Whoopi Goldberg
Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
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A dentist, Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake, hires Bernice to break into her ex-husband Christopher's home and steal back her jewelry. Things take a turn for the worse when Christopher is murdered while Bernie is robbing his home, and thanks to Sheldrake and her lawyer Carson, Bernie is the only suspect.
Burglar: Directed by Hugh Wilson. With Whoopi Goldberg, Bobcat Goldthwait, G.W. Bailey, Lesley Ann Warren. A corrupt cop blackmails former burglar Bernice, forcing her into her most ambitious job yet: a dentist hires her to break into her ex-husband's house and steal back her jewelry.
- (4.8K)
- Comedy, Crime
- Hugh Wilson
- 1987-03-20
A retired cop blackmails ex burglar Bernice into paying him $20,000 - thus burgling. Paid to get a dentist's jewelry back from her ex's apartment, someone murders the ex and Bernice is a suspect. She investigates.
Seen simply as a project, “Burglar” is relentlessly conventional. A colorful character (in this case, a burglar played by Goldberg) is implicated in a murder. The police are convinced she’s guilty. She has to prove she is innocent.
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