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Weekend at Bernie's

Year:

1989

Duration:

97 min

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

6.3

Director:

Ted Kotcheff

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1989-07-05

Filming Locations: Figure Eight Island, Harnett, North Carolina, USA

Earnings

Gross: $30,218,387 (USA)£479,231 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

Cindy Foster Jones

Andrew McCarthy

Larry Wilson

Jonathan Silverman

Richard Parker

Catherine Mary Stewart

Gwen Saunders

Terry Kiser

Bernie Lomax

Don Calfa

Paulie, Vito's Hit Man

Catherine Parks

Tina, Vito's Girl

Eloise DeJoria

Tawny

Gregory Salata

Marty, Vito's Assistant

Louis Giambalvo

Vito

Ted Kotcheff

Jack Parker, Richard's Dad

Margaret Hall

Lomax's Secretary

Timothy Perez

Central Park Mugger

Mark Kenneth Smaltz

Harris, Security Oficer

Anthony Mannino

Superintendant

Polly Segal

Woman in Elevator

Robert L. Horen

Maitre' D (as Bob Horen)

Bruce Paul Barbour

Beach Bum (as Bruce Barbour)

Jason Woliner

Bratty Kid

Dan Cox

Handsome Guy

Steve Howard

Plastic Surgeon

Lorri Lindberg

Authoress

Jack Hallett

Tennis Pro buying Bernie's Car

John Bennes

Harvey

Augustina Berlings

Larry's Pick-Up

Mert Hatfield

Cop

Jack Canon

Murray Rose

Nello Tare

Party Man

Joyce Leigh Bowden

Fashion Designer (as Joyce Bowden)

Stefanos Miltsakakis

Klaus the Body Builder

Dan Preston

Exercise Trainer

Jean Liles

Girl on Dock

Lisa Sherrill Gannon

1st Beach Girl

Rachel Lewis

2nd Beach Girl

Dan Wargo

Party Guest

Patricia Roseman

Female Model

David Arey

Male Model

Ronald C. Ross

Man at Table (as Ronald Ross)

George Cheung

Lomax's Garener

Lou Criscuolo

First Islander

Edward Little Dean

East Bay Water Taxi Driver

Stephen Fischer

Man on Elevator

Richard W. Boucher

2nd Handsome Man

Leslie Sternchak

Girl at Party

Tina Diane King

2nd Girl at Party

Scooby Vincent

Michelle, Girl on Boat (as Michelle Vincent)

Phillip V. Caruso

Newspaper Photographer / Arrest Scene (uncredited)

Patt Noday

Party Guest #7 (uncredited)

Skeet Ulrich

Extra (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Richards father, the man who came out in his underwear, and blew his cover, was Ted Kotcheff, none other than the director of this movie.

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Terry Kiser (Bernie)'s stunt double suffered a few broken ribs during filming due to all the pitfalls and stunts of playing a dead man; most notably in the scene involving 'Bernie' being dragged around the surface of the ocean, bumping into metal floating obstacles.

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Bernie's house is a real home on the south end of Figure 8 Island near Wilmington, NC and still remains. Many of the movie's scenes were filmed in this area including the waterway at Wrightsville Beach, and the dock and lighthouse scenes at Bald Head Island about 30 miles south.

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Goofs

On the rooftop at Larry and Richard's workplace, Larry sits in an inflatable pool, takes his socks off, and throws them on the ground. The right sock moves, and disappears in one shot.

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Bernie is dropped over the side of the deck, next to the house and is later swept out by the tide. Later shots show a dune between the ocean and the house, revealing that the tide does not come up that high.

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When Gwen and Richard are lying on the beach kissing, a wave washes up and wets Gwen's hair. When she sits up, her hair and clothes are dry.

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Quotes

Gwen Saunders: [whispering] Richard! Richard, there's a man... in his underwear... in your kitchen.

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Larry Wilson: You're gonna need my apartment.

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Richard Parker: This is the note. Listen. "Richard Parker and I stole this money from the company to pay for my sex-change operation."

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