Weekend at Bernie's

Infobox Film
name = Weekend at Bernie's


caption = DVD Cover
director = Ted Kotcheff
producer = Victor Drai
eproducer =
aproducer =
writer = Robert Klane
starring = Andrew McCarthy
Jonathan Silverman
Catherine Mary Stewart
Terry Kiser
music = Andy Summers
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = 20th Century Fox
released = July 5, 1989 (USA)
runtime = 97 min.
country = USA
awards =
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by = "Weekend at Bernie's II"
amg_id = 1:53753
imdb_id = 0098627

"Weekend at Bernie's" is an American motion picture comedy released in 1989. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, it stars Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman as a couple of young executives who must create the illusion that their murdered boss, Bernie Lomax, is alive in order to avoid being questioned about it and ending a beach party. The film was profitable and spawned a sequel in 1993, "Weekend at Bernie's II".

Taglines

* Bernie may be dead, but he's still the life of the party!
* Bernie Lomax would be the perfect host, except for one small thing... He's dead.
* The drop dead comedy of the year!
* Bernie may be dead, but he's got something in his front pocket...for you!
* Two morons. One corpse. And the plot thickens...
* A lively comedy about a guy who isn't.

Main cast

* Andrew McCarthy - Larry Wilson
* Jonathan Silverman - Richard Parker
* Terry Kiser - Bernie Lomax
* Catherine Mary Stewart - Gwen Saunders
* Don Calfa - Paulie
* Catherine Parks - Tina
* Eloise Broady - Tawny
* Gregory Salata - Marty
* Louis Giambalvo - Vito
* Ted Kotcheff - Richard's Dad
* Margaret Hall - Lomax's Secretary

External links

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* [http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/films/films_wnc.htm Films shot in North Carolina]
* [http://www.advantagewest.com/content.cfm/content_id/152/section/film Western North Carolina Film Commision]
* [http://www.ncfilm.com/ NC Film]
* [http://www.ncfilm.com/_userfiles/File/Made%20in%20NC%20--%20List%20of%20Films/Made%20in%20North%20Carolina%2004-02-07%20UPDATE.pdf Films Made in North Carolina - PDF]
* [http://www.city-data.com/forum/north-carolina/65427-movies-filmed-north-carolina.html Movies Filmed in North Carolina]

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