I'm sorry - Sister Act

Oh my gosh I'll be so nervous What if I forget the...

One, two, three and slide. - Sister Act

One, two, three and slide.

- Oh, come in. - Sister Act

- Deloris. - Sister Act

I can't do this. - Sister Act

I can't do this.

They need you A bunch of nuns What for Moral guidanceWhat makeup tips Let me tell you somethingWe are talking about the pope This means a great deal to themAnd they have worked very hard for this and they deserve it - Sister Act

They need you A bunch of nuns What for Moral guidanceWhat...

Where are you going I am going to the little nuns' room nosy - Sister Act

Where are you going I am going to the little nuns' room...

There you are! - Sister Act

- What? Who are they? - Reno scum. Come on, man! - Sister Act

- What? Who are they? - Reno scum. Come on, man!

Where are we going? - Sister Act

Where are we going?

Go! - She's getting away. - You don't have to worry about her. - You got the one you came for. - She's right. - Sister Act

Go! - She's getting away. - You don't have to...

Why would anyone kidnap a nunWere they Catholics - Sister Act

Why would anyone kidnap a nunWere they Catholics

She isn't a nun She's a lounge singer Her real name is Deloris Van CartierShe witnessed a vicious crime and has been hiding in our conventShe isn't a nun She lied to usBut she was such a wonderful nun Look what she did with the choirShe made us sing - Sister Act

She isn't a nun She's a lounge singer Her real...

Reverend Mother Please I know that you and Mary Clarence didn't always agreebut we've gotta help her please We must save herWe can't leave it up to the feds - Sister Act

Reverend Mother Please I know that you and Mary Clarence...

Don't leave him bald and yowling in despair - Sister Act

Don't leave him bald and yowling in despair

What did you think you were doing running to the cops, Deloris? - Sister Act

What did you think you were doing running to the cops,...

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When a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire, until the sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identi

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Director: Emile Ardolino

Writer: Paul Rudnick

Production: Touchstone Pictures,Touchwood Pacific Partners 1

Genre: comedy, family, music

Year: 1992

MetaScore: 51/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: $139,605,150

Released: 29 May 1992

Awards: 9 wins & 10 nominations

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Sister Act Collection: Sister Act, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Also watch: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Ghost, Doctor Dolittle, Beethoven, Wayne's World, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Belle, The Color Purple, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Sky High, Mrs Doubtfire, Uncle Buck, Father of the Bride, The Secret Garden, The Witches of Eastwick, Snitch, The Crucible, The Piano, 24 Hour Party People