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Bernie

In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.

Director

Richard Linklater

Year

Genre

biography, comedy, crime

Box Office

$9,206,470

Production

Mandalay Vision,Detour Filmproduction,Wind Dancer Films

Awards

10 wins & 19 nominations

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Bernie Tiede

Marjorie Nugent

Shirley MacLaine

Danny Buck

Matthew McConaughey

Scrappy Holmes

Lloyd Hornbuckle

Richard Robichaux

Don Leggett

Sheriff Huckabee

Rev. Woodard

Larry Jack Dotson

Molly

Merrilee McCommas

Carl (as Matthew Greer)

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson (as Sonny Davis)

Sonny Carl Davis

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Kay McConaughey

Townsperson

Kristi Youngblood

Townsperson

Townsperson

Margaret Bowman

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Townsperson

Billy Vaticalos

Townsperson

Larry Brumley (as Tommy Kendrick)

Tommy G. Kendrick

Townsperson

Townsperson

Kathy Gollmitzer

Townsperson

Cozette McNeely

Professor Fleming

Richard Andrew Jones

Friend of Deceased

Mrs. Pebworth

Suzi McLaughlin

Mr. Eckles

Mrs. Eckles

Dwayne Nugent

Dwayne Jr. (as Charlie Stewart)

Charlie m Stewart

Lewie

Esmerelda

Church Goer (as Amparo Garcia-Crow)

Oil Worker

Chainsaw Artist

Pianist

Guys & Dolls Performer

Mel

David Blackwell

Kevin

Photographer (as Deanna Newcomb)

Assistant Director

Bank Manager

Peter Harrell Jr.

Deputy Sheriff (as Joe Reynolds)

Joe Leroy Reynolds

Truck Driver

Christian Stokes

Generator Operator

John Hornbuckle

Sheriff's Deputy #2

CafÃ© Waitress

IRS Agent

Charles Allen Eskew

TV Reporter

Quita Culpepper

Cashier

Judge

Lead Juror

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Jennifer Foster

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Trevor McGinnis

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Rachel Hull-Ryde

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Madelyn Shaffer

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Daniel Rae Srivastava

Community Theater Group

Community Theater Group

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Nellie Hickerson

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant (as Jeanetta Kloppe)

Jeanette Kloppe

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Geraldine Miller

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Flo Weiershausen

Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant

Juror

Juror (as Benjamin Bachelder)

Juror

Juror

Juror

Michelle Briscoe

Juror

Juror

Juror

Juror

Kristi Copeland

Juror

Juror

Orion Gallagher

Juror (as Kenneth Liverman)

Kenneth C. Liverman

Juror

Juror

Mary Stifflemire

Townsperson

Mortuary Student

Restaurant Patron

Cheryl Bond Danks

Mourner

Mourner

Grim Reaper - Prison Guard

Upscale Shopper / Pageant Attendee

Sheriff Deputy #3

Prison Visitor

Franky Coronado

Hard Body Onlooker

Prison Visitor

Restaurant Patron

Townsperson

Daniel B. Davis

Church Attendee

Richard Dodwell

Bernies Prison Guard

Eddy Fitzgerald

Robin

Parisian Diner

June Griffin Garcia

Funeral Mourner

Carthaginian Resident

Marti Gras Party Goer

The Corpse

Stephen C. Kerr

Courtroom Witness

Robert H. Lambert

Grieving Widow

Funeral Home Patron

Mourner

Federal Agent

Choirboy

TV News Cameraman

Patrick Martin Jr.

Churchgoer

James Leonardo Mayberry

Reporter

Small Deputy

Timothy McKinney

Mourner

Caroline McNeil

Hearse Driver

Courthouse Vendor

Earl Nottingham

Church Patron

Veronica Pierce

Choir Member / Churchgoer

Press Photographer

Courtroom Visitor

Angelita Aronce Sorensen

Neighborhood Onlooker

Bernie's Haloween Party Reveler / Conga Line

Church Member

Photographer / Churchgoer

Action News Cameraman

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Cafã© Waitress Danny Buck Scrappy Holmes Townsperson Café Waitress Marjorie Nugent Bernie Tiede Chainsaw Artist Mrs. Eckles Professor Fleming Lloyd Hornbuckle

It's not as bad as people say it is - Bernie

It's not as bad as people say it is

Or more adept at the final procedures - Bernie

Or more adept at the final procedures

The eyes are often a minor problem - Bernie

The eyes are often a minor problem

And we must always be on guard for the mischievous lip drift - Bernie

And we must always be on guard for the mischievous lip drift

J ust a note to always remember - Bernie

J ust a note to always remember

I mean he just made everybody look so beautiful - Bernie

I mean he just made everybody look so beautiful

If you pardon my reach Mrs Thompson - Bernie

If you pardon my reach Mrs Thompson

Can I tell you I am not fond of cremations - Bernie

Can I tell you I am not fond of cremations

These economy boxes are not very large - Bernie

These economy boxes are not very large

'cause that old heifer - Bernie

'cause that old heifer

And she probably there are people in town honey - Bernie

And she probably there are people in town honey

She would chew your ass at the drop of a hat - Bernie

She would chew your ass at the drop of a hat

Well I know the Bible says - Bernie

Well I know the Bible says

Now you - Bernie

A kid would wrap his car around a tree - Bernie

A kid would wrap his car around a tree

How do you do that - Bernie

How do you do that

I n a small town people will always - Bernie

I n a small town people will always

And the kicker is he always wore sandals - Bernie

And the kicker is he always wore sandals

Now one of the main things and why I have this job - Bernie

Now one of the main things and why I have this job

Well Bernie was so nice - Bernie

Well Bernie was so nice

I can see him ever killing anybody - Bernie

I can see him ever killing anybody

Trials are generally moved when the judge determines - Bernie

Trials are generally moved when the judge determines

I knew he was in trouble - Bernie

I knew he was in trouble

So why did you leave the body there - Bernie

So why did you leave the body there

Ladies and gentlemen - Bernie

Ladies and gentlemen

Let me tell you he's an angel alright - Bernie

Let me tell you he's an angel alright

I wrote the warden a letter - Bernie

I wrote the warden a letter

Shouldn't be allowed out of the county - Bernie

Shouldn't be allowed out of the county

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In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Richard Linklater

Writer: Skip Hollandsworth, Richard Linklater

Production: Mandalay Vision,Detour Filmproduction,Wind Dancer Films

Genre: biography, comedy, crime

Year: 2011

MetaScore: 75/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $9,206,470

Released: 22 Jun 2012

Awards: 10 wins & 19 nominations

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Also watch: Undefeated, Slackers, The Big Year, Avenging Angel, A Few Less Men, The Devil's Double, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, Margot at the Wedding, Young Adult, Envy