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Weekend at Bernie's is a 1989 American dark comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Robert Klane, and starring Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Terry Kiser. It tells the story of two young insurance corporation employees who discover that their boss Bernie is dead after arriving at his house in The Hamptons. While attempting to convince people that Bernie is still alive until they can leave to prevent them from being falsely suspected for causing his death, they discover that Bernie had ordered their assassinations to cover up his embezzlement. Weekend at Bernie's grossed $30 million on a $15 million budget. The film's success inspired a sequel titled Weekend at Bernie's II (1993).
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1989 · 1h 38m · Comedy · Crime
TMDB 6.4/10 (1,154 votes)
Two young insurance corporation employees try to pretend that their murdered employer is alive by puppeteering his dead body, leading a hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.
Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Box office $30M worldwide
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Ted KotcheffDirector
Andrew McCarthyas Larry Wilson
Jonathan Silvermanas Richard Parker
Catherine Mary Stewartas Gwen Saunders
Terry Kiseras Bernie Lomax
Don Calfaas Paulie, Vito's Hit Man
Catherine Parksas Tina, Vito's Girl
Eloise DeJoriaas Tawny
Gregory Salataas Marty
Louis Giambalvoas Vito
Ted Kotcheffas Jack Parker
Margaret Hallas SecretaryTTimothy Perezas Mugger
Mark Kenneth Smaltzas Security OfficerAAnthony Manninoas Superintendent