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A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.
Directors
Whoopi Goldberg
Deloris Van Cartier …
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
Ruth Kobart
Choir Nun
Susan Browning
Choir Nun
Edith Diaz
Choir Nun
Beth Fowler
Choir Nun
Joseph Maher
Bishop O'Hara
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Whoopi Goldberg and Dame Maggie Smith are on top form in this engaging comedy thriller. Goldberg "Deloris van Cartier" witnesses her gangster boyfriend commit murder. When she is drafted in by the police to testify against him, she is put into a witness protection scheme with a difference. She is to hide out in a convent under the tutelage of Dame Maggie's "Mother Superior". After initial clashes on just about everything, Goldberg - "Sister Mary Clarence" - finally finds a sense of purpose with the choir - and soon that choir is attracting global attention, even the Pope is coming to hear them sing. Of course, the publicity isn't all good - and her boyfriend "Vince" (Harvey Keitel) soon tracks her down. Can she be rescued from his evil clutches? This is an enjoyable film to watch. Once it gets going, there are plenty toe-tapping musical numbers and both women at the top of the bill, as well as the feisty Mary Wickes ("Sister Mary Lazarus"), are clearly having some fun having a funny and well paced script to work too. The conclusion is pretty much as you'd expect, descending just a little too much into slapstick for my liking before a rousing Papal audience! To be honest - there is nothing here not to like. Good fun!
Geronimo196726 Aug, 2023
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