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Bernie

In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.

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Tagline
A story so unbelievable it must be true.
Release date
2011-06-16
Runtime
1h 39m
IMDb
tt1704573
Genres
ComedyDramaCrimeBiography
Languages
English
My rating
Global rating
7.0 (2 users)

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Director

  1. Richard Linklater

Writer

  1. Richard Linklater
  2. Skip Hollandsworth

Cast

  1. Jack Black
    Bernie Tiede
  2. Matthew McConaughey
    Danny Buck Davidson
  3. Richard Linklater
    Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
  4. Shirley MacLaine
    Marjorie Nugent
  5. Brandon Smith
    Sheriff Huckabee
  6. Gary Teague
    Neighborhood Onlooker (uncredited)
  7. Joe Stevens
    Lewie
  8. Grant James
    Mr. Estes
  9. Mona Lee Fultz
    Cashier
  10. Mathew Greer
    Carl
  11. Richard Jones
    Professor Fleming
  12. Brady Coleman
    Scrappy Holmes
  13. Heath Young
    Photographer / Churchgoer (uncredited)
  14. Christian Stokes
    Truck Driver
  15. Margaret Bowman
    Townsperson
  16. Rick Dial
    Don Leggett
  17. Merrilee McCommas
    Molly
  18. Gene Cervenka
    Grim Reaper - Prison Guard (uncredited)
  19. Rebecca Chulew
    Upscale Shopper / Pageant Attendee (uncredited)
  20. Raquel Gavia
    Esmerelda
  21. Richard Robichaux
    Lloyd Hornbuckle
  22. Tommy G. Kendrick
    Larry Brumley
  23. Jill Blackwood
    Guys & Dolls Performer
  24. Juli Erickson
    Mrs. Estes
  25. Dale Dudley
    Townsperson
  26. Amparo García
    Church Goer
  27. Charles Bailey
    Friend of Deceased
  28. Jo Perkins
    Townsperson
  29. Margaret Hoard
    Café Waitress
  30. Heath Allyn
    Mortuary Student (uncredited)
  31. David Blackwell
    Mel
  32. Mika Odom
    Community Theater Group
  33. Peter Harrell Jr.
    Bank Manager
  34. Robert H. Lambert
    Courtroom Witness (uncredited)
  35. Gabriel Luna
    Kevin
  36. Sonny Carl Davis
    Townsperson
  37. Timothy McKinney
    Small Deputy (uncredited)
  38. Gary Askins
    Juror
  39. Martha Long
    Townsperson
  40. Richard Dodwell
    Church Attendee (uncredited)
  41. Paul Heckmann
    Carthaginian Resident (uncredited)
  42. Pam McDonald
    Townsperson
  43. Kay McConaughey
    Townsperson
  44. Toby Metcalf
    Oil Worker
  45. Wray Crawford
    Sheriff's Deputy #2
  46. Cheryl Bond Danks
    Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
  47. Jeanette Kloppe
    Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
  48. Suzi McLaughlin
    Mrs. Pebworth
  49. Patrick Martin Jr.
    TV News Cameraman (uncredited)
  50. Veronica Orosco
    Church Patron (uncredited)
  51. David Steakley
    Assistant Director
  52. Floyd Lloyd
    Funeral Home Patron (uncredited)
  53. Sylvia Froman
    Townsperson
  54. James Baker
    Townsperson
  55. Jeff Davis
    Juror
  56. Ben Bachelder
    Juror
  57. Gray Randolph
    Community Theater Group
  58. Caroline McNeil
    Mourner (uncredited)
  59. Kristi Youngblood
    Townsperson
  60. Mitchell Rad
    Press Photographer (uncredited)
  61. Erik Collins
    Sheriff Deputy #3 (uncredited)
  62. Ellie Edwards
    Community Theater Group
  63. Edward Ji
    Pianist
  64. Larry Jack Dotson
    Rev. Woodard
  65. Cozette McNeely
    Townsperson
  66. Sharon Rigsbee
    Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
  67. Linda Rudwick
    Juror
  68. Jennifer Foster
    Community Theater Group
  69. Alaina Flores
    Community Theater Group
  70. Daniel Zubiate
    Action News Cameraman (uncredited)
  71. Leslie Hethcox
    Community Theater Group
  72. Rob Anthony
    Townsperson
  73. Colin Bevis
    Community Theater Group
  74. Rachel Hull-Ryde
    Community Theater Group
  75. Earl Nottingham
    Courthouse Vendor (uncredited)
  76. Charlie m Stewart
    Dwayne Jr.
  77. Deana Newcomb
    Photographer
  78. Jerry Biggs
    Judge
  79. Joe Leroy Reynolds
    Deputy Sheriff
  80. Kay Epperson
    Townsperson
  81. Kristi Copeland
    Juror
  82. Reba Tarjick
    Townsperson
  83. Mary Stifflemire
    Juror
  84. Kenny Brevard
    Townsperson
  85. Randy Coy
    Hard Body Onlooker (uncredited)
  86. Taylor Bryant
    Community Theater Group
  87. Ira Bounds
    Townsperson
  88. Ellen Stader
    Community Theater Group
  89. Flo Weiershausen
    Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
  90. Marcia Bailey
    Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
  91. Mollie Fuller
    Townsperson
  92. Marjorie Dome
    Townsperson
  93. Lesa Brooks
    Juror
  94. Meredith Beal
    Juror
  95. Travis Blevins
    Townsperson
  96. Ann Reeves
    Townsperson
  97. Chell Parkins
    Community Theater Group
  98. Chris Humphrey
    Townsperson
  99. Ian Saunders
    Community Theater Group
  100. Gina Wooten
    Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
  101. Kathy Gollmitzer
    Townsperson
  102. David Ponton
    Community Theater Group
  103. Madelyn Shaffer
    Community Theater Group
  104. Lara Wright
    Community Theater Group
  105. Teresa Edwards
    Townsperson
  106. Kevin Machate
    Federal Agent (uncredited)
  107. Angelita Aronce Sorensen
    Courtroom Visitor (uncredited)
  108. Berkley Jones
    Community Theater Group
  109. Betty Andrews
    Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
  110. Billy Vaticalos
    Townsperson
  111. Brenda Bunton
    Juror
  112. Charles Allen Eskew
    IRS Agent
  113. Chris Barfield
    Community Theater Group
  114. Daniel B. Davis
    Townsperson (uncredited)
  115. Daniel Rae Srivastava
    Community Theater Group
  116. Debbie Shaw
    Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
  117. Doug Moreland
    Chainsaw Artist
  118. Fern Luker
    Townsperson
  119. Franky Coronado
    Prison Visitor (uncredited)
  120. Fred Bothwell
    Mourner (uncredited)
  121. Gayla Bruce
    Juror
  122. Geraldine Miller
    Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
  123. Glenda Jones
    Townsperson
  124. Jack Payne
    Townsperson
  125. Jacqui Bloom
    Community Theater Group
  126. James Wilson
    Townsperson
  127. J.D. Young
    Dwayne Nugent
  128. Jesse Lucio
    Mourner
  129. John Hornbuckle
    Generator Operator
  130. Jordan Hill
    Community Theater Group
  131. Joshua Denning
    Community Theater Group
  132. June Griffin Garcia
    Parisian Diner (uncredited)
  133. Kenneth C. Liverman
    Juror
  134. Larissa Slota
    Community Theater Group
  135. Michelle Briscoe
    Juror
  136. Nellie Hickerson
    Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
  137. Nita Bouldin
    Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
  138. Orion Gallagher
    Juror
  139. Quita Culpepper
    TV Reporter
  140. Robert Works
    Lead Juror
  141. Rudi Lee
    Grieving Widow (uncredited)
  142. Stacey Bruck
    Juror
  143. Stephen C. Kerr
    The Corpse (uncredited)
  144. Tanja Givens
    Townsperson
  145. Tim Cariker
    Townsperson
  146. Trevor McGinnis
    Community Theater Group
  147. Umpy Bechtol
    Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
  148. Valerie Frazee
    Robin (uncredited)
  149. Wendy Crouse
    Prison Visitor (uncredited)

Composer

  1. Graham Reynolds

Producer

  1. Liz Glotzer
  2. Martin Shafer
  3. Michael Bassick
  4. Celine Rattray
  5. David McFadzean
  6. Ginger Sledge
  7. Judd Payne
  8. Matt Williams
  9. Jack Gilardi Jr.
  10. Dete Meserve
  11. Don Fox
  12. William T. Conway

Director of Photography

  1. Dick Pope

Editor

  1. Sandra Adair