Directed by:
Richard LinklaterCinematography:
Dick PopeComposer:
Graham ReynoldsCast:
Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, Gary Teague, Larry Jack Dotson, Ben Bachelder, Christian Stokes, Brandon Smith, Juli Erickson (more)Plots(1)
In the tiny town of Carthage, Texas, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede (Jack Black) is one of the towns most beloved residents. Bernie befriends Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine), a sour and affluent older widow. Soon Bernie and Marjorie become inseparable and Marjorie becomes very dependent on Bernie, stifling his extroverted personality. Bernie is forced to quit his job and philanthropic activities in the community, leaving him deflated. Mysteriously, things suddenly get better for Bernie and he seems his old generous self, while Marjorie is mysteriously absent. When Marjorie is discovered to have been dead for months Bernie Tiede is charged with murder, to the great surprise of the local community. (Madman Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Jack Black
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
Ice Age (2002)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Matthew McConaughey
USA
Best movies:
The Gentlemen (2019)
Interstellar (2014)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Shirley MacLaine
USA
Best movies:
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
The Apartment (1960)
Being There (1979)
Gary Teague
USA
Best movies:
My All-American (2015)
Elvis and Anabelle (2007)
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Larry Jack Dotson
USA
Best movies:
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
The Idealist (2015)
I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)
Ben Bachelder
Canada
Best movies:
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Friday Night Lights (2004)
Bernie (2011)
Christian Stokes
USA
Best movies:
Monster (2003)
Escape Plan (2013)
Stop-Loss (2008)
Brandon Smith
USA
Best movies:
A Perfect World (1993)
Into the West (2005) (series)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Juli Erickson
Best movies:
Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013)
Heaven's Gate (1980)
Christmas Child (2004)
Merrilee McCommas
USA
Best movies:
Boyhood (2014)
Wire in the Blood (2002) (series)
Bernie (2011)
Gabriel Luna
USA
Best movies:
Harley and the Davidsons (2016) (series)
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV movie)
Freeheld (2015)
Margaret Bowman
Best movies:
A Perfect World (1993)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Hell or High Water (2016)
Mathew Greer
Best movies:
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Ruffian (2007) (TV movie)
Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)
Mona Lee Fultz
Best movies:
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Boyhood (2014)
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
Kevin Machate
Best movies:
Bernie (2011)
Angels Sing (2013)
Sonny Carl Davis
Best movies:
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
The Perfect Game (2009)
Daniel Zubiate
USA
Best movies:
Infamous (2006)
Missing Pieces (2000) (TV movie)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
Toby Metcalf
Best movies:
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV movie)
Pure Country (1992)
Comanche Moon (2008) (series)
Jerry Biggs
USA
Best movies:
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)
North and South (1985) (series)