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Sister Act

Sister Act is a 1992 American musical crime comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and written by Paul Rudnick (billed as Joseph Howard). It stars Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer forced to hide in a convent after being placed in a witness protection program. It also features Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, and Harvey Keitel.

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Box office
$231.6 million
Budget
$31 million
Cinematography
Adam Greenberg
Country
United States
Directed by
Emile Ardolino
Distributed by
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

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Reception

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Musical

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Sister Act

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Edges138
Triples129
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014388
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Sister Act

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related to Musical · 46
Sister Act → Ako Mitchell, Alliance Theatre, Anthony Van Laast, Atlanta, Best Musical, Broadway, California, Chris Jarman, Claire Greenway, December, Deloris, Dutch, Eddie, February, Following, Georgia, Ian Lavender, It, January, Julia Sutton
related to Production · 26
Sister Act → As, Bette Midler, Carrie Fisher, Church Streets, December, Deloris, Disney, Eventually, Filming, However, Joseph Howard, Midler, Nancy Meyers, Noe Valley, Paul's Catholic Church, Robert Harling, Rudnick, San Francisco, Scott Rudin, Screenwriter Paul Rudnick
related to Home media · 21
Sister Act → Blu-ray, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Deloris, DVD, DVDs, If My Sister's, Inside Sister Act, It, June, Lady Soul, November, Sisters, Special Features, The, The Making Of, The Region, Touchstone Home Video, Trouble, United States, VHS
related to Critical response · 12
Sister Act → Audiences, Chicago Sun-Times, CinemaScore, Goldberg, He, Looking, Metacritic, Roger Ebert, Rotten Tomatoes, The, There's, Wickes
related to External links · 4
Sister Act → Box Office Mojo, Film, IMDbSister Act, TCM Movie Database
Starring · 3
Sister Act → Harvey Keitel, Maggie Smith, Whoopi Goldberg
Edited by · 2
Sister Act → Colleen Halsey, Richard Halsey
Production companies · 2
Sister Act → Touchstone Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners I
Box office · 1
Sister Act → $231.6 million
Budget · 1
Sister Act → $31 million

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Sister ActBox office$231.6 million1.00infobox
Sister ActBudget$31 million1.00infobox
Sister ActCinematographyAdam Greenberg1.00infobox
Sister ActCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Sister ActDirected byEmile Ardolino1.00infobox
Sister ActDistributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution1.00infobox
Sister ActEdited byColleen Halsey1.00infobox
Sister ActEdited byRichard Halsey1.00infobox
Sister ActLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Sister ActMusic byMarc Shaiman1.00infobox
Sister ActProduced byTeri Schwartz1.00infobox
Sister ActProduction companiesTouchstone Pictures1.00infobox
Sister ActProduction companiesTouchwood Pacific Partners I1.00infobox
Sister ActRelease dateMay 29, 1992 (1992-05-29)1.00infobox
Sister ActRunning time100 minutes1.00infobox
Sister ActStarringWhoopi Goldberg1.00infobox
Sister ActStarringMaggie Smith1.00infobox
Sister ActStarringHarvey Keitel1.00infobox
Sister ActWritten byPaul Rudnick (as Joseph Howard)1.00infobox
Sister Actis a1992 American musical crime comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and written by Paul Rudnick0.90text

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