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Sister Act is a 1992 American musical crime comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and written by Paul Rudnick (as Joseph Howard). It stars Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer forced to join a convent after being placed in a witness protection program .
- $31 million
- May 29, 1992
- Teri Schwartz
- Marc Shaiman
- The first film’s screenwriter was partially inspired by previous Hollywood films about nuns. Writer Paul Rudnick, who’d had modest success as a playwright and screenwriter, began working on the script in the late 1980s, intrigued by the idea of setting a comedy in the world of a religious order and satirizing popular Hollywood films like The Sound of Music, The Singing Nun and The Song of Bernadette.
- Bette Midler was originally set to star in 'Sister Act' Rudnick’s treatment soon found its way to the singer and actress, who’d had box-office success with films like Outrageous Fortune and Ruthless People.
- Rudnick visited a convent to do research — and almost met a Hollywood star-turned-nun. The largely Jewish creative team knew little of the inner workings of Catholicism or the Catholic church, so before Midler’s departure from the project, Rudnick decamped to a convent in rural Connecticut that was home to former actress Dolores Hart.
- Carrie Fisher was one of several writers who worked on the first film’s final drafts. With Goldberg now on board, the star and Disney execs pushed Rudnick for a number of changes to the script, as Rudnick’s brash, provocative concept was adapted to fit the studio’s more family-friendly approach.
May 29, 1992 · Sister Act: Directed by Emile Ardolino. With Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Harvey Keitel, Bill Nunn. 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 identity.
- (105K)
- Comedy, Family, Music
- Emile Ardolino
- 1992-05-29
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- DELORIS/SISTER MARY CLARENCE WAS PARTIALLY INSPIRED BY A REAL NUN. Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain. As part of his research, screenwriter Paul Rudnick visited the Regina Laudis Abbey in Bethlehem, Connecticut, to meet Mother Dolores Hart.
- BETTE MIDLER WAS ORIGINALLY ATTACHED TO STAR. Though the Divine Miss M was originally onboard, she later backed out for reasons she came to regret: “I said: ‘My fans don’t want to see me in a wimple.’
- THE NAME OF THE MAIN CHARACTER WAS CHANGED WHEN MIDLER LEFT. The original name of the singer-turned-sister was Terri Van Cartier. It was changed when Whoopi Goldberg was cast, because, according to Rudnick, “She’d always wanted to play someone named Deloris.”
- CARRIE FISHER HELPED REWRITE THE SCRIPT. When Midler backed out, script adjustments went far beyond a name change—but Disney only allowed writers two weeks to overhaul the script after the lead actress change.
Jan 29, 2024 · The glorious musical Sister Act is heading back to the West End, playing at the Dominion Theatre from March. Adapted from the hit film of the same name, the toe-tapping show was last seen in London in 2022, and is now set to raise the roof and rock the pews all over again. This run of Sister Act has two fabulous leading ladies.
Jan 30, 2024 · Slow Burn Theatre Company ’s third show of the season, “Sister Act,” opens this weekend with an all-star cast at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Amaturo Theater. The musical is based on the 1992 film of the same name starring Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith. It follows disco diva Deloris Van Cartier, who is placed in ...
May 29, 2017 · This 1992 song by Lady Soul was likely the only song uniquely created for the "Sister Act" soundtrack. The black and white music video featured the film's actors, including Goldberg, and its ...
