Sister Act (1992)

Director:

Emile Ardolino

Guionista (WGA):

Joseph Howard (written by)

Release Date:

29 mayo 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Music

Frase comercial:

No booze! No sex! No drugs!... No way!

Plot:

When a worldly singer witnesses a mob crime, the police hide her as a nun in a traditional convent where she has trouble fitting in.

Plot Keywords:

Mother Superior | Catholic Priest | Catholic Mass | Bishop | Altar Boy

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Nun better....

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg	...	Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
Maggie Smith	...	Mother Superior
Kathy Najimy	...	Sister Mary Patrick
Wendy Makkena	...	Sister Mary Robert
Mary Wickes	...	Sister Mary Lazarus
Harvey Keitel	...	Vince LaRocca
Bill Nunn	...	Lt. Eddie Souther
Robert Miranda	...	Joey
Richard Portnow	...	Willy
Ellen Albertini Dow	...	Choir Nun
Carmen Zapata	...	Choir Nun
Pat Crawford Brown	...	Choir Nun
Prudence Wright Holmes	...	Choir Nun
Georgia Creighton	...	Choir Nun
Susan Johnson-Kehn	...	Choir Nun (as Susan Johnson)
Ruth Kobart	...	Choir Nun
Susan Browning	...	Choir Nun
Darlene Koldenhoven	...	Choir Nun
Sheri Izzard	...	Choir Nun
Edith Diaz	...	Choir Nun
Beth Fowler	...	Choir Nun
Rose Parenti	...	Sister Alma
Joseph Maher	...	Bishop O'Hara
Jim Beaver	...	Det. Clarkson
Jenifer Lewis	...	Michelle
Charlotte Crossley	...	Tina
A.J. Johnson	...	Lewanda
Desreta Jackson	...	Teenage Girl #1
Zatella Beatty	...	Teenage Girl #2
Skye Bassett	...	Teenage Girl #3
Lois De Banzie	...	Immaculata
Isis Carmen Jones	...	Little Deloris
Max Grodénchik	...	Ernie
Joseph G. Medalis	...	Henry Parker
Michael Durrell	...	Larry Merrick
Robert Jimenez	...	Reporter
Toni Kalem	...	Connie LaRocca
Kevin Bourland	...	Pilot
David Boyce	...	Croupier
Tim Pedegana	...	Gambler (as Timothy J. Pedegana)
Terry Wills	...	Salesman
David Parker	...	Bartender (as David M. Parker)
Nicky Katt	...	Waiter
Mike Jolly	...	Biker #1
Jeremy Roberts	...	Biker #2
Eugene Greytak	...	The Pope
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Jeanne Basone	...	(unconfirmed)
Guy Boyd	...	Det. Tate (uncredited)
Aric Cushing	...	Student (uncredited)
Mario Lara	...	Parishioner (uncredited)
Terriel Lara	...	Nun (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Emile Ardolino

Créditos del guión (WGA)
Joseph Howard		(written by)

Producida por
Cindy Gilmore	....	associate producer
Mario Iscovich	....	co-producer
Scott Rudin	....	executive producer
Teri Schwartz	....	producer

Música original por
Marc Shaiman

Fotografía por
Adam Greenberg

Montaje por
Colleen Halsey
Richard Halsey

Casting
Lynda Gordon
Judy Taylor

Diseño de producción por
Jackson De Govia

Dirección artística
Eve Cauley

Decorados
Thomas L. Roysden

Diseño de vestuario por
Molly Maginnis

Departamento de maquillaje
Michael Germain	....	makeup artist
Robert L. Stevenson	....	key hair stylist
Julia L. Walker	....	hair stylist (as Julia Walker)
Michael F. Blake	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Dirección de producción
John J. Smith	....	production manager
David Hoberman	....	executive in charge of production: Walt Disney Studios (uncredited)

Ayudante de dirección
Joe Camp III	....	first assistant director
Parnes Cartwright	....	second second assistant director
Seth Cirker	....	additional second assistant director
Ian Woolf	....	second assistant director
Timothy J. Lonsdale	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Robert M. Beall	....	set designer
Howard Fannon	....	assistant property master
Ann Harris	....	set designer
Ronald C. Jacobs	....	lead man
John R. Jensen	....	construction coordinator
Nikita Knatz	....	production illustrator
George Denes Suhayda	....	production illustrator
Tommy 'Tom' Tomlinson	....	property master
Christopher Windisch	....	construction foreman
Mark A. Mancinelli	....	hod plasterer (uncredited)
James Passanante	....	paint supervisor (uncredited)

Departamento de sonido
Bruce Bell	....	foley mixer
Denis Blackerby	....	dubbing recordist
Charles J. Bond	....	cable person
Thomas Burke	....	sound editor
John K. Carr	....	sound editor
Bruce Foster	....	sound assistant
David Gertz	....	foley mixer
Jeremy J. Gordon	....	sound editor (as Jeremy Gordon)
David Grannis	....	sound assistant
Catherine Harper	....	foley sound effects
David J. Hudson	....	sound re-recording mixer
C. Darin Knight	....	sound mixer (as Darin Knight)
Jimmy Ling	....	sound editor
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill Phillips	....	supervising sound editor
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean Rush	....	boom operator
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley sound effects
Jim Yant	....	sound editor

Efectos especiales
Rocky Gehr	....	special effects

Especialistas
Steven Chambers	....	stunts
Justin De Rosa	....	stunts
Sandi Gross	....	stunts
Alan Oliney	....	stunt coordinator
Gary Price	....	stunts
Kym Washington	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Benson	....	camera operator
Charles John Bukey	....	best boy
Alan Cohen	....	second assistant camera
Michael A. FauntLeRoy	....	first assistant camera
Ken Fisher	....	steadicam assistant (as Ken W. Fisher)
Edward Gold	....	camera operator
Robert Gray	....	key grip
Suzanne Hanover	....	still photographer
Dennis J. Laine	....	first assistant camera
Kevin J. Lang	....	best boy
Moshe Levin	....	camera operator
Brian Liberman	....	grip
Steven C. McGee	....	chief lighting technician
Alan Shultz	....	dolly grip
Daniel E. Teaze	....	second assistant camera (as Danny Teaze)
Elizabeth Ziegler	....	steadicam operator
Bill Pelkey	....	electrician: San Francisco (uncredited)
Michael T. Travers	....	best boy grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Nicole Gelbard	....	casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Marshall Peck	....	location casting
Shannon Dunn	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gala Autumn	....	costumer
Elaine Ramires	....	supervising costumer
Mary Elizabeth Still	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Neil Kirk	....	assistant editor
Dan Miller	....	apprentice editor (as Daniel Miller)
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Daniel Allan Carlin	....	music consultant (as Dan Carlin Jr.)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Artie Kane	....	conductor
Darlene Koldenhoven	....	production vocal coach & contractor
Joseph Magee	....	music recording engineer
Tom Malone	....	orchestrator: score
Hummie Mann	....	orchestrator: score
Mark McKenzie	....	orchestrator: score
Joel Moss	....	music mixer
Joel Moss	....	music producer
Joel Moss	....	music recordist
Joel Moss	....	orchestrator: score
Seth Riggs	....	vocal coach: Ms. Goldberg
Andrea Robinson	....	singing voice: Wendy Makkena
Curtis Roush	....	supervising music editor
Marc Shaiman	....	music producer
Marc Shaiman	....	orchestrator: score
Nick Vidar	....	music programmer
Jimmy Vivino	....	music coordinator
Jimmy Vivino	....	orchestrator: score
Fred Vogler	....	music recording producer
Lester Wilson	....	musical staging
Brian L. McCarty	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Al J. Hersh	....	transportation captain
Tom F. Thomas	....	transportation coordinator
Alan Kaminsky	....	driver generator operator (uncredited)

Otros miembros del equipo
Hyatt Bass	....	production assistant
Lee J. Bognar	....	production assistant
Samuel Bokebza	....	assistant production accountant
Sue Bokobza	....	production accountant
Alisabeth Brown	....	production assistant
Susan J. Brubaker	....	assistant coordinator
Kelly Ching	....	production assistant
Sarah Connolly	....	production assistant
Lee Dollar	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Dominic Fidelibus	....	supervising copyist
Rhoda Fine	....	studio teacher
Ada Geraghty	....	technical advisor
Jill Rene Gilbert	....	assistant: Mr. Iscovich
Debra A. Girard	....	location assistant: San Francisco
Martin Greenlaw	....	technical advisor
Alonzo Greer	....	production assistant (as Alonzo E. Greer)
Jane Harrison	....	first assistant accountant
George Herthel	....	location manager
Brian Jochum	....	production assistant
James R. Maceo	....	assistant location manager
Ron McGee	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Morgan Moore	....	unit publicist
Lisa Mordente	....	additional choreographer
Peter Pav	....	production assistant
Tim Pedegana	....	assistant: Mr. Ardolino (as Timothy J. Pedegana)
Trish Pfeiffer	....	assistant: Ms. Gilmore
Heather Sands	....	location assistant: Reno
Jill Simpson	....	production coordinator
John J. Smith	....	production assistant
Philip E. Thomas	....	assistant: Ms. Schwartz
Mike Thompson	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Wallace Uchida	....	assistant location manager
Nick Vidar	....	MIDI consultant
Esther Vivante	....	script supervisor
Leon Watkins	....	production assistant
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	helicopter pilot
Tom Lent	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Jon Sperry	....	dialect coach (uncredited)
Leon Watkins	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Erik Westby	....	assistant production coordinator: Reno (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1995) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International (Sweden) (1992) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• C.B. Films (Spain)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Touchstone Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Optical and Perpetual Motion Pictures  opticals
• Buena Vista Sound  sound re-recording
• City of Reno, Nevada  thanks
• City of San Francisco  thanks
• Fitzgeralds Hotel & Casino  thanks
• Greenberg/Schluter  titles
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• Otto Nemenz International  camera equipment provided by
• Segue Music  music editing
• St. Pauls Church, San Francisco  thanks
• The Fitzgeralds Group Inc.  thanks
• Walt Disney Pictures and Television  for purposes of copyright law in the United Kingdom this picture was created by

También conocida como:

Cambio de hábito (Argentina) [es]
Monja de cuidado, Una (Spain) [es]
Sister Act: una monja de cuidado (Spain) [es]

Duración:

100 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Norway:10 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #31803)

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivialidades:

The Mother Superior dubs Deloris "Sister Mary Clarence". She states that the "Clarence" part of the moniker derives from "Saint Clarence of Concord". While there is no St. Clarence from Concord in conventional Roman Catholicism, there is a St. Clarence from Vienne who is, coincidentally, the patron Saint of prisoners.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sister Mary Roberts gives Sister Mary Clarence the clock to help her wake up in the morning, you see Sister Mary Clarence's hand reach out for clock. In the next shot, Mary Clarence's hand reaches out for the clock again.

Quotes:

Joey: What is she doing?
Willy: Oh my God, she's praying.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Paul Giamatti/Ludacris featuring Sum-41 (#30.10)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Shout

Nun better....

TIDBIT - Bette Midler was the original choice for the lead in "Sister Act".

That may have been cute (a Jewish nun?) but in choosing Whoopi, "Sister Act" gives itself a shot in the arm with an incomparable comic talent and insures every scene with Deloris/Mary Clarence is a highlight unto itself.

After witnessing a Mob hit courtesy of her boyfriend (Keitel), casino lounge singer Whoopi hightails it to her local police where a helpful cop (Nunn) puts her in the Witness Protection Program and before you can say "holy, holy, holy", sends her to the last place in the world anyone would think of finding a second-rate lounge singer.

Once the church, nuns and choir music with a Motown beat are all introduced, things pick up steadily. All the nuns are funny (especially Najimy as the eternally sunny Sister Mary Patrick) and there are so many good scenes to be had thereafter (the bar scene, the first choir practice, the blossoming of Sister Mary Robert (Makkenna), etc.), that you can't help but smile, even if you're tired of nuns as a springboard for comedy.

And there's something about the music: the gospel-tinged soul songs like "My God", "I Will Follow Him" and such lift your spirits and are infectious in their own right. The last scene in the movie is quite moving, truth be told, and lets you in on a secret... God moves in mysterious ways.

Amen.

Nine stars. These "Sister"s rock!