Search - Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Excellent For Children Movie Release: 1993 DVD Release: 01/18/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 34 Genres: Comedy, Religious Comedy

In the sequel to the hit comedy Sister Act, Whoopie Goldberg reprises her role of Deloris Van Cartier, a Las Vegas entertainer who hid out with in a convent of nuns to avoid a nasty bunch of gangsters. In Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Deloris is persuaded to return to the convent by the Mother Superior (Maggie Smith), because her help is needed in teaching their choral students at St. Francis High in San Francisco. However, St. Francis is in a crisis, since the administrator running the school (James Coburn) is threatening to shut the place down. If the gospel choir wins first place in a singing contest in Los Angeles, St. Francis will be saved from the priest's plans. Though the plot is rather thin and derivative, Sister Act 2 is lighthearted fun, thanks to good musical numbers and winning performances from the cast. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

Whoopi Goldberg - Deloris Van Cartier/Mary Clarence
Kathy Najimy - Mary Patrick
Barnard Hughes - Father Maurice
Mary Wickes - Mary Lazarus
Michael Jeter - Father Ignatius
James Coburn - Mr. Crisp

Bill Duke's follow-up to Sister Act comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. There are neither subtitles nor closed captions on this release. Supplemental materials are limited to a theatrical trailer. Whoopi Goldberg's fans should enjoy this disc, but there is little here for the average DVD consumer. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide