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Weekend at Bernie's II is mentioned in the eighth season episode of Seinfeld, "The Comeback". The movie is featured in the staff picks shelf at a video rental store under "Gene's Picks". Kramer recommends it to Elaine (as "a hilarious premise") instead of a staff pick by "arthouse goon" Vincent.
I think it’s Weekend at Bernie’s II when he gets the spear through his head underwater but it’s my favorite scene
Weekend at Bernie's II: Directed by Robert Klane. With Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Terry Kiser, Troy Byer. Larry and Richard use a voodoo-revived corpse to track down hidden money to clear their names.
- (15K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
- Robert Klane
- 1993-07-09
- A stuntman broke a rib while filming the scene where Bernie is dragged behind a boat. Actor Terry Kiser played Bernie in both his pre- and post-death forms, but he left the truly dangerous work to the professionals, one of whom suffered multiple injuries during this boating scene.
- Bernie's house was made specifically for the film, and it was torn down after production was done. If you seek a monument to Weekend at Bernie's, don't look around North Carolina's Figure Eight Island.
- Andrew McCarthy was originally meant for the Jonathan Silverman part. After reading the script, he , proving once more that it's always more fun to play the sidekick.
- Roger Ebert absolutely hated the film. Nearly every professional reviewer frowned on the film's one-joke premise, but Ebert took the scorn to another level, awarding the film a mere one star.
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After Elaine rents Vincent's pick that she spurned in favor of Weekend at Bernie's II, Vincent agrees to meet her at his apartment if she brings some vodka, cigarettes, and fireworks. When she arrives, he refuses to open the door all the way.
