Director
Richard Linklater
Producer
Liz Glotzer, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne, Celine Rattray, Martin Shafer, Ginger Sledge & Matt Williams
Writer(s)
Skip Hollandsworth
Richard Linklater
Genre
Comedy | Crime | Drama
Cast
Jack Black as Bernie
Matthew McConaughey as Danny Buck Davidson
Shirley MacLaine as Marjorie Nugent
Veronica Orosco as Church Patron
Tommy G. Kendrick as Larry Brumley
David Blackwell as Mel
Rick Dial as Don Leggett
Juli Erickson as Mrs. Estes
Grant James as Mr. Estes
Brady Coleman as Scrappy Holmes
Gabriel Luna as Kevin
Distributed by
Millennium Entertainment
Release Date
Mar 2, 2012
Locations
Various cities in Texas, USA
Language
English
Movie Description(Click Here To Hide)
In small-town Texas, Bernie, the local mortician (played by Jack Black), strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when he kills her, he goes to great lengths to create the illusion that she's alive. Based on an article by Skip Hollandsworth which appeared in a 1998 issue of Texas Monthly magazine.
Film Clip from the Movie Bernie
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Bernie Tiede (Jack Black) is a small town mortician who befriends wealthy widow Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine), but when it's discovered Marjorie is dead, Bernie is charged with her murder. Watch a clip from "Bernie." Video courtesy of Millennium Entertainment.
