Bernie
“A story so unbelievable it must be true.”
2012•PG-13•1h 39m•6.6•Released
ComedyCrimeDrama
In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.
Director
Richard Linklater
Writer
Skip Hollandsworth, Richard Linklater
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$9M
Languages
English
Studio
Mandalay Vision
Cast
Jack Black
Bernie Tiede
Shirley MacLaine
Marjorie Nugent
Matthew McConaughey
Danny Buck Davidson
Brady Coleman
Scrappy Holmes
Richard Robichaux
Lloyd Hornbuckle
Rick Dial
Don Leggett
Brandon Smith
Sheriff Huckabee
Larry Jack Dotson
Rev. Woodard
Merrilee McCommas
Molly
Mathew Greer
Carl
Marjorie Dome
Townsperson
Tim Cariker
Townsperson
Fern Luker
Townsperson
Jack Payne
Townsperson
Sonny Carl Davis
Townsperson
Production
Company
Mandalay Vision
Company
Detour Filmproduction
Company
Wind Dancer Films
Company
Millennium Media
Producer
Celine Rattray
Producer
Dete Meserve
Producer
Matt Williams
Producer
Judd Payne
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