Sunday, May 2, 2010

WEEKEND AT BERNIES

A movie about 2 guys in the business world going no where in life and they find a finance error in the company go to there boss Bernie who invites them to his beach house for the weekend to pretend to show them his happiness they found the error. in all reality he is trying to have them killed and instead he gets killed for fooling around with the mob bosses girlfriend the guys find Bernie and try to make Bernie look alive while one wants to go to the police the other guy is wanting to go to police to do the right thing. so a wild weekend starts with a party that invites it self into Bernie's House and how they keep him looking alive is tie strings and walking with him by strings it is a very funny movie Richard the moral one meets a woman and tries to parlay between her and Bernie situation and Larry the one who is carefree just goes with the flow and keep Richard at bay to just have the luxury weekend. It is a very funny comical movie when the hit man sees the guys with Bernie he keeps trying to get the job done not knowing Bernie is dead already. This movie is done really well and has some long shots of dialogue and many sets and locations it seems like it was shot at.
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Writer: Robert Klane
Release Date: July 5th 1989 USA
Genre: Adventure, Comedy.
Deauville Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1989 Nominated Critics Award
Ted Kotcheff


Cast

(Cast overview, first billed only)

Andrew McCarthy ... Larry Wilson

Jonathan Silverman ... Richard Parker

Catherine Mary Stewart ... Gwen Saunders
Terry Kiser ... Bernie Lomax

Don Calfa ... Paulie, Vito's Hit Man
Catherine Parks ... Tina, Vito's Girl

Eloise DeJoria ... Tawny (as Eloise Broady)
Gregory Salata ... Marty, Vito's Assistant
Louis Giambalvo ... Vito
Ted Kotcheff ... Jack Parker, Richard's Dad
Margaret Hall ... Lomax's Secretary
Timothy Perez ... Central Park Mugger
Mark Kenneth Smaltz ... Harris, Security Oficer
Anthony Mannino ... Superintendant
Polly Segal ... Woman in Elevator

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