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Bernie is a 2011 American biographical black comedy crime film directed by Richard Linklater, and written by Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth. The film stars Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey. It is based on Hollandsworth's January 1998 article, "Midnight in the Garden of East Texas", published in Texas Monthly magazine.
Jun 22, 2012 · Bernie is a 2011 comedy-crime film based on a true story of a friendly undertaker who kills a wealthy widow and tries to cover it up. The film features interviews with real residents of Carthage, Texas, where the events took place, and stars Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey.
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- Biography, Comedy, Crime
- Richard Linklater
- 2012-06-22
Apr 27, 2012 · Richard Linklater's Bernie is a gently told and unexpectedly amusing true-crime comedy that benefits from an impressive performance by Jack Black. Assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede (Jack ...
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- Richard Linklater
- PG-13
- Jack Black
May 16, 2012 · Jack Black stars as Bernie Tiede, a funeral director who befriends and kills a wealthy and hated woman in east Texas. Based on a true story, the film is a droll comedy by Richard Linklater, with Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey.
Apr 27, 2012 · Bernie Tiede (Jack Black), a sweet undertaker's assistant beloved by his small East Texas community, befriends a prickly and controlling widow (Shirley MacLaine).
In a series of interviews with townspeople, mixed with flashbacks, we follow Bernie: he arrives in Carthage, Texas (pop. 7,000), where old ladies adore him; he befriends a wealthy, mean-spirited widow named Marjorie Nugent; they become companions in both daily routines and expensive vacations.
Find out who starred in and worked on the comedy-drama film Bernie, based on a true story of a funeral director who befriends and kills an elderly widow. See the full cast and crew list, including Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, and more.
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