Sports movies were a quintessential part of the movie theater experience during my childhood, every bit as much as action movies or summer blockbusters, and the early 90s were the absolute heyday of the genre.
The summer of 1993 gave us both “Rookie of the Year” and “The Sandlot” — two classics embedded into the very fabric of our generation’s culture and even today are referenced by Gen-Zers who have never seen them. But it was one sports film in particular that year that snuck into hearts, minds and cinemas and has stuck with me every bit as much as those baseball-centric classics.
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. You heard me.
Yes, this movie is a sequel to a musical comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg about a Las Vegas showgirl who poses as a Catholic nun while hiding from the mob. It is also, in every single way that matters, a sports movie, and in my opinion one of the very best examples of the genre. Not convinced? Join me as I walk you through a play-by-play of this all-time classic.