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Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart

Weekend at Bernie's starts when two lowly clerks at an insurance agency uncover a $2 million fraud and report it to their boss, Bernie (Terry Kiser). Unfortunately for them, Bernie is the one b...( read more  read more... )ehind the fraud, and he invites them to his island beach house for the weekend, where he intends to have them killed by his mob contacts. Unfortunately for Bernie, the mob decides to rub him out instead--and thus begin the necrotic hijinks. The clerks, Richard (Jonathan Silverman) and Larry (Andrew McCarthy), arrive and discover Bernie's body. At first they panic and start to call the police, but when a party of islanders sweeps in, Richard and Larry also discover that the local residents are so self-absorbed they don't notice that Bernie is dead. So if our heroes can just convince everyone that Bernie is still alive for they weekend, they can have a splendid time. Unfortunately, they also convince the mob hitman, who keeps trying to take Bernie out. Weekend at Bernie's was made at the height of 1980s fashion and features many amusing outfits and hairstyles--often the styles are funnier than the dialogue, and the characters are tissue-paper thin. Still, there's no denying that the movie chugs along from bit to bit and never takes itself more seriously than it should. A cheerful, disposable piece of fluff. --Bret Fetzer

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PG-13, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Ted Kotcheff

Release Date: July 5, 1989

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DVD Release Date: December 15, 1999

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  • SirPant
    September 29, 2009
    SirPant
    Not the greatest 80's comedy but entertaining enough
  • QueenCityFilms
    February 17, 2008
    QueenCityFilms
    probably the most realistically improbable movie i've ever seen...wouldn't that body start to FUCKING REEK?!...but that's not the point...it's funny.
  • AgentLexi2132
    February 3, 2008
    AgentLexi2132
    Pending Review...

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  • sanjurosamurai
    November 23, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    great stuff, one of the great comedies i saw at least 10 times as a kid
  • StaisilD
    September 29, 2007
    StaisilD
    Hilarious, totally off the wall black comedy about two buddies (Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman) whose boss, Bernie, has been bumped off by gangsters but whose death goes unrecognized the entire weekend by his self-centered beach friends. Utterly tasteless, goofy, ridiculo...( read more)us, wonderfully funny movie with loads of quirky characters. The duo of McCarthy and Silverman is almost flawless. They are wonderful to watch. Together they almost remind me of classic pairs like Laurel & Hardy or Abbot & Costello. His performance as the all too lively when dead Bernie is one of the funniest silent comic jobs in recent movies, as his semi-smile and sunglasses make him seem crocked more than dead to everyone dancing on the beach front at his house. All in all, a good comedy.
  • penelopevenus14
    November 2, 2009
    penelopevenus14
    Good movie for a good laugh
  • fluturash
    October 11, 2009
    fluturash
    an intention to comedy where there should be nothing. i went through half the film without even laughing and the other half wasn't much different. the '80s do not rock as much as they should.
    p.s. those outfits really make you wanna stick to the present and reconsider bad taste.
  • amy3070
    September 2, 2009
    amy3070
    Ive seen it its really funny.
  • erriku84
    August 23, 2009
    erriku84
    Highly overrated movie, but still a classic.
  • TheNarrator
    August 11, 2009
    TheNarrator
    Surprisingly, both funny and watchable.

    Richard and Larry are both likable characters who bring a smile to your face. Andrew McCarthy is particularly comic as Larry. The two have contrasting personalities, but this adds to the fun.

    The story is pretty lame, but ...( read more)somehow, it works. With humourous gags and quips lasting the entire film, this is a light-hearted wonder that will entertain and amuse.

    Despite the fact that it is completely ridiculous, at no point is the film trying to be serious... Come on people, this is a comedy!

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