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Weekend at Bernie's (1989)

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When two bumbling businessmen, Larry Wilson (Andrew McCarthy) and Richard Parker (Jonathan Silverman), alert their boss, Bernie Lomax (Terry Kiser), to an expensive discrepancy in the company books, he invites them to his home on the beach with the intent to have them murdered. However when they discover that their boss has been murdered prior to their arrival, they attempt to convince people that he is still alive to avoid suspicion for his death, leading to all kinds of wacky mishaps. ~ Iotis

PG-13, 1 hr. 41 min.

Comedy

Dec 15, 1999

20th Century Fox

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A silly uninspired juvenile one-joke film.

July 19, 2010 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Couldn't even drag a smile out of me. Chalk it up to either old age or the calcification of taste. Or just blame it on Silverman and McCarthy, who found their careers rightfully torn to shreds soon after the release of the film.

August 26, 2009 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | Comment (1)
BrianOrndorf.com

There are a few jokes that hit home quite successfully, but at 98 minutes, you'll probably be looking forward to this weekend's big finale.

July 28, 2005 Full Review Source: DVD Clinic | Comment
DVD Clinic

...might just be the ultimate wacky '80s comedy...

July 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

Hilarious goofball comedy from the late 80s.

March 25, 2005 Comment
7M Pictures

Tasteless one-joke premise actually evokes laughs.

October 30, 2004 Comment

Weekend at Bernie?s doesn?t really work, partly because it expects a single joke, that nobody realizes Bernie?s dead, to carry the whole movie.

January 8, 2004 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

Really funny. Also really stupid. Still, it delivers the laughs.

March 4, 2003 Comment
Juicy Cerebellum

A classic of the dumb, hit-on-the-head comedy genre!

November 24, 2002 Comment
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

So terribly corny, it's irresistible!

September 17, 2002 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Weekend at Bernie's

What we have here, is a one joke movie that's excruciatingly juvennile and gut bustingly corny but that's not to say it wasn't at all funny. Weekend at Bernie's has become a cultural icon and there's been a lot of cheap rip off's chunked out over the years that can't copy what this wacky, stupid movie could do. It

February 3, 2012
Michael M.
Michael Miller

Super Reviewer

A silly yet fun and enjoyable comedy from the 80's. A typical comedy of the time, one for a blast from the past!

January 2, 2007
Deano78

Super Reviewer

    1. Larry Wilson: Look! He even has a pool at the beach. It's heated!
    – Submitted by Elizabeth H (3 months ago)
    1. Larry Wilson: These papers are going to the beach!
    – Submitted by Emily C (4 months ago)
    1. Larry Wilson: That was beautiful! Replay!
    – Submitted by Emily C (4 months ago)
    1. Richard Parker: My aunt is very sick!
    – Submitted by Emily C (4 months ago)
    1. Larry Wilson: WHY can't you be a lazy shit like I am?
    – Submitted by Emily C (4 months ago)

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