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Weekend at Bernie's

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Producing House

Two young insurance corporation employees try to pretend that their murdered employer is alive by puppeteering his dead body, leading a hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1989-07-05

Runtime: 97 mins

Director: Ted Kotcheff

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Original title: Weekend at Bernie's

Production Companies: Gladden Entertainment

Production Countries: United States of America

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JPV852
My go-to when I just want to sit back and relax, especially with the hot weather where I am (plus no A/C). Still a whole lot of fun and the dynamic between Jonathan Silverman and Andrew McCarthy was entertaining (and for playing a dead guy, kudos to Terry Kiser, RIP). Shame this is a Fox (Disney) title as this one deserves a special edition from Shout Factory... **3.75/5**
2022-07-21

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