Camille Brand (Whoopi Goldberg) asks if The Color Purple (1985) is on. Whoopi Goldberg made her debut as an actress in the movie The Color Purple (1985).
This is also the second time the movie has been mentioned.
When Camille (Whoopi Goldberg) first appears onscreen, the song "Devil with the Blue Dress" plays. The song is also one of the first songs Goldberg sings in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) 8 years later.
Both Judd Nelson (Policeman) and Whoopi Goldberg (Camille) starred with Bruce Willis' future wife Demi Moore (they didn't start dating until 2 years later). Judd was in St. Elmo's Fire with Demi Moore, and in 1990 (when Bruce and Demi were married and their first kid) Demi Moore starred in "Ghost" with Whoopi.