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Bernie

Bernie2012

★6.699 minComedyCrimeDrama

In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.

Director

Richard Linklater

Writer

Skip Hollandsworth Richard Linklater

Score

Graham Reynolds

Stars

Jack Black Shirley MacLaine Matthew McConaughey

Cast149

Jack Black
as Bernie Tiede
Shirley MacLaine
as Marjorie Nugent
Matthew McConaughey
as Danny Buck Davidson
Brady Coleman
as Scrappy Holmes
Richard Robichaux
as Lloyd Hornbuckle
Rick Dial
as Don Leggett
Brandon Smith
as Sheriff Huckabee
Larry Jack Dotson
as Rev. Woodard
Merrilee McCommas
as Molly
M
Mathew Greer
as Carl
M
Marjorie Dome
as Townsperson
T
Tim Cariker
as Townsperson
F
Fern Luker
as Townsperson
J
Jack Payne
as Townsperson
Sonny Carl Davis
as Townsperson
Chris Humphrey
as Townsperson
J
Jesse Lucio
as Mourner
A
Ann Reeves
as Townsperson
Kay Epperson
as Townsperson
I
Ira Bounds
as Townsperson
J
James Baker
as Townsperson
Kay McConaughey
as Townsperson
K
Kristi Youngblood
as Townsperson
K
Kenny Brevard
as Townsperson
Margaret Bowman
as Townsperson
M
Mollie Fuller
as Townsperson
T
Tanja Givens
as Townsperson
G
Glenda Jones
as Townsperson
T
Travis Blevins
as Townsperson
S
Sylvia Froman
as Townsperson
M
Martha Long
as Townsperson
Jo Perkins
as Townsperson
R
Reba Tarjick
as Townsperson
D
Dale Dudley
as Townsperson
J
James Wilson
as Townsperson
T
Teresa Edwards
as Townsperson
B
Billy Vaticalos
as Townsperson
R
Rob Anthony
as Townsperson
Tommy G. Kendrick
as Larry Brumley
P
Pam McDonald
as Townsperson
K
Kathy Gollmitzer
as Townsperson
C
Cozette McNeely
as Townsperson
Richard Andrew Jones
as Professor Fleming
C
Charles Bailey
as Friend of Deceased
Suzi McLaughlin
as Mrs. Pebworth
Grant James
as Mr. Estes
Juli Erickson
as Mrs. Estes
J
J.D. Young
as Dwayne Nugent
C
Charlie m Stewart
as Dwayne Jr.
Joe Stevens
as Lewie
Raquel Gavia
as Esmerelda
A
Amparo García
as Church Goer
T
Toby Metcalf
as Oil Worker
D
Doug Moreland
as Chainsaw Artist
E
Edward Ji
as Pianist
Jill C. Holmes
as Guys & Dolls Performer
David Blackwell
as Mel
Gabriel Luna
as Kevin
D
Deana Newcomb
as Photographer
D
David Steakley
as Assistant Director
P
Peter Harrell Jr.
as Bank Manager
J
Joe Leroy Reynolds
as Deputy Sheriff
Christian Stokes
as Truck Driver
J
John Hornbuckle
as Generator Operator
Wray Crawford
as Sheriff's Deputy #2
M
Margaret Hoard
as Café Waitress
C
Charles Allen Eskew
as IRS Agent
Q
Quita Culpepper
as TV Reporter
Mona Lee Fultz
as Cashier
J
Jerry Biggs
as Judge
R
Robert Works
as Lead Juror
C
Chris Barfield
as Community Theater Group
T
Taylor Bryant
as Community Theater Group
C
Colin Bevis
as Community Theater Group
Jacqui Bloom
as Community Theater Group
J
Joshua Denning
as Community Theater Group
E
Ellie Edwards
as Community Theater Group
A
Alaina Flores
as Community Theater Group
Jennifer Foster
as Community Theater Group
L
Leslie Hethcox
as Community Theater Group
J
Jordan Hill
as Community Theater Group
B
Berkley Jones
as Community Theater Group
T
Trevor McGinnis
as Community Theater Group
M
Mika Odom
as Community Theater Group
C
Chell Parkins
as Community Theater Group
D
David Ponton
as Community Theater Group
G
Gray Randolph
as Community Theater Group
R
Rachel Hull-Ryde
as Community Theater Group
I
Ian Saunders
as Community Theater Group
M
Madelyn Shaffer
as Community Theater Group
L
Larissa Slota
as Community Theater Group
D
Daniel Rae Srivastava
as Community Theater Group
E
Ellen Stader
as Community Theater Group
L
Lara Wright
as Community Theater Group
B
Betty Andrews
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
M
Marcia Bailey
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
U
Umpy Bechtol
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
N
Nita Bouldin
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
N
Nellie Hickerson
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
J
Jeanette Kloppe
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
G
Geraldine Miller
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
S
Sharon Rigsbee
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
D
Debbie Shaw
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
F
Flo Weiershausen
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
G
Gina Wooten
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
G
Gary Askins
as Juror
B
Ben Bachelder
as Juror
M
Meredith Beal
as Juror
S
Stacey Bruck
as Juror
M
Michelle Briscoe
as Juror
L
Lesa Brooks
as Juror
G
Gayla Bruce
as Juror
B
Brenda Bunton
as Juror
K
Kristi Copeland
as Juror
J
Jeff Davis
as Juror
O
Orion Gallagher
as Juror
K
Kenneth C. Liverman
as Juror
L
Linda Rudwick
as Juror
M
Mary Stifflemire
as Juror
Richard Linklater
as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
V
Valerie Frazee
as Robin (uncredited)
V
Veronica Orosco
as Church Patron (uncredited)
Gary Teague
as Neighborhood Onlooker (uncredited)
Heath Allyn
as Mortuary Student (uncredited)
C
Cheryl Bond Danks
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
F
Fred Bothwell
as Mourner (uncredited)
G
Gene Cervenka
as Grim Reaper - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Rebecca Chulew
as Upscale Shopper / Pageant Attendee (uncredited)
E
Erik Collins
as Sheriff Deputy #3 (uncredited)
F
Franky Coronado
as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
R
Randy Coy
as Hard Body Onlooker (uncredited)
W
Wendy Crouse
as Prison Visitor (uncredited)
D
Daniel B. Davis
as Townsperson (uncredited)
R
Richard Dodwell
as Church Attendee (uncredited)
June Griffin Garcia
as Parisian Diner (uncredited)
P
Paul Heckmann
as Carthaginian Resident (uncredited)
S
Stephen C. Kerr
as The Corpse (uncredited)
R
Robert H. Lambert
as Courtroom Witness (uncredited)
R
Rudi Lee
as Grieving Widow (uncredited)
F
Floyd Lloyd
as Funeral Home Patron (uncredited)
Kevin Machate
as Federal Agent (uncredited)
P
Patrick Martin Jr.
as TV News Cameraman (uncredited)
Timothy McKinney
as Small Deputy (uncredited)
C
Caroline McNeil
as Mourner (uncredited)
E
Earl Nottingham
as Courthouse Vendor (uncredited)
M
Mitchell Rad
as Press Photographer (uncredited)
A
Angelita Aronce Sorensen
as Courtroom Visitor (uncredited)
H
Heath Young
as Photographer / Churchgoer (uncredited)
D
Daniel Zubiate
as Action News Cameraman (uncredited)

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