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Bernie is a 2011 American docudrama 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.
- Bernie Tiede
These events are the subject of the critically acclaimed...
- Weekend at Bernie's
Weekend at Bernie's is a 1989 American dark comedy film...
- Bernie Tiede
These events are the subject of the critically acclaimed film Bernie (2011), a dark comedy directed by Richard Linklater and starring Jack Black as Tiede. The film attracted attention to Tiede's case, and new evidence was discovered. He was temporarily released on bail in 2014, pending a resentencing hearing.
Apr 26, 2012 · “Bernie,” Richard Linklater’s gaudily vibrant, at times morbidly funny true-crime story, takes place in the East Texas town of Carthage, which, at the time when sweet Bernie Tiede (Jack Black)...
- Richard Linklater
- 4 min
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.
Mar 20, 2024 · Bernie, based upon a bizarre true story, is a reunion of Jack Black and director Richard Linklater. Their 2003 film, School of Rock, remains the quintessential deployment of Black's screen...
- Thomas Butt
- Matthew Mcconaughey
- Richard Linklater
Weekend at Bernie's is a 1989 American dark comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Robert Klane, and starring Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Terry Kiser. It tells the story of two young insurance corporation employees who discover that their boss Bernie is dead after arriving at his house in The Hamptons.
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May 16, 2012 · Richard Linklater’s dark comedy “Bernie,” opening here this weekend, stars Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine and is based on a true story: A mild-mannered funeral director beloved in his small...