Weekend at Bernie's (1989)

Followed by: Weekend at Bernie's II (1993)

	Directed by: Ted Kotcheff	COUNTRY USA GENRE Comedy NORWEGIAN TITLE Weekend med Bernie RUNNING TIME 97 minutes
	Produced by: Victor Drai
	Written by: Robert Klane

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Larry Wilson	Andrew McCarthy
Richard Parker	Jonathan Silverman	½
Bernie Lomax	Terry Kiser	½
Gwen Saunders	Catherine Mary Stewart	½
Paulie	Don Calfa	½
Tina	Catherine Parks	-

Review

This farce spun around one single premise – the death of the title character, and how everyone around him still think he’s alive – became something of a surprise hit upon release in the summer of 1989. The unrelenting physical performance of Terry Kiser and his stunt double may be the film’s most impressive – and funniest – element, because it sure isn’t easy to be swayed or carried away by the repetitive, exhausting and rather uninventive script we (and Bernie) are being dragged through. The two leads, Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman, enjoyed what would arguably be their last moment of stardom in the wake of this movie, after having showed a lot of promise earlier in the decade. The undisciplined direction is by Ted Kotcheff (First Blood). Followed by a universally panned sequel in 1993.