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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--that's when 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 the 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, which is a cheerful, disposable piece of fluff. --Bret Fetzer
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Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, Terry KiserDirector: Ted Kotcheff
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Richard (Jonathan Silverman) and Larry (Andrew McCarthy) are two working stiffs trying to get ahead in corporate world. While working overtime, they find evidence that someone has been defrauding the company, and they take their evidence to their boss Bernie Lomax (Terry Kaiser). Bernie is so impressed with them that he invites them to his weekend house on the coast. Yep, things are looking up for our heroes...or are they? It turns out that Bernie is the thief, and he arranges to have them killed! When the boys arrive at Bernie's they find him dead, and soon find out about his plans for them. Fortunately, none of Bernie's party-hardy friends seem to realize that he is dead. If the boys can keep up the pretext that Bernie is alive, they just might survive. Now, how do you keep anyone from finding out that your boss is actually dead? [Color, released in 1989, with a running time of 1:37.]
OK, no matter who writes the description, this movie is going to sound implausible to the point of silliness. Well...yeah, this is not a movie to be taken seriously. What it is is a hilarious farce, with Terry Kaiser doing a surprisingly funny imitation of a dead guy! The movie is generally clean with one off camera sex scene and one scene with a practically naked woman (Tawny - Elois DeJoria, Playboy Miss April 1988). But, that said, it's a very funny movie that you can watch with your whole family. We love this movie and highly recommend it to you!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I saw this as a child and thought it was really funny. Fast forward 15 years and I decided to buy it for old time's sake, just to see if it was actually any good... and it was even funnier than I'd remembered! Besides the obvious massive joke (ie: Bernie, the partying corpse), there were some subtle little jokes that I'd never have noticed as a 10 year old which made me chuckle. I can't believe it's rated 15, though I suppose violence, murder and hints at necrophilia will tend to push a rating up!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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If you like Trading Places and Brewster's Millions, then you will love this film. Ordered using amazon and had it delivered from the Netherlands within a week. Very happy customer :D
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My stepfather is Bernie!
Well apart from the fact this is one of the best comedy of all time. It is made all the more fantastic by the fact that my stepfather is, if you will excuse the pun a dead ringer... Read more
Published 24 days ago by C. Tomlinson
are you in here lomax you litlle bastarrrrrrrrrrrrrd
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The dvd arrived in excellent time and came with strong packaging so it was not damaged. The quality was excellent and I thoroughly enjoyed the film.
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I remember my dad and I laughing hystercically at this some years ago now. I am not one for comedies especially 'silly' ones but I love this film, even as I write this I am smiling... Read more
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