1987
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Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr, a former San Francisco burglar, resumes her life of crime when a corrupt police officer named Ray Kirschman blackmails her. 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 ...
- $12.5 million
- Sylvester Levay
- March 20, 1987
Mar 20, 1987 · 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.
- (4.6K)
- Hugh Wilson
- R
- Comedy, Crime
Bookstore owner and burglar Bernie (Whoopi Goldberg) is being blackmailed by corrupt cop Ray (G.W. Bailey), forcing her into her most ambitious job yet: a jewelry store heist she's woefully under ...
- (90)
- Hugh Wilson
- R
- Whoopi Goldberg
Synopsis. In San Francisco, California, ex-convict Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr (Whoopi Goldberg) now runs a used bookstore on Haight Street, but still does the occasional burglary on the side because crooked policeman Ray Kirschman (G.W. Bailey) is blackmailing her so he can get a take of her loot. After she steals a valuable stamp, Kirschman ...
Richard Craig Meinardus. ... first assistant camera: San Francisco (as Richard Meinardus) Donna Morrison. ... first assistant camera: San Francisco. Lex Rawlins. ... second assistant camera.
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The movie ends in a chase scene. Watching these parboiled elements on the screen, I felt a real sense of anger that Goldberg was being forced to march through such cliches. Let's face it. Hollywood knows Goldberg is talented, but nobody knows how to handle her in the movies. She is a woman.
After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her name of the murder AND avoid getting charged with the burglary. Hugh Wilson. Director, Writer. Lawrence Block.
