Weekend at Bernie's (1989)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Bernie may be dead, but he's still the life of the party!

Two young insurance corporation employees try to pretend that their murdered employer is alive by puppeteering his dead body, leading a hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.

Released: 1989-07-05
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Runtime: 1h 38m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 1,193 votes

Directed by Ted Kotcheff.

Top cast

Andrew McCarthy as Larry Wilson
Jonathan Silverman as Richard Parker
Catherine Mary Stewart as Gwen Saunders
Terry Kiser as Bernie Lomax
Don Calfa as Paulie, Vito's Hit Man
Catherine Parks as Tina, Vito's Girl
Eloise DeJoria as Tawny
Gregory Salata as Marty
Louis Giambalvo as Vito
Ted Kotcheff as Jack Parker

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Weekend at Bernie's

United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on ITVX Premium; watch free on ITVX; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada: stream on Crave Amazon Channel; rent on CosmoGo; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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