Bernie

Bernie

Comedy Crime Drama

Storyline: 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.

Release Date: 2012-04-27

Original Language: en

Original Title: Bernie

Status: Released

Runtime: 99 minutes

TagLine: A story so unbelievable it must be true.

Rating: (950 votes)

Budget: $5,000,000

Revenue: $9,206,470

Production Companies: Mandalay Vision, Detour Filmproduction, Wind Dancer Films

Spoken Languages: English

View On: TMDb | IMDb

Popularity:

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Jack Black

Jack Black (Bernie Tiede)

100.00%

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine (Marjorie Nugent)

43.53%

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey (Danny Buck Davidson)

64.12%

Brady Coleman

Brady Coleman (Scrappy Holmes)

12.77%

Richard Robichaux

Richard Robichaux (Lloyd Hornbuckle)

14.71%

Rick Dial

Rick Dial (Don Leggett)

13.27%

Brandon Smith

Brandon Smith (Sheriff Huckabee)

22.47%

Larry Jack Dotson

Larry Jack Dotson (Rev. Woodard)

9.43%

Merrilee McCommas

Merrilee McCommas (Molly)

9.36%

Mathew Greer

Mathew Greer (Carl)

9.11%

Marjorie Dome

Marjorie Dome (Townsperson)

1.27%

Tim Cariker

Tim Cariker (Townsperson)

1.31%

Fern Luker

Fern Luker (Townsperson)

1.41%

Jack Payne

Jack Payne (Townsperson)

2.11%

Sonny Carl Davis

Sonny Carl Davis (Townsperson)

19.65%

Chris Humphrey

Chris Humphrey (Townsperson)

2.02%

Jesse Lucio

Jesse Lucio (Mourner)

1.72%

Ann Reeves

Ann Reeves (Townsperson)

1.23%

Kay Epperson

Kay Epperson (Townsperson)

1.74%

Ira Bounds

Ira Bounds (Townsperson)

1.08%

James Baker

James Baker (Townsperson)

1.72%

Kay McConaughey

Kay McConaughey (Townsperson)

1.85%

Kristi Youngblood

Kristi Youngblood (Townsperson)

1.60%

Kenny Brevard

Kenny Brevard (Townsperson)

1.72%

Margaret Bowman

Margaret Bowman (Townsperson)

11.76%

Mollie Fuller

Mollie Fuller (Townsperson)

1.32%

Tanja Givens

Tanja Givens (Townsperson)

1.32%

Glenda Jones

Glenda Jones (Townsperson)

1.30%

Travis Blevins

Travis Blevins (Townsperson)

1.91%

Sylvia Froman

Sylvia Froman (Townsperson)

1.32%

Martha Long

Martha Long (Townsperson)

1.98%

Jo Perkins

Jo Perkins (Townsperson)

6.12%

Reba Tarjick

Reba Tarjick (Townsperson)

1.10%

Dale Dudley

Dale Dudley (Townsperson)

4.22%

James Wilson

James Wilson (Townsperson)

1.00%

Teresa Edwards

Teresa Edwards (Townsperson)

1.60%

Billy Vaticalos

Billy Vaticalos (Townsperson)

1.34%

Rob Anthony

Rob Anthony (Townsperson)

1.29%

Tommy G. Kendrick

Tommy G. Kendrick (Larry Brumley)

6.46%

Pam McDonald

Pam McDonald (Townsperson)

1.39%

Kathy Gollmitzer

Kathy Gollmitzer (Townsperson)

1.08%

Cozette McNeely

Cozette McNeely (Townsperson)

1.00%

Richard Andrew Jones

Richard Andrew Jones (Professor Fleming)

12.95%

Charles Bailey

Charles Bailey (Friend of Deceased)

3.86%

Suzi McLaughlin

Suzi McLaughlin (Mrs. Pebworth)

3.82%

Grant James

Grant James (Mr. Estes)

13.71%

Juli Erickson

Juli Erickson (Mrs. Estes)

9.39%

J.D. Young

J.D. Young (Dwayne Nugent)

7.63%

Charlie m Stewart

Charlie m Stewart (Dwayne Jr.)

1.43%

Joe Stevens

Joe Stevens (Lewie)

17.94%

Raquel Gavia

Raquel Gavia (Esmerelda)

2.95%

Amparo García

Amparo García (Church Goer)

3.64%

Toby Metcalf

Toby Metcalf (Oil Worker)

6.17%

Doug Moreland

Doug Moreland (Chainsaw Artist)

1.45%

Edward Ji

Edward Ji (Pianist)

1.66%

Jill Blackwood

Jill Blackwood (Guys & Dolls Performer)

2.33%

David Blackwell

David Blackwell (Mel)

8.41%

Gabriel Luna

Gabriel Luna (Kevin)

29.41%

Deana Newcomb

Deana Newcomb (Photographer)

9.61%

David Steakley

David Steakley (Assistant Director)

1.39%

Peter Harrell Jr.

Peter Harrell Jr. (Bank Manager)

4.49%

Joe Leroy Reynolds

Joe Leroy Reynolds (Deputy Sheriff)

2.91%

Christian Stokes

Christian Stokes (Truck Driver)

17.30%

John Hornbuckle

John Hornbuckle (Generator Operator)

1.00%

Wray Crawford

Wray Crawford (Sheriff's Deputy #2)

5.97%

Margaret Hoard

Margaret Hoard (Café Waitress)

3.73%

Charles Allen Eskew

Charles Allen Eskew (IRS Agent)

1.00%

Quita Culpepper

Quita Culpepper (TV Reporter)

2.69%

Mona Lee Fultz

Mona Lee Fultz (Cashier)

12.73%

Jerry Biggs

Jerry Biggs (Judge)

7.73%

Robert Works

Robert Works (Lead Juror)

1.92%

Chris Barfield

Chris Barfield (Community Theater Group)

1.52%

Taylor Bryant

Taylor Bryant (Community Theater Group)

1.60%

Colin Bevis

Colin Bevis (Community Theater Group)

1.12%

Jacqui Bloom

Jacqui Bloom (Community Theater Group)

1.40%

Joshua Denning

Joshua Denning (Community Theater Group)

2.39%

Ellie Edwards

Ellie Edwards (Community Theater Group)

1.68%

Alaina Flores

Alaina Flores (Community Theater Group)

1.89%

Jennifer Foster

Jennifer Foster (Community Theater Group)

4.41%

Leslie Hethcox

Leslie Hethcox (Community Theater Group)

1.10%

Jordan Hill

Jordan Hill (Community Theater Group)

1.00%

Berkley Jones

Berkley Jones (Community Theater Group)

1.33%

Trevor McGinnis

Trevor McGinnis (Community Theater Group)

1.43%

Mika Odom

Mika Odom (Community Theater Group)

2.58%

Chell Parkins

Chell Parkins (Community Theater Group)

1.98%

David Ponton

David Ponton (Community Theater Group)

1.49%

Gray Randolph

Gray Randolph (Community Theater Group)

1.36%

Rachel Hull-Ryde

Rachel Hull-Ryde (Community Theater Group)

1.00%

Ian Saunders

Ian Saunders (Community Theater Group)

1.00%

Madelyn Shaffer

Madelyn Shaffer (Community Theater Group)

1.98%

Larissa Slota

Larissa Slota (Community Theater Group)

1.59%

Daniel Rae Srivastava

Daniel Rae Srivastava (Community Theater Group)

1.00%

Ellen Stader

Ellen Stader (Community Theater Group)

1.19%

Lara Wright

Lara Wright (Community Theater Group)

1.00%

Betty Andrews

Betty Andrews (Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant)

9.86%

Marcia Bailey

Marcia Bailey (Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant)

1.00%

Umpy Bechtol

Umpy Bechtol (Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant)

1.00%

Nita Bouldin

Nita Bouldin (Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant)

1.22%

Nellie Hickerson

Nellie Hickerson (Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant)

1.00%

Jeanette Kloppe

Jeanette Kloppe (Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant)

1.31%

Geraldine Miller

Geraldine Miller (Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant)

2.02%

Sharon Rigsbee

Sharon Rigsbee (Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant)

1.26%

Debbie Shaw

Debbie Shaw (Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant)

1.00%

Flo Weiershausen

Flo Weiershausen (Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant)

1.16%

Gina Wooten

Gina Wooten (Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant)

1.00%

Gary Askins

Gary Askins (Juror)

1.00%

Ben Bachelder

Ben Bachelder (Juror)

2.13%

Meredith Beal

Meredith Beal (Juror)

1.74%

Stacey Bruck

Stacey Bruck (Juror)

1.26%

Michelle Briscoe

Michelle Briscoe (Juror)

1.00%

Lesa Brooks

Lesa Brooks (Juror)

1.00%

Gayla Bruce

Gayla Bruce (Juror)

1.25%

Brenda Bunton

Brenda Bunton (Juror)

1.04%

Kristi Copeland

Kristi Copeland (Juror)

1.42%

Jeff Davis

Jeff Davis (Juror)

1.27%

Orion Gallagher

Orion Gallagher (Juror)

1.23%

Kenneth C. Liverman

Kenneth C. Liverman (Juror)

1.43%

Linda Rudwick

Linda Rudwick (Juror)

1.68%

Mary Stifflemire

Mary Stifflemire (Juror)

1.33%

Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater (Deadbeat Dad (uncredited))

20.06%

Valerie Frazee

Valerie Frazee (Robin (uncredited))

1.37%

Veronica Orosco

Veronica Orosco (Church Patron (uncredited))

1.33%

Gary Teague

Gary Teague (Neighborhood Onlooker (uncredited))

7.47%

Heath Allyn

Heath Allyn (Mortuary Student (uncredited))

6.32%

Cheryl Bond Danks

Cheryl Bond Danks (Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

2.30%

Fred Bothwell

Fred Bothwell (Mourner (uncredited))

1.85%

Gene Cervenka

Gene Cervenka (Grim Reaper - Prison Guard (uncredited))

2.82%

Rebecca Chulew

Rebecca Chulew (Upscale Shopper / Pageant Attendee (uncredited))

9.64%

Erik Collins

Erik Collins (Sheriff Deputy #3 (uncredited))

1.26%

Franky Coronado

Franky Coronado (Prison Visitor (uncredited))

1.93%

Randy Coy

Randy Coy (Hard Body Onlooker (uncredited))

1.45%

Wendy Crouse

Wendy Crouse (Prison Visitor (uncredited))

1.44%

Daniel B. Davis

Daniel B. Davis (Townsperson (uncredited))

3.66%

Richard Dodwell

Richard Dodwell (Church Attendee (uncredited))

2.23%

June Griffin Garcia

June Griffin Garcia (Parisian Diner (uncredited))

4.34%

Paul Heckmann

Paul Heckmann (Carthaginian Resident (uncredited))

2.72%

Stephen C. Kerr

Stephen C. Kerr (The Corpse (uncredited))

1.84%

Robert H. Lambert

Robert H. Lambert (Courtroom Witness (uncredited))

1.80%

Rudi Lee

Rudi Lee (Grieving Widow (uncredited))

1.97%

Floyd Lloyd

Floyd Lloyd (Funeral Home Patron (uncredited))

1.13%

Kevin Machate

Kevin Machate (Federal Agent (uncredited))

1.71%

Patrick Martin Jr.

Patrick Martin Jr. (TV News Cameraman (uncredited))

1.26%

Timothy McKinney

Timothy McKinney (Small Deputy (uncredited))

9.63%

Caroline McNeil

Caroline McNeil (Mourner (uncredited))

3.44%

Earl Nottingham

Earl Nottingham (Courthouse Vendor (uncredited))

2.13%

Mitchell Rad

Mitchell Rad (Press Photographer (uncredited))

1.00%

Angelita Aronce Sorensen

Angelita Aronce Sorensen (Courtroom Visitor (uncredited))

1.28%

Heath Young

Heath Young (Photographer / Churchgoer (uncredited))

5.86%

Daniel Zubiate

Daniel Zubiate (Action News Cameraman (uncredited))

3.99%

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