Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

One year after the first film Deloris Van Cartier, now a headliner of her own show in Las Vegas, Nevada based on her experience hiding from the mob in a convent, is visited by Sisters Mary Robert, Mary Patrick, and Mary Lazarus. They explain that they've been working in the same high school Deloris attended when she was a young child, St. Francis High School in San Francisco, California, and convince her to return with them. Upon arrival, the Reverend Mother asks for her help turning the school around. She asks Deloris to resume her identity as Sister Mary Clarence and become the school's music teacher. She reluctantly agrees. The sisters introduce Deloris to the other school staff, including the humble school principal, Father Maurice, and school administrator, Mr. Crisp, who is eager to close the school so he can be rewarded with early retirement. In her first class, Deloris finds that the students don't take the class seriously and expect an easy "A" grade. She soon declares it to be "a brand new day" and orders them to be more disciplined. One student, Rita Louise Watson, walks out of class, but her fellow students refuse to join her, determined to earn their grades. When Deloris discovers the students are actually talented singers, she organizes them into a choir. Sister Mary Robert discovers Rita is an especially talented singer and encourages Deloris to get her back in class. She succeeds by giving her Letters to a Young Poet and advising her to follow her passion for singing. The students and staff renovate the school's old music room and begin practicing in earnest. They gain confidence by performing a rousing rendition of "Oh Happy Day" at a school assembly. While cleaning the music room one day, Sisters Mary Robert, Mary Patrick, and Mary Lazarus discover old trophies that indicate the school was once renowned for its choir. They guess that the archdiocese might keep the school open if the choir wins this year's competition, so they enter the school into the All-State Music Competition that is taking place in six weeks in Hollywood, California. Father Maurice initially objects to the plan, but changes his mind after Deloris agrees to raise the money herself and get parental permission for each student to go. The nuns host a concert for the local community in order to raise the money required. When Rita's mother, Florence, finds out she is in the choir, she forces her to quit because Rita's deceased father failed to make it as a singer. Rita unhappily complies, but, on the eve of the competition, forges her mother's signature on her consent form so she can go. Meanwhile, Mr. Crisp discovers Deloris's true identity and travels with the Fathers to pull the choir from the competition. At the competition, the students are intimidated by the talented choirs upon seeing them perform and contemplate quitting. After Deloris lectures them about letting fear run their lives, they agree to stay. Upon arriving Father Maurice prepares to announce to the choir that they are being pulled out of the competition but relents when he sees their excitement, whilst the other Fathers lock Mr. Crisp in a store cupboard to prevent him from interfering. Rita takes to the stage and briefly experiences stage fright upon unexpectedly spotting Florence in the audience but then proceeds to give an impressive solo before the rest of the choir joins her to perform an urban contemporary gospel rendition of "Joyful, Joyful" with hip-hop choreography. St. Francis win the competition and the archdiocese agrees to keep the school open. When Mr. Crisp finds them, Reverend Mother stops him from outing Deloris by saying that entering the competition was his idea. The archdiocese officials agree to keep him working much to his displeasure. Rita is confronted by Florence and begins to apologize for her defiance, but Florence praises her daughter, never having heard her sing before. She then tells Rita she is proud of her, leading to a happy embrace between them. ==Cast==