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Weekend at Bernie's (1989)

PG-13 · 1989-07-05 · 1h 37m · EN
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Bernie may be dead, but he's still the life of the party!

Two friends are invited for a weekend to a luxury island with their boss. The boss gets killed and nobody seems to notice, except for the two friends. In order not to become suspects of murder they treat the body as a puppet and make people believe he's still alive. The killer wants to do his job so when he is informed that the stiff is still alive he's got to shoot him again, and again, and again.

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Ted KotcheffDirector
Budget
$6.5M
Box office
$30.2M

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Andrew McCarthyAndrew McCarthyLarry WilsonJonathan SilvermanJonathan SilvermanRichard ParkerCatherine Mary StewartCatherine Mary StewartGwen SaundersTerry KiserTerry KiserBernie LomaxDon CalfaDon CalfaPaulie, Vito's Hit ManCatherine ParksCatherine ParksTina, Vito's GirlEloise DeJoriaEloise DeJoriaTawnyGregory SalataGregory SalataMartyLouis GiambalvoLouis GiambalvoVitoTed KotcheffTed KotcheffJack ParkerMargaret HallMargaret HallSecretaryTimothy PerezTimothy PerezMugger

Keywords

BeachBad bossBossMission of murderFemale corpseHouse

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · CrimeTheme affinityBeach · Bad Boss · BossDialogue densityComedyDirector preference67316Actor preference158004 · 157756 · 255967Country preferenceUs

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Two friends are invited for a weekend to a luxury island with their boss. The boss gets killed and nobody seems to notice, except for the two friends. In order not to become suspects of murder they treat the body as a puppet and make people believe he's still alive. The killer wants to do his job so when he is informed that the stiff is still alive he's got to shoot him again, and again, and again.

How long is Weekend at Bernie's?

Weekend at Bernie's has a runtime of 97 minutes.

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