25 YEARS OF SISTER ACT

The supporting cast are also phenomenal, with two of my favourites for two very different reasons: Maggie Smith (the Reverend Mother) and Kathy Najimy (Sister Mary Patrick). Maggie Smith can do almost no wrong and has literally had a golden age for her whole life, whereas Najimy could say that the late 90s was here moment to shine with ‘Hocus Pocus’ (another absolute childhood favourite of mine) being released a year after ‘Sister Act’.

The legacy of ‘Sister Act’ goes far beyond that of just a film. Have you ever noticed Facebook on those rare occasions that the movie is shown again on free-to-air TV? Seemingly everyone who is anyone needs to let the world know that it's on; even on a Saturday night when people are supposed to pretend to be cool, ‘Sister Act’ trumps cool.

It's a bit of a trend for films around this time to be adapted into Broadway musicals - I’m looking at you 'An Officer and a Gentleman' and 'Ghost' (if there is a merciful god out there they will give us ‘Hocus Pocus’) - and it is no wonder that ‘Sister Act’ was destined to join their ranks. The story is so suited to a musical, and let's be honest, the film practically is one; it surprises me that they didn’t think to just put it straight on the stage. Also the song ‘Fabulous Baby’ is, indeed, just that.

Whenever we get to anniversaries like this, I always start to get nervous about the potential for a remake. I would argue that the performances are too iconic and the film too legendary to be touched. But then I was wrong about ‘Dirty Dancing’ and the travesty that is ‘The Mummy’ remake, so now all we can do is hope this gem remains untouched.

Regardless of that, I am sure that next time I’m sitting home on a Sunday (read: Saturday) night, I’m sure I’ll be up for the fantastic time that ‘Sister Act’ is, and I’ll probably be posting on Facebook about it PSA-style too. And then annoying my housemate for the next week with nonstop singing. Okay, I sing anyway, it’s a hard... habit... to break!