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Sister Act

In this comedy a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent. While there she turns the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire. The sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.

Main Author: Howard, Joseph. (Author)
Corporate Author: Touchstone Pictures., Touchwood Pacific Partners I., Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Schwartz, Teri. (Producer), Ardolino, Emile. (Director), Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- (Actor), Smith, Maggie, 1934- (Actor), Najimy, Kathy. (Actor), Makkena, Wendy. (Actor), Wickes, Mary. (Actor), Keitel, Harvey. (Actor), Nunn, Bill, 1953- (Actor), Maher, Joseph, 1933-1998. (Actor)
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Published: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2001]
Edition: Widescreen ed.
Subjects:
Witnesses > Drama.
Nuns > Drama.
Comedy films.
Summary: In this comedy a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent. While there she turns the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire. The sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.
Item Description: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992.
Special features: Inside Sister Act; music videos: If my Sister's in Trouble by Lady Soul, I Will Follow Him by Doloris and the sisters; theatrical trailer.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Also issued on VHS.
Format: DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.
Audience: MPAA rating: PG, for mild violence and language.
Production Credits: [Director of photography, Adam Greenberg ; editor, Richard Halsey ; music, Marc Shaiman].
ISBN: 0788829866
9780788829864
Author Notes: Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in New York City on November 13, 1955. She worked in a funeral parlor and as a bricklayer while taking small parts on Broadway. She moved to California and worked with improv groups, including Spontaneous Combustion. She came to prominence doing an HBO special and a one-woman show as Moms Mabley. She made her film debut in The Color Purple and won a Golden Globe Award for her role as Celie. She also appeared in Sister Act, Sister Act 2, The Lion King, Made in America, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Girl, Interrupted and Rat Race. She won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Oda Mae Brown in Ghost. She has won a Grammy, seven Emmys, two Golden Globes, a Tony, an Oscar, a British Academy Film Award, and four People's Choice Awards. She has been the moderator of the daytime talk show The View since 2007. She has also written several books including the Sugar Plum Ballerinas series, Book, and Is It Just Me? Or Is It Nuts Out There?

(Bowker Author Biography)

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