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Weekend at Bernie's (1989)

Starring: Bruce Paul Barbour, Don Calfa Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (63 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: Bruce Paul Barbour, Don Calfa, Dan Cox, Eloise DeJoria, Louis Giambalvo
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
  • DVD Release Date: July 12, 2005
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00094ARJQ
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,854 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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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 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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It sounded like a great weekend away at their boss Bernie's beach side pleasure palace. But when working stiffs Larry and Richard (McCarthy and Silverman) arrive to find a real stiff their murdered boss they're forced to concoct a crazy scheme to avoid being implicated and/or dead themselves! With Bernie propped up and his death effectively covered up, Richard and Larry's weekend getaway becomes exactly that as they dodge curious babes, a curtain of bullets and one confused hit man!

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You ask why I gave this movie 5 stars?, January 18, 2008
By Victoria A. Wildermuth (Odessa, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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I gave this film 5 stars because it is one of those rare movies that made me laugh out loud! This is a very dark comedy about 2 idiots who find their boss dead and convince hundreds of gullible people that he is actually alive. They walk him around a resort, go boating with his remains, have parties. They even convince the hitman who killed Bernie that he's still alive! So, you guessed it, the hitman tries and tries again to "kill" Bernie. The physical humor is absolutely the best. It's a unique concept. I guarantee that you will laugh until you hurt. It's totally 80's with a great theme song sung by Jermaine Stewart. Highly recommended.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Dark Comedy, Light Fun, June 10, 2004
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The cast is perfect and the sets, music, and all that went into this movie seem to meld to make a very funny movie. Andrew McCarthy as Larry Wilson and Jonathan Silverman as Richard Parker are a good match for co-workers at an insurance company. Larry the brown nosing party man and Richard the hard working nerd. When Richard discovers a two million dollar mistake in claims their boss Bernie invites them over for the weekend to discuss it. What happens after that is sick, demented, and funny. Any fan of "8 Heads in a Duffel Bag" and "The Whole Nine Yards" should enjoy it. This is one of those rare movies were seeing a dead person being lugged around, beat up, dropped, bareface ski, washed around in the tide, shot, strangled, and more is just plain outrageously funny.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars weekend at bernies, November 12, 2006
By Karen Darke (London, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This is a great film to make you laugh. Just old fashioned humor, I laughed from start to finish. The corps [bernie] is great and the two guys on holiday for the weekend have unfortunatley fallen into a difficult situation and try hard to get out of it, with many histerical idea's. Certainly a film to cheer you up on a cold dark evening, my sides ached after watching it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars STILL funny!
First saw this movie as part of a double feature at a cheap theater. LOVED it! It's still funny. My grandson roared!

Published 1 month ago by Cathy L. Craigo

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Movie
Bought this for my wife since it's one of her fave's. Everyone could probably find a few laughs with this one.
Published 3 months ago by S. Crane

5.0 out of 5 stars Weekend at Bernie's
This old film is very funny, the dvd disk have two faces, one face the format is Full Screen and other face the format is Widescreen, I recomend this Item....
Published 5 months ago by Carlos Seravalli Rojas

4.0 out of 5 stars very funny, laughed inspite of myself
The interesting and refreshingly novel plot, colorful characters, good scenery, and superb acting make this movie enjoyable. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Roberta Green

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Childhood Favorite!!!
Ever since I was a kid, I've loved this movie. Richard and Larry find out that someone is stealing money from their company. It turns out to be their boss, Bernie Lomax. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Pumpkin Man

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent to have a good time
If you want to live longer you have to laugh a lot. With this motion picture you will spend more than one hour laughing, garanteed. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Caonabo Javier Peguero

4.0 out of 5 stars Weekend at Bernie's - a macabre, slapstick sort of thing, but very funny.
Weekend at Bernie's - a macabre, slapstick sort of thing, but very funny. My son loved it as a teenager, so what does that tell you? Read more
Published 14 months ago by Len C.

4.0 out of 5 stars Why don't we just pretend he didn't die? Just for a bit!
Oh, WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S. I remember watching this at a prepubescent age over and over, at a time when the mere sight of someone getting hit by something was funny (so I guess... Read more
Published 18 months ago by George Graham

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Apparently, the first time we saw this movie, years ago, we were much younger and dumber. Age has given us a better perspective on the coarsening
of America. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Ann O. Nymus

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