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Weekend at Bernie's

Weekend at Bernie's

1989
Comedy, Adventure
1h 37m
A pair of losers try to pretend that their murdered employer is really alive, but the murderer is out to "finish him off." (imdb)

Directed by:

Ted Kotcheff

Screenwriter:

Robert Klane

Starring:

Andrew McCarthy, Don Calfa, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, Catherine Parks, Ted Kotcheff, Terry Kiser

Franchise:

Weekend at Bernie's

Genres:

Comedy, Adventure

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Weekend at Bernie's

1989
Comedy, Adventure
1h 37m
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paxtonPaxton
Rated 22 Sep 2021
60
39th
I don't know why or how this inspired so many of The Rolling Stones' recent tours.
Rated 22 Sep 2021
tonytheponyTonythePony
Rated 27 Apr 2008
32
4th
When I was 15 I got paralytically drunk at a friends party. I now wonder whether I also starred in a feature length film.
Rated 27 Apr 2008
jerkyJerky
Rated 22 May 2020
40
23rd
2020 Re-Watch: My how my sense of humour has changed over the years. When I was a kid, I thought this was hilarious, but watching it again some 30 years later, I didn't even laugh once. And holy shit, 90% of the movie is ADR. I guess there was too much seagull noise in the original audio. With that being said, if my friends DON"T "Weekend At Bernie's" my corpse when I die, something has gone horribly wrong with my last will and testament.
Rated 22 May 2020
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 01 May 2014
41
29th
The premise itself kept me laughing for about 30 minutes, so even though it runs out of jokes pretty quickly, I found it pretty amusing overall. It's pretty wacky throughout, but the physical humor earns some giggles. The 80s were a weird time.
Rated 01 May 2014
jstryjstry
Rated 08 Feb 2008
28
11th
It was funny at the time when I was a kid. The chances of me finding it funny now are pretty slim though.
Rated 08 Feb 2008
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 29 Mar 2014
75
65th
I'm weak. If you can finish the slog that is the first 1/2 hour get ready for some chortles. I'm an idiot and when you throw a ragdoll dummy around and smack it into things I'll laugh, I'm only human. A stupid, easily entertained human. I'm hesitant to dive into the sequel but we'll see what happens.
Rated 29 Mar 2014
kojilessKojiless
Rated 24 Mar 2012
18
18th
Gives rigor mortis a bad name. I'd like to see the CSI crew solve THIS case.
Rated 24 Mar 2012
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 28 Oct 2009
2
9th
It's a terrible movie, that's for sure, but still, it's a movie about a couple of guys who turn a corpse into a puppet so they can party and get laid. That retarded audacity deserves 45 points alone. Also, necrophilia!
Rated 28 Oct 2009
boobjuiceBoobjuice
Rated 21 Jul 2007
30
32nd
Conceptually the most amazing film ever created. In all seriousness though, what the fucking fuck? Did anybody buy this premise? Or was the country just cinematically incapacitated due to a nationwide party hangover in 1989?
Rated 21 Jul 2007
fudgiebfudgieb
Rated 14 Jun 2007
50
14th
When I was 10, I loved it and it was all the rage. Now, as an adult, I sse it for what it is. An entire movie franchise built around a single, unfunny joke.
Rated 14 Jun 2007
overratedoverrated
Rated 28 Feb 2017
19
11th
The most casual necrophilia you'll ever see!
Rated 28 Feb 2017
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 24 Feb 2013
45
22nd
I could sort of appreciate the premise, mostly because my sense of humor is the same color as my liver, but there really is not much else worthy of note in this surprisingly tame comedy.
Rated 24 Feb 2013
hotsakehotsake
Rated 12 Jul 2012
68
69th
While this is not a good movie it does have it's own charm and is funny in a Looney Tunes/Three Stooges kind of way.
Rated 12 Jul 2012
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 25 Oct 2011
43
20th
Wacky old comedy. Kinda shitty, but lets just say I'm not unhappy I saw it.
Rated 25 Oct 2011
rewindrewind
Rated 28 Mar 2010
2
25th
Those people complaining about plausibility should read my thesis on how partying helps prevent decaying.
Rated 28 Mar 2010
forehead1forehead1
Rated 27 Dec 2009
70
88th
Yeah so Weekend at Bernie's was never gonna win any prestigious awards but it's easy to see why it's become somewhat of a cult hit: a stupidly-silly fun film that doesn't ever pretend to be anything it's not. Virtually every scene with Gwen slows the flick down and could've been left out completely, but the rest is all light and amusing stuff that never takes itself too seriously.
Rated 27 Dec 2009
delirium9Delirium9
Rated 05 Jul 2009
70
16th
It's super stupid, I know, but Jonathan Silverman and Andrew McCarthy are just too cute. I remember watching it repeatedly back in the day... I could probably just watch it again on those occasions that I feel like I need a laugh and not think too much. 80s comedies will always be supremely better than almost any awful formulaic "comedy" made from 1995 forward, with a few exceptions of course (Kevin Smith and the Coen Bros. come to mind.)
Rated 05 Jul 2009
manewitzmanewitz
Rated 27 Dec 2008
50
1st
True story: This is my 93-year-old Grandma's favorite movie.
Rated 27 Dec 2008
bampbamp
Rated 08 Jul 2008
90
62nd
i 've saw so many times.
Rated 08 Jul 2008
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 02 Mar 2008
0
4th
This movie is so dated and terrible yet I love it because it gave me my favorite dance move of all time, the Bernie. Finally, a dance us white folks can do.
Rated 02 Mar 2008
hellsditchhellsditch
Rated 08 Feb 2008
73
27th
So unjustly maligned. Say what you want about "Bernie II", but leave the original alone! I laughed at this much more than "Old School".
Rated 08 Feb 2008
ytadelYtadel
Rated 12 Jun 2022
5
57th
Lol dead body puppeteering. That is funny enough to get some yuks, though the movie’s pacing is a little off, it feels like it’s still getting its premise in order and suddenly it’s ending.
Rated 12 Jun 2022
jarobmuljarobmul
Rated 28 Mar 2022
64
35th
Its not very funny nor does it make any sense, but I was interested in what was going to happen ig. But also that's not what a drag queen is lol
Rated 28 Mar 2022
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 04 May 2020
62
31st
Weekend at Bernie's has a pretty amusing premise, with a plot that is as much action-crime-drama as it is dark-comedy. The film is both dated and unrealistic, and sadly not very good. It feels over-acted and the characters are somewhat unlikable. There are funny moments and the film nails its final scene, but ultimately its legacy is just a cultural reference (and an unenforceable will provision) not a comedy classic.
Rated 04 May 2020
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 03 Mar 2020
25
7th
Add to the list of really iconic movies that are actually thoroughly unremarkable in any way
Rated 03 Mar 2020
michaelman99MichaelMan99
Rated 09 Feb 2020
46
14th
Funny at first, but then it gets old and the novelty wears off quick
Rated 09 Feb 2020
antonio_pAntonio P
Rated 10 Nov 2019
60
72nd
This movie is hilarious. They are walking around with a dead guy and he seems so life like.
Rated 10 Nov 2019
ununniliumUnunnilium
Rated 23 Jul 2018
26
15th
The worst part of this movie isn't the "puppeting a dead body" thing - that part manages a few really funny moments, though also a lot of dreadful ones. The worst part is that the narrative genuinely seems to think that being an executive for an insurance company is a cool, stylish life goal for fun people, and that having that as the protagonists' Big Dream makes them sympathetic and interesting? (The writing sure as hell doesn't do anything else to make them so.)
Rated 23 Jul 2018
jibblesjibbles
Rated 31 Jul 2016
80
33rd
Guilty pleasure.
Rated 31 Jul 2016
letskillrobotsletskillrobots
Rated 19 Jul 2016
17
48th
have some respect for the dead
Rated 19 Jul 2016
lyleLyle
Rated 15 Jun 2016
95
93rd
How can you have so much fun and still be dead? A very funny comedy!
Rated 15 Jun 2016
nuotionuotio
Rated 07 Feb 2016
47
24th
This used to be a blast when I was a kid, but now not so much in 2016. There was way more slapstick than I remembered, and it gets quite tired after a while. The characters are not that interesting either and the whole thing has a strange vibe between childish and creepy.
Rated 07 Feb 2016
kjettingkjetting
Rated 18 Jan 2015
43
25th
Dumbest plot idea ever, but still I can't help that I'll watch this anytime it's on.
Rated 18 Jan 2015
rorror
Rated 21 Jul 2014
45
6th
Dead guy as a prop. Classic gag.
Rated 21 Jul 2014
baggerBagger
Rated 09 Aug 2012
35
9th
For a supposed comedy classic, this was very short on unpained laughs.
Rated 09 Aug 2012
chmulcr0nchmul_cr0n
Rated 19 Jun 2012
69
53rd
performance-funny summer-retardedness
Rated 19 Jun 2012
troothTrooth
Rated 25 May 2012
59
28th
You pretty well know what you're getting into with this movie. Lots of visual gags revolving around the presence of a corpse, and these guys doing all sorts of horrible things to it. The plot kinda meanders around by the end, but it was pretty consistently funny too.
Rated 25 May 2012
ssgtchrisSSgtChris
Rated 05 Dec 2011
85
55th
Funny idea
Rated 05 Dec 2011
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 04 Sep 2011
1
4th
Bernie is one lucky guy. Sure, he's dead, but at least he slept through one of the worst movies ever made.
Rated 04 Sep 2011
talvitieTalvitie
Rated 22 May 2011
65
41st
Pretty funny movie.
Rated 22 May 2011
aceysaid10AceySaid10%
Rated 25 Mar 2011
75
18th
Sunday afternoon movie in a nutshell.
Rated 25 Mar 2011
johnny_geojohnny geo
Rated 19 Jan 2011
67
53rd
this movie's sentimental value is beyond critisism
Rated 19 Jan 2011
davisty69davisty69
Rated 03 Jan 2011
75
19th
Stupid... but entertaining.
Rated 03 Jan 2011
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 20 Sep 2010
54
18th
About as funny as playing with dead people over several days (as they rot and swell and leak fluids) can be.
Rated 20 Sep 2010
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 28 Jul 2010
47
46th
A fairly shitty movie. If it weren't for the scene where they encountered the killer, I would have made the much score lower.
Rated 28 Jul 2010
brightpointbrightpoint
Rated 25 Apr 2010
37
10th
You'd think at least one idiot in this movie would realise that 'Hang on, Bernie's been a little quiet lately and hasn't said anything except give ridiculous gesticulations through the use of weird makeshift gadgets used by 2 geeks to help him pull this charade off''.Hmm, something must be going on.The one solace this lame excuse for a comedy delivers is that it gives us hope that we too can one day deliver a good swift kick to the balls at our enemy even after we've passed on.
Rated 25 Apr 2010
murravenerMurravener
Rated 28 Mar 2010
78
53rd
Nothing ground breaking, but this film definitely is a fun watch and delivers some laughs. What it does best is paradoxically allow you to care about its characters through its morbid plot.
Rated 28 Mar 2010
lodolfolodolfo
Rated 24 Jan 2010
0
1st
Finally, a place where to express how terrible this movie is... I wish I could give it -100
Rated 24 Jan 2010
daybrinjerdaybrinjer
Rated 03 Jan 2010
85
77th
I really enjoyed this movie execution.
Rated 03 Jan 2010
mangoluver4umangoluver4u
Rated 20 Dec 2009
30
23rd
Two Guys carry around a dead body and would be jailed if the movie was realistic at all, but no one seems to mind the smell of a bloated corpse carried around by two dip shits.
Rated 20 Dec 2009
jakefaceJakeFace
Rated 15 Dec 2009
2
50th
holy shit this movie confused the crap out of me when i was 5. thanks for telling me 'hes only asleep' mum
Rated 15 Dec 2009
bishopmlbishopml
Rated 01 Jul 2009
65
14th
Myeh. Couldn't live without it can't imagine what I see in it. Definitly had to be there for these times. Can you believe they actually made a sequel. Grrrr. Any way this movie is funny and worth the 90 some odd minutes it will take to watch it. It is approachable comedic and downright ridiculous but not all films can be memorable. Just the ones that have a good storyline and excellent actors and directors. Shame on you guys.
Rated 01 Jul 2009
faultfinderFaultFinder
Rated 01 Jul 2009
68
26th
Good stupid fun.
Rated 01 Jul 2009
ravenskyaravenskya
Rated 08 Jun 2009
35
4th
Sadly, I've never enjoyed this film
Rated 08 Jun 2009
obdurateObdurate
Rated 04 May 2009
30
4th
Probably could have been pretty funny had it not stretched out to feature length.
Rated 04 May 2009
ryanscoomerRyanscoomer
Rated 22 Apr 2009
10
5th
This movie has become famous for being a horrible film.
Rated 22 Apr 2009
ewaltersewalters
Rated 13 Mar 2009
66
17th
Was in its element in its time, now badly dated and not that funny.
Rated 13 Mar 2009
pompousasspompousass
Rated 02 Mar 2009
0
12th
We have to get through some tired New York comedy, some tired first-date comedy, and some tired Mafia comedy, before we reach the main yawn of the evening: the dead body that won't stay down. It takes an unusually autocratic scriptwriter and an unusually compliant cast of characters to keep the body propped up.
Rated 02 Mar 2009
liltxgal98liltxgal98
Rated 11 Feb 2009
0
0th
CMON!!!Really??
Rated 11 Feb 2009
dziekieldziekiel
Rated 28 Jan 2009
83
20th
a classic of the deep file of "what if..." 80's premise movies
Rated 28 Jan 2009
imthatdingoImThatDingo
Rated 08 Jan 2009
5
10th
This is the friggin' dumbest story line! Even for the '80's! These guys have nothing better to do than hang out with a dead guy?! I mean, what about the decomposition? The smell?! Fuck...rigamortis?!?! Why doesn't anyone realize this guy is dead?! My brain hurts! =(
Rated 08 Jan 2009
optimusmikeOptimus_mike
Rated 23 Nov 2008
15
8th
It sure is kooky!
Rated 23 Nov 2008
cultofsamecult_of_same
Rated 18 Nov 2008
65
79th
Used to reinact scenes with the family cat.
Rated 18 Nov 2008
chrissoChrisso
Rated 09 Nov 2008
70
36th
80's Cheese with a couple jokes
Rated 09 Nov 2008
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 31 Jul 2008
55
20th
How much can you really say about a dead guy? Points for some decent one-liners and slapstick.
Rated 31 Jul 2008
batface89batface89
Rated 28 Jul 2008
73
20th
Funny film.
Rated 28 Jul 2008
muzak66muzak66
Rated 08 Jul 2008
84
74th
Had some funny moments and I was a Jonathan Silverman fan back then.
Rated 08 Jul 2008
oldsenileguyOldSenileGuy
Rated 01 Jul 2008
71
35th
Not as good as the sequel.
Rated 01 Jul 2008
electricfeelElectricFeel
Rated 11 Jun 2008
70
17th
I saw this as a kid, but as a kid I thought it was great. Today, its not so much, but if your looking for a pretty awkward movie to laugh at, this might be good.
Rated 11 Jun 2008
muzicaddictmuzicaddict
Rated 24 Mar 2008
40
1st
I thought this was supposed to be a classic. This is one joke that lasts for 90s minutes and is beyond suspension of disbelief. Really really stupid.
Rated 24 Mar 2008
arizaariza
Rated 19 Mar 2008
75
55th
They put a dead fella on strings
Rated 19 Mar 2008
sanspaixsanspaix
Rated 24 Feb 2008
90
84th
It was and still is hilarious to me; though, of course, the situation doesn't seem as possible to me now, as when I was little.
Rated 24 Feb 2008
adelyn18adelyn18
Rated 13 Feb 2008
50
39th
I love this movie!
Rated 13 Feb 2008
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 05 Feb 2008
40
25th
Must be tough being outacted by a guy playing a corpse. Toe knee :-)
Rated 05 Feb 2008
evilchaserevilchaser
Rated 21 Jan 2008
70
53rd
i liked this movie when i was 12.
Rated 21 Jan 2008
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 19 Jan 2008
43
13th
Comedy from the director of 'First Blood.' Or at least his idea of comedy. This movie is way too stupid for my liking, and just plain not funny.
Rated 19 Jan 2008
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 18 Jan 2008
55
41st
It has a very bad premise, but it's funny. The problem is that it can not be funny for so long.
Rated 18 Jan 2008
wokelsteinwokelstein
Rated 30 Oct 2007
42
11th
Yeah, it's crap; but in this day and age it's easy to get nostalgic for the low-key ultilitarian charm of crap circa the 1980s.
Rated 30 Oct 2007
senseisensei
Rated 14 Oct 2007
75
50th
I love you Mr. Vogt.
Rated 14 Oct 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 16 Sep 2007
50
22nd
dumb comedy that squeezes some charm out of the leads
Rated 16 Sep 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 23 Aug 2007
73
72nd
Good
Rated 23 Aug 2007
tantricmantantricman
Rated 18 Aug 2007
66
24th
Funny, however a little dodgy - one film that shows it's age.
Rated 18 Aug 2007
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
26th
Vaguely entertaining black comedy with a handful of really funny corpse bits tempered by a lot of unfunny 80's bits.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tripleshTripleSH
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
25th
A guilty pleasure, but not one worth seeing numerous times. You pretty much get the joke about a half-hour in. Definitely did not need a sequel.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mysticrose62MysticRose62
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
25th
funny movie.. totally crazy and a bit confusing .. but funny none the less
Rated 14 Aug 2007
uksubsUKSubs
Rated 14 Aug 2007
13
8th
There is nothing funny about Weekend at Bernie's, except for the fact that a movie about a corpse could possibly be made into a sequel. Of course, who would expect Hollywood to get the fact that corpses rot.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
lifeandalllifeandall
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
37th
Good gag movie. You can tell everything about the movie from the cover art...that's about it, but it's still kind of funny.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
spoonerspotspoonerspot
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
97th
One of the greatest comedies ever. Period.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mrbeckmrbeck
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
7th
No no no... the sequel isn't so bad, but this was below the 'borderline funny' mark.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
skenkereSkenkere
Rated 18 Jun 2007
28
11th
I wish I could say I liked this movie, but I saw it again recently, and it's pretty bad.
Rated 18 Jun 2007
martrynmartryn
Rated 18 May 2007
52
17th
They take a guy and use him as a puppet. It's amazing they got away with it. I liked this film as a kid, but I think I see some major issues with it now.
Rated 18 May 2007
jawlessjoeJawlessJoe
Rated 15 Mar 2007
53
19th
PREMISE! Seriously, dumbest idea ever, but not as god awful as it should be thanks to some good cast chemistry
Rated 15 Mar 2007
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 02 Mar 2007
2
21st
This movie is so bad, and yet I get some sort of twisted, only semi-ironic enjoyment out of it.
Rated 02 Mar 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 01 Mar 2007
50
35th
Quite funny.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
weirdyodaweirdyoda
Rated 30 Jan 2007
53
7th
.....
Rated 30 Jan 2007
bbbdBBBD
Rated 27 Jan 2007
65
29th
Do they ever explain why the body doesn't smell?
Rated 27 Jan 2007
krytonixkrytonix
Rated 04 Jan 2007
55
22nd
The movie that proved to me dead bodies are funny. The stiff had the hardest role of all, that's for sure.
Rated 04 Jan 2007
hojohojo
Rated 12 Dec 2006
75
42nd
That Bernie is always getting into mischief!
Rated 12 Dec 2006

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