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Weekend at Bernie's (1989) -- A pair of losers try to pretend that their murdered employer is really alive, but the murderer is out to "finish him off."

Overview

User Rating:
5.8/10   10,327 votes
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Director:
Ted Kotcheff
Writer (WGA):
Robert Klane (written by)
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Release Date:
5 July 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy more
Tagline:
A lively comedy about a guy who isn't. [USA Theatrical] more
Plot:
A pair of losers try to pretend that their murdered employer is really alive, but the murderer is out to "finish him off." full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Silverman Weds in Greece
 (From WENN. 11 July 2007)

User Comments:
The corpse is the "life" of the party! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Andrew McCarthy ... Larry Wilson

Jonathan Silverman ... Richard Parker

Catherine Mary Stewart ... Gwen Saunders
Terry Kiser ... Bernie Lomax

Don Calfa ... Paulie, Vito's Hit Man
Catherine Parks ... Tina, Vito's Girl

Eloise DeJoria ... Tawny (as Eloise Broady)
Gregory Salata ... Marty, Vito's Assistant
Louis Giambalvo ... Vito
Ted Kotcheff ... Jack Parker, Richard's Dad
Margaret Hall ... Lomax's Secretary
Timothy Perez ... Central Park Mugger
Mark Kenneth Smaltz ... Harris, Security Oficer
Anthony Mannino ... Superintendant
Polly Segal ... Woman in Elevator
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hot and Cold
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
Terry Kiser (Bernie)'s stunt double suffered a few broken ribs during filming due to all the pitfalls and stunts of playing a dead man; most notably in the scene involving 'Bernie' being dragged around the surface of the lake, bumping into metal floating obstacles. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Tina (Vito's girlfriend who's "secretly" seeing Bernie) is walking down the stairs after being with a dead Bernie, she's singing and her lips never move. more
Quotes:
Larry Wilson: How do you like that? The guy gets laid more times dead than I do alive. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Undead (#9.6)" (1997) more
Soundtrack:
VISSI D'ARTE, VISSI D'AMORE more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
The corpse is the "life" of the party!, 28 December 2003
7/10
Author: Scott LeBrun from Winnipeg, Canada

Two young insurance company employees, Larry (Andrew McCarthy) and Richard (Jonathan Silverman) discover an instance of fraud and report it to their boss Bernie (Terry Kiser). Unfortunately for them, Bernie is the one behind the fraud, and he asks his mobster associate to take them out. Unfortunately for Bernie, the mobster sends his hit man to eliminate Bernie instead. Larry and Richard arrive at Bernie's gorgeous beach house for the weekend and, after discovering that Bernie is dead, manage to make it look like he is still alive so that they can enjoy the rest of the weekend.

An uncomplicated, very slightly plotted farce that is actually pretty fun if it hits you in the right frame of mind. The whole thing is extremely silly and yet extremely funny at times. McCarthy and Silverman are very lively, but Kiser completely steals the movie as the title corpse. I first noticed this amusing actor on a hilarious episode of 'Three's Company', and have remained amused by his performances ever since. However, I think that sad-eyed cult actor Don Calfa ("Chopper Chicks in Zombietown", "The Return of the Living Dead" is also worth mentioning, in a good comedy performance as the hit man who grows increasingly flustered in his attempts to kill Bernie once and for all. Catherine Mary Stewart is attractive and appealing enough as the girl Richard is interested in.

It also seems to be part satire: a commentary on self-absorbed rich jerks who are so into what they themselves are doing that they can't notice (or even sense) that Bernie is dead.

The movie's Canadian director, Ted Kotcheff, appears on screen as Richard's father.

All in all, a good comedy. I give it 7/10.

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