Weekend at Bernie’s

Theatrical - Wide 1989-07-07

Cast Andrew McCarthy Jonathan Silverman Catherine Stewart Terry Kiser
Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Written by Robert Klane

Genres: Comedy

JoBlo's Rating

Not yet rated

Synopsis

Two young men are trying to make their way in a corporation. One on charm, the other on hard work. When they go to the president (Bernie) with a serious financial error on a printout, he pretends to be thrilled and... See more invites them to his beach house for the weekend. He actually plans on having them killed. Bernie is also fooling around with the girlfriend of his mafia partner. When the partner has Bernie killed, the boys end up having to pretend Bernie is still alive as the frustrated hit man tries time and time again to complete the job.

Buy Links

Weekend at Bernie's

Weekend at Bernie's

Movie Posters

More Images

See All Images

JoBlo Originals

Weekend at Bernie’s (1989) — How a Dark Comedy Became a Cult Classic

Of all the movies that came out in the 80s, Weekend at Bernie's may be the most unlikely hit.

Posted 1 week ago

All Articles

Movie News

Ted Kotcheff, best known for directing First Blood and Weekend at Bernie’s, has died at 94

Posted 1 year ago

Ted Kotcheff has died at 94. The Canadian director is best known for helming First Blood, the first installment of the Rambo series.

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Breaking Bad, Inhumans, Men In Black

Posted 9 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

This Week in Blu-ray / DVD Releases: Veronica Mars, The Art of the Steal …

Posted 12 years ago

This week: You bought it, you got it – the return of 'Veronica Mars.' Plus, the 40th anniversary of 'Blazing Saddles' and a big week for '80s comedies. ► VERONICA MARS truly is a game-changer – a movie not just...

Life imitates “art” as Denver morons pull a real-life Weekend at Bernie’s

Posted 15 years ago

Jonathan Silverman and Andrew McCarthy had such a good idea, they did it twice — lugging around a deceased Terry Kiser and using his clout for their own benefit. Two Denver dudes thought the amusingly morbid concept of the WEEKEND...