Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)

Larry and Richard use a voodoo-revived corpse to track down hidden money to clear their names.

Director:

Robert Klane

Writers:

Robert Klane (characters), Robert Klane

Stars:

Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Terry Kiser

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrew McCarthy	...	Larry Wilson
Jonathan Silverman	...	Richard Parker
Terry Kiser	...	Bernie Lomax
Troy Byer	...	Claudia (as Troy Beyer)
Barry Bostwick	...	Arthur Hummel
Tom Wright	...	Charles
Steve James	...	Henry
Novella Nelson	...	Mobu
Phil Coccioletti	...	Cartel Man #1
Gary Dourdan	...	Cartel Man #2
James Lally	...	Morgue Attendant
Michael Rogers	...	Island Cop
Stack Pierce	...	Claudia's Dad
Constance Shulman	...	Tour Operator
Jennie Moreau	...	Brenda

Storyline

After their adventure at Bernie's weekend house (events of "Weekend At Bernie's") accountants/programmers oafish Larry and up-tight Richard return to New York only to be blamed by the insurance company they all worked for Bernie's theft of two million dollars and fired. Larry and Richard investigate and discover that the money is somewhere in St Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Meanwhile the Cartel Bernie was stealing the money for hires a Voodoo Queen to help them find the money. She tells Henry and Charles to steal Bernie's body and raise it from the dead to lead them to the money. Unfortunately Henry and Charles goofed and Bernie can only move when he hears music. Richard, Larry and Bernie all go to St Thomas to find the money with the aid of Claudia only to be followed by Hummel, a company security officer, who believes that Larry and Richard stole the money as well as Henry and Charles. Who will get to the money first?...

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Plot Keywords:

deadpan comedy | voodoo | corpse | second part | sequel | 

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Taglines:

Bernie's back... and he's still dead!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief nudity and mild language

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Barry Bostwick's Q and A at the Spooky Empire horror convention in May of 2021, a completely different actress was cast as Claudia but unfortunately suffered a mental break down 2 weeks into filming causing production to cast Troy Beyer at a moments notice and reshoots were made.

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Goofs

When Charles and Henry are released from jail and walk across the street, there is a crew member with a walkie-talkie behind them telling people not to walk into the shot. Some people even stop and watch the scene being filmed.

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Quotes

Charles: [Charles and Henry have been turned into goats and are being led on rope leashes by the dead zombie, Bernie] Ain't this a bitch?
Henry: Where's he taking us?
Charles: I don't know. Well, at least we get to see the carnival.
Henry: Yeah, but I didn't think we was gonna *be*, the carnival.

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Crazy Credits

No animals or corpses were harmed in the filming of this motion picture.

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Connections

Featured in Shameful Sequels: Weekend at Bernie's 2 (2014)

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Soundtracks

Dancin' Mood
Written by Arrow
Performed by Arrow (as Arrow)
Used through the courtesy of Mango/Island Records, Inc.

User Reviews

It was funny, but I have seen funnier.

I thought it was funny when Bernie was dancing around without people knowing that he was dead. That is the only reason I remember that movie. It was okay. I am not too critical of comedies, because most are simply designed to make us laugh, and if they succeed without being overly cruel or vulgar, they are generally not bad movies to watch.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Weekend at Bernie's II

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,004,668, 11 July 1993

Gross USA:

$12,741,891

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,741,891

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artimm, D&A Partnership, TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1