This week on Chain Link Theater, we follow the chain from the bloody warehouse floor and color-coded nicknames straight into the Reno lounge scene and the holiest hideout in San Francisco. We’re tracking Harvey Keitel, an actor who usually solves problems with a gun, as he chases Whoopi Goldberg right into the habits of Emile Ardolino’s musical juggernaut, Sister Act.
We talk about the whiplash of seeing Keitel apply his signature intensity to a Disney comedy villain, and we discuss how his specific brand of menace fits into a world of singing nuns and slapstick humor.
Then we crack open Sister Act itself: the box office smash, the cultural nostalgia, and the bizarre collision of mob violence and gospel music. We break down the structure of the script, the mechanics of the musical numbers, and the "fish out of water" formula to see how this 90s staple holds up today.
Put on your habit and get ready for choir practice—because this week, Chain Link Theater is going undercover in the convent to find out if this movie still hits the high notes.
