Bernie
A story so unbelievable it must be true.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$5000000
Revenue
$9206470
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
2012-04-27
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
952
Vote Average
6.59
Jack Black
Bernie Tiede
Shirley MacLaine
Marjorie Nugent
Matthew McConaughey
Danny Buck Davidson
Brady Coleman
Scrappy Holmes
Richard Robichaux
Lloyd Hornbuckle
Rick Dial
Don Leggett
Brandon Smith
Sheriff Huckabee
Larry Jack Dotson
Rev. Woodard
Merrilee McCommas
Molly
Mathew Greer
Carl
Marjorie Dome
Townsperson
Tim Cariker
Townsperson
Fern Luker
Townsperson
Jack Payne
Townsperson
Sonny Carl Davis
Townsperson
Chris Humphrey
Townsperson
Jesse Lucio
Mourner
Ann Reeves
Townsperson
Kay Epperson
Townsperson
Ira Bounds
Townsperson
James Baker
Townsperson
Kay McConaughey
Townsperson
Kristi Youngblood
Townsperson
Kenny Brevard
Townsperson
Margaret Bowman
Townsperson
Mollie Fuller
Townsperson
Tanja Givens
Townsperson
Glenda Jones
Townsperson
Travis Blevins
Townsperson
Sylvia Froman
Townsperson
Martha Long
Townsperson
Jo Perkins
Townsperson
Reba Tarjick
Townsperson
Dale Dudley
Townsperson
James Wilson
Townsperson
Teresa Edwards
Townsperson
Billy Vaticalos
Townsperson
Rob Anthony
Townsperson
Tommy G. Kendrick
Larry Brumley
Pam McDonald
Townsperson
Kathy Gollmitzer
Townsperson
Cozette McNeely
Townsperson
Richard Andrew Jones
Professor Fleming
Charles Bailey
Friend of Deceased
Suzi McLaughlin
Mrs. Pebworth
Grant James
Mr. Estes
Juli Erickson
Mrs. Estes
J.D. Young
Dwayne Nugent
Charlie m Stewart
Dwayne Jr.
Joe Stevens
Lewie
Raquel Gavia
Esmerelda
Amparo García
Church Goer
Toby Metcalf
Oil Worker
Doug Moreland
Chainsaw Artist
Edward Ji
Pianist
Jill Blackwood
Guys & Dolls Performer
David Blackwell
Mel
Gabriel Luna
Kevin
Deana Newcomb
Photographer
David Steakley
Assistant Director
Peter Harrell Jr.
Bank Manager
Joe Leroy Reynolds
Deputy Sheriff
Christian Stokes
Truck Driver
John Hornbuckle
Generator Operator
Wray Crawford
Sheriff's Deputy #2
Margaret Hoard
Café Waitress
Charles Allen Eskew
IRS Agent
Quita Culpepper
TV Reporter
Mona Lee Fultz
Cashier
Jerry Biggs
Judge
Robert Works
Lead Juror
Chris Barfield
Community Theater Group
Taylor Bryant
Community Theater Group
Colin Bevis
Community Theater Group
Jacqui Bloom
Community Theater Group
Joshua Denning
Community Theater Group
Ellie Edwards
Community Theater Group
Alaina Flores
Community Theater Group
Jennifer Foster
Community Theater Group
Leslie Hethcox
Community Theater Group
Jordan Hill
Community Theater Group
Berkley Jones
Community Theater Group
Trevor McGinnis
Community Theater Group
Mika Odom
Community Theater Group
Chell Parkins
Community Theater Group
David Ponton
Community Theater Group
Gray Randolph
Community Theater Group
Rachel Hull-Ryde
Community Theater Group
Ian Saunders
Community Theater Group
Madelyn Shaffer
Community Theater Group
Larissa Slota
Community Theater Group
Daniel Rae Srivastava
Community Theater Group
Ellen Stader
Community Theater Group
Lara Wright
Community Theater Group
Betty Andrews
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Marcia Bailey
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Umpy Bechtol
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Nita Bouldin
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Nellie Hickerson
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Jeanette Kloppe
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Geraldine Miller
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Sharon Rigsbee
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Debbie Shaw
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Flo Weiershausen
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Gina Wooten
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Gary Askins
Juror
Ben Bachelder
Juror
Meredith Beal
Juror
Stacey Bruck
Juror
Michelle Briscoe
Juror
Lesa Brooks
Juror
Gayla Bruce
Juror
Brenda Bunton
Juror
Kristi Copeland
Juror
Jeff Davis
Juror
Orion Gallagher
Juror
Kenneth C. Liverman
Juror
Linda Rudwick
Juror
Mary Stifflemire
Juror
Richard Linklater
Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
Valerie Frazee
Robin (uncredited)
Veronica Orosco
Church Patron (uncredited)
Gary Teague
Neighborhood Onlooker (uncredited)
Heath Allyn
Mortuary Student (uncredited)
Cheryl Bond Danks
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Fred Bothwell
Mourner (uncredited)
Gene Cervenka
Grim Reaper - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Rebecca Chulew
Upscale Shopper / Pageant Attendee (uncredited)
Erik Collins
Sheriff Deputy #3 (uncredited)
Franky Coronado
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Randy Coy
Hard Body Onlooker (uncredited)
Wendy Crouse
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Daniel B. Davis
Townsperson (uncredited)
Richard Dodwell
Church Attendee (uncredited)
June Griffin Garcia
Parisian Diner (uncredited)
Paul Heckmann
Carthaginian Resident (uncredited)
Stephen C. Kerr
The Corpse (uncredited)
Robert H. Lambert
Courtroom Witness (uncredited)
Rudi Lee
Grieving Widow (uncredited)
Floyd Lloyd
Funeral Home Patron (uncredited)
Kevin Machate
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Patrick Martin Jr.
TV News Cameraman (uncredited)
Timothy McKinney
Small Deputy (uncredited)
Caroline McNeil
Mourner (uncredited)
Earl Nottingham
Courthouse Vendor (uncredited)
Mitchell Rad
Press Photographer (uncredited)
Angelita Aronce Sorensen
Courtroom Visitor (uncredited)
Heath Young
Photographer / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Daniel Zubiate
Action News Cameraman (uncredited)
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