Movies / Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: English
Countries: USA
Weekend at Bernie's starts when two lowly clerks at an insurance agency uncover a $2million fraud and report it to their boss, Bernie (Terry Kiser). Unfortunately for them, Bernie is the one behind 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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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Ted Kotcheff | ... |
Writers (1) | Credit |
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Robert Klane | (written by) |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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Andy Summers | ... |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Joan E. Chapman | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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François Protat | ... |
Actors (49) | Credit |
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Andrew McCarthy | Larry Wilson |
Anthony Mannino | Superintendant |
Augustina Berlings | Larry's Pick-Up |
Bruce Paul Barbour | Beach Bum (as Bruce Barbour) |
Catherine Mary Stewart | Gwen Saunders |
Catherine Parks | Tina, Vito's Girl |
Cindy Foster Jones | Girl at Ambulance |
Dan Cox | Handsome Guy |
Dan Preston | Exercise Trainer |
Dan Wargo | Party Guest |
David Arey | Male Model |
Don Calfa | Paulie, Vito's Hit Man |
Edward Little Dean | East Bay Water Taxi Driver |
Eloise DeJoria | Tawny (as Eloise Broady) |
George Cheung | Lomax's Garener |
Gregory Salata | Marty, Vito's Assistant |
Jack Canon | Murray Rose |
Jack Hallett | Tennis Pro buying Bernie's Car |
Jason Woliner | Bratty Kid |
Jean Liles | Girl on Dock |
John Bennes | Harvey |
Jonathan Silverman | Richard Parker |
Joyce Bowden-Kirby | Fashion Designer (as Joyce Bowden) |
Leslie Sternchak | Girl at Party |
Lisa Sherrill Gannon | 1st Beach Girl |
Lorri Lindberg | Authoress |
Lou Criscuolo | First Islander |
Louis Giambalvo | Vito |
Margaret Hall | Lomax's Secretary |
Mark Kenneth Smaltz | Harris, Security Oficer |
Mert Hatfield | Cop |
Nello Tare | Party Man |
Patricia Roseman | Female Model |
Patt Noday | Party Guest #7 (uncredited) |
Phillip V. Caruso | Newspaper Photographer / Arrest Scene (uncredited) |
Polly Segal | Woman in Elevator |
Rachel Lewis | 2nd Beach Girl |
Richard W. Boucher | 2nd Handsome Man |
Robert L. Horen | Maitre' D (as Bob Horen) |
Ronald C. Ross | Man at Table (as Ronald Ross) |
Scooby Vincent | Michelle, Girl on Boat (as Michelle Vincent) |
Skeet Ulrich | Extra (uncredited) |
Stefanos Miltsakakis | Klaus the Body Builder |
Stephen Fischer | Man on Elevator |
Steve Howard | Plastic Surgeon |
Ted Kotcheff | Jack Parker, Richard's Dad |
Terry Kiser | Bernie Lomax |
Timothy Perez | Central Park Mugger |
Tina Diane King | 2nd Girl at Party |