Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit is a 1993 American musical comedy film, directed by Bill Duke, and released by Touchstone Pictures. It is the sequel to the 1992 film Sister Act, and is loosely based on the life of Crenshaw High School choir instructor Iris Stevenson. The story sees Whoopi Goldberg reprising her role as Deloris van Cartier, as she finds herself coming to the aid of her nun friends who need her help to save her old school. Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, and Mary Wickes also reprised their roles in the sequel.
Plot
Deloris Van Cartier has become a famous performer in Las Vegas since her time posing as a nun to hide from the mob, presenting an entire dinner show based on her experience. During her latest performance, she is reunited with her friends, Sisters Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, and Mary Lazarus, who are in the audience. They have come to Las Vegas to beg her assistance.
Cast
- Alanna Ubach
- Barnard Hughes
- Bill Duke
- Bill Irwin
- Brad Sullivan
- Carmen Zapata
- Ellen Albertini Dow
- James Coburn
- Jenifer Lewis
- Jennifer Love Hewitt
- Kathy Najimy
- Lauryn Hill
- Luca Tommassini
- Maggie Smith
- Mary Wickes
- Michael Jeter
- Monica Calhoun
- Pat Crawford Brown
- Robert Pastorelli
- Robin Gammell
- Ron Johnson
- Ryan Toby
- Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Thomas Gottschalk
- Warren Frost
- Wendy Makkena
- Whoopi Goldberg
More details
| author | James Orr Jim Cruickshank Judi Ann Mason |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Las Vegas San Francisco |
| director | Bill Duke |
| editor | John Carter Pem Herring |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | ain\'t no mountain high enough break in choir cove dead end diocese experience meet music teacher nun old friend showgirl sing sister act urban contemporary gospel |
| musicBy | Miles Goodman |
| productionCompany | Touchstone Pictures |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles San Francisco |
| theme | children's comedy high school hip hop musical musical comedy sequel |