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Weekend at Bernie's

  • 19891989
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 37m
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6.4/10
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Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
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Two idiots try to pretend that their murdered employer is really alive, leading the hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.Two idiots try to pretend that their murdered employer is really alive, leading the hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.Two idiots try to pretend that their murdered employer is really alive, leading the hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
59K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,067
479
    • Ted Kotcheff
    • Robert Klane
  • Stars
    • Andrew McCarthy
    • Jonathan Silverman
    • Catherine Mary Stewart
    • Ted Kotcheff
    • Robert Klane
  • Stars
    • Andrew McCarthy
    • Jonathan Silverman
    • Catherine Mary Stewart
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 142User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 32Metascore
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    Jonathan Silverman in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
    Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, and Catherine Mary Stewart in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
    Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, and Terry Kiser in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
    Andrew McCarthy in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
    Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, and Terry Kiser in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
    Terry Kiser in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
    Terry Kiser in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
    Jonathan Silverman and Terry Kiser in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
    Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, and Terry Kiser in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
    Terry Kiser and Catherine Mary Stewart in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
    Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Terry Kiser, and Catherine Mary Stewart in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
    Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, and Catherine Mary Stewart in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)

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    Andrew McCarthy
    Andrew McCarthy
    • Larry Wilson
    Jonathan Silverman
    Jonathan Silverman
    • Richard Parker
    Catherine Mary Stewart
    Catherine Mary Stewart
    • Gwen Saunders
    Terry Kiser
    Terry Kiser
    • Bernie Lomax
    Don Calfa
    Don Calfa
    • Paulie, Vito's Hit Man
    Catherine Parks
    Catherine Parks
    • Tina, Vito's Girl
    Eloise DeJoria
    Eloise DeJoria
    • Tawny
    • (as Eloise Broady)
    Greg Salata
    Greg Salata
    • Marty, Vito's Assistant
    • (as Gregory Salata)
    Louis Giambalvo
    Louis Giambalvo
    • Vito
    Ted Kotcheff
    Ted Kotcheff
    • Jack Parker, Richard's Dad
    Margaret Hall
    • Lomax's Secretary
    Tim Perez
    Tim Perez
    • Central Park Mugger
    • (as Timothy Perez)
    Mark Kenneth Smaltz
    Mark Kenneth Smaltz
    • Harris, Security Oficer
    Anthony Mannino
    • Superintendant
    Polly Segal
    • Woman in Elevator
    Robert L. Horen
    • Maitre d'
    • (as Bob Horen)
    Bruce Paul Barbour
    Bruce Paul Barbour
    • Beach Bum
    • (as Bruce Barbour)
    Jason Woliner
    Jason Woliner
    • Bratty Kid
      • Ted Kotcheff
      • Robert Klane
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    • Trivia
      Terry Kiser's stunt double suffered a few broken ribs during filming, most in the scene in which Bernie is dragged around the surface of the ocean, bumping into metal floating obstacles.
    • Goofs
      When Larry and Richard are getting lunch at a food stand, they see Bernie entering a building with the entrance awning reading East 70th Street. When Larry and Richard begin walking down the street, a sign behind them reads 52nd Street. Larry and Richard must have had extremely powerful vision if they were able to see Bernie from 18 blocks away.
    • Quotes

      Larry Wilson: What kind of a host invites you to his house for the weekend and dies on you?

    • Alternate versions
      Much of the explicit language was toned down for the UK DVD released 2001. Overdubs from the original actors were used to make the movie more "family friendly".
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Lethal Weapon 2/The Karate Kid Part III/Great Balls of Fire/Weekend at Bernie's/A Taxing Woman Returns (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Vissi D'Arte, Vissi D'Amore
      by Giacomo Puccini

      Éva Marton with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester (as Munich Radio Orchestra),

      Giuseppe Patanè (as Giuseppe Patane), Director

      From the Album "PUCCINI ARIAS" (IMT 42167)

      Appears Courtesy of CBS MASTERWORKS, Under license from CBS SPECIAL PRODUCTS

    User reviews142

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    Inane... but a classic nonetheless
    Using the word "classic" for this movie may be stretching things a little, but the fact that everybody I know has seen this movie -- and enjoyed it to some extent, is saying something. The concept is ridiculous. Larry (Andrew McCarthy) and Richard (Jonathan Silverman) are invited to their boss, Bernie Lomax's (Terry Kiser), house for the weekend. Bernie winds up getting killed before they get there. The rest of the movie involves the hijinks that occur when Richard and Larry decide to pretend Bernie is still alive so they can enjoy their weekend in paradise. Much of the gags include Bernie's lifeless body being dragged about and posed. What's surprising is that much of the gags actually work. It's a one-joke movie that manages to sustain through the one and a half hours. Pay special attention to the boat scene -- on first viewing my sisters and I were roaring with laughter. Avoid the sequel "Weekend at Bernie's II" like the plague. Rather than inane and funny, the movie is just inane.
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    • Release date
      • July 5, 1989 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, USA
    • Production company
      • Gladden Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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