| Weekend at Bernie's | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ted Kotcheff |
| Written by | Robert Klane |
| Produced by | Victor Drai |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | François Protat |
| Edited by | Joan E. Chapman |
| Music by | Andy Summers |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million[3] |
| Box office | $30.2 million[2] |
Weekend at Bernie's is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Robert Klane, and starring Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Terry Kiser. It tells the story of two young insurance corporation employees who discover that their boss Bernie is dead after arriving at his house in The Hamptons. While attempting to convince people that Bernie is still alive until they can leave to prevent them from being falsely suspected for causing his death, they discover that Bernie had in fact ordered their killing to cover up his embezzlement. Weekend at Bernie's grossed $30 million on a $15 million budget.
The film's success inspired the sequel Weekend at Bernie's II, released in 1993.
- ^ "Weekend at Bernie's (1989)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Weekend at Bernie's". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "Box Office Information for Weekend at Bernie's". TheWrap. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2013.