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.
Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey Are in Bernie Trailer
Starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey in a funny comedy in a small town in Texas about a mortician who kills a wealthy woman and then goes to great lengths to create the illusion that she is still alive.