Sister Act - A heavenly career
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| German title | Sister Act - A heavenly career |
| Original title | Sister Act |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1992 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
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| Director | Emile Ardolino |
| script | Joseph Howard |
| production | Teri Schwartz |
| music | Marc Shaiman |
| camera | Adam Greenberg |
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Colleen Halsey Richard Halsey |
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Sister Act is a 1992 American comedy film that starred Whoopi Goldberg .
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The less than successful lounge singer Deloris van Cartier witnesses a murder. Her married lover, Vince LaRocca , an important man in the underworld and responsible for the murder, gives his followers the task of eliminating them.
Because Deloris is the only witness, after her escape, Lieutenant Eddie Souther hides her as sister Mary Clarence against her will in a Catholic monastery. There she has considerable problems getting used to it; Finally she is instructed by the Mother Superior to sing along in the nuns' choir, whose singing skills are not exactly edifying.
But Mary Clarence can give the group a clear structure, attracts talents and becomes the leader of the choir, which she teaches the gospel of the Harlem tradition. The new program of the choir attracts many people to the church again; Finally, Pope John Paul II found out about the now famous group on a trip to America and announced that he would be visiting for a concert.
But before the nuns can please the Pope with their singing, an internal police spy gives the gangster Vince a clue about the whereabouts of his former lover. Deloris is kidnapped, but the sisters of the convent do not give up and start a rescue operation. In Reno arrived, there's a chase through the casino with ample confusion as Deloris and the nuns their habit carry. The spy is exposed and Lt. Souther arrives just in time to save Deloris and arrest Vince.
In the final scene, the sisters give the expected concert for the Pope. Sister Mary Clarence - in her habit , but without a veil - again helps the choir to perform brilliantly.
Awards
The film was nominated for a Prize from the Casting Society of America in 1992 and for two Golden Globes in 1993 in the categories of Best Actress-Musical / Comedy, Best Film-Musical / Comedy and three MTV Music Awards , and won seven awards.
The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating "valuable".
Reviews
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“Not particularly exciting, but pleasing and with a light, winking comedy narrated comedy with a gangster film influence, which lives for a long time from the soundtrack and does not use the religious milieu as a framework for action without benevolence. A story that is naive and emotionally oriented for the broad family audience. "
synchronization
| Role name | Voice actor |
|---|---|
| Deloris from Cartier | Regina Lemnitz |
| Mother Superior | Edith Schneider |
| Vince Larocca | Fred Maire |
| Lt. Souther | Hartmut Neugebauer |
| Sister Mary Robert | Miriam Neugebauer |
| Sister Mary Lazarus | Alice Franz |
| Sister Mary Patrick | Katharina Lopinski |
| Monsignor O'Hara | Klaus Guth |
| Joey | Gudo Hoegel |
| Michelle | Maria Boehme |
Soundtrack
- (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave from Holland – Dozier – Holland
- My Guy from Smokey Robinson
- I Will Follow Him by Norman Gimbel , Arthur Altman , Jacques Plante, Franck Pourcel and Paul Mauriat
- Rescue Me Carl Smith and Raynard Miner
- Gravy by Kal Mann and Dave Appell
- Roll With Me Henry by Etta James , Hank Ballard and Johnny Otis
- Shout by The Isley Brothers
- Homalone by Tom Malone
- Just A Touch Of Love by Robert Clivillés
- If My Sister's In Trouble by David Barratt and William Clift
- Bar Nun from Jimmy Vivino
- Hail Holy Queen
Continuation, musical adaptation and remake
In 1993, the commercially less successful sequel Sister Act 2 - In Divine Mission appeared . After years of speculation about another sequel, Whoopie Goldberg announced in April 2014 that there was no way she would be available for a third film. In June 2015 it was announced that a remake was being worked on.
A musical version produced by Goldberg has been performed since 2006.
Trivia
- The song of the final scene I will follow him is originally by Peggy March from 1963, the melody being taken from Petula Clark's song Chariot .
- Bette Midler was originally intended to play the lead role .
- The film was shot in San Francisco , Los Angeles , Santa Monica and Reno.
Web links
- Sister Act - Heavenly career in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sister Act - Heavenly career at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Sister Act - Heavenly career at Metacritic (English)
- Sister Act - A Heavenly Career in the Online Movie Database
- Sister Act - A heavenly career in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sister Act - A heavenly career on fbw-filmbwertung.com
- ↑ a b Sister Act. Rotten Tomatoes , accessed December 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Sister Act - Heavenly career in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ^ Sister Act - A Heavenly Career. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Synchronization in the German dubbing files
- ↑ Hollywood.com , accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ variety.com, accessed June 4, 2015
- ↑ imdb .com: Filming locations , accessed on January 6, 2009