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May 7, 2014 · Convicted murder Bernie Tiede, whose sensational story served as the basis for Richard Linklater ‘s 2012 film Bernie, starring Jack Black, has been freed from prison early – provided he lives in...
Bernie is a 2011 American biographical black comedy true crime film directed by Richard Linklater, and written by Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth. The film stars Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey.
Nov 28, 2022 · In the true story behind the movie "Bernie," Bernhardt Tiede II killed his companion, 81-year-old Marjorie "Marge" Nugent, inside her home in Carthage, Texas on November 19, 1996. "Sweet guy" Bernie Tiede's town stuck by him, even after he confessed to murder.
May 7, 2012 · It's a murder story based on what happened in the small town of Carthage in East Texas in 1997. The main characters are Marjorie Nugent, a rich and notoriously mean widow, and her young...
After the film Bernie (2011) was released, attorney Jodi Cole became interested in Tiede's case and met with him, filing a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus, in which Tiede alleged that his constitutional rights were violated in the first trial because of newly discovered evidence.
May 16, 2019 · In Hollandsworth’s version of the story—which became the basis for the film starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey—a lovable fellow named Bernie Tiede moves to Carthage, Texas and begins working at a local funeral parlor.
Jun 22, 2012 · With Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, Brady Coleman. In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.
Apr 24, 2013 · Sweet-natured and gregarious, a lover of show tunes and Jesus, he ends up murdering an ornery wealthy widow, played by Shirley MacLaine, stuffing her in a freezer, after shooting her four times...
Apr 27, 2012 · Based on a true story, “Bernie” centers on Bernie Tiede (Black), a steadfast and ambitious mortician, beloved by the locals in his East Texas town of Carthage for his hard work ethic and...
May 16, 2012 · Bernie Tiede's story is factual, based on a celebrated Texas Monthly article titled "Midnight in the Garden of East Texas" by Skip Hollandsworth. The late Mr. Nugent, apparently a prince of a fellow, owned the local bank.
