Bernie(Movie, 2011)

Name: Bernie
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 2011
Duration: T01:39:00
Rating: 3.3

| 1h 39min | Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 388 votes)

Bernie is a 2011 American biographical black comedy crime film directed by Richard Linklater, and written by Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth. The film stars Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey. It is based on Hollandsworth's January 1998 article, "Midnight in the Garden of East Texas", published in Texas Monthly magazine. It explores the 1996 murder of 81-year-old millionaire Marjorie Nugent (MacLaine) in Carthage, Texas, by her 39-year-old companion, Bernhardt "Bernie" Tiede (Black). The film received critical acclaim for its direction, accuracy in relation to the facts, "Town Gossips" element, and particular praise for Jack Black's performance. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Bernie

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nominated for: Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Comedy nominated for: Independent Spirit Award for Best Film nominated for: Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

About Bernie

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.

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Official Trailer(Trailer, 2:13)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Texas

Plays in: Texas

Based on: "Texas Monthly" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Castle Rock Entertainment, Detour Filmproduction, Wind Dancer Productions, Mandalay Vision, Horsethief Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 25 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 03/07/2013 (World premiere: 04/27/2012)

Appearing Characters: Bernie Tiede

Cast: Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, Gabriel Luna, Juli Erickson, Merrilee McCommas, Dale Dudley, Brandon Smith

Director: Richard Linklater

Producer: Matt Williams, David McFadzean, Celine Rattray, Richard Linklater, Dete Meserve

Screenwriter: Skip Hollandsworth, Richard Linklater

Executive Producer: John Sloss, John Paul DeJoria

Film Editor: Sandra Adair

Director of Photography: Dick Pope

Composer: Graham Reynolds

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"버니"

Keywords: confession of crime, estranged family member, funeral home, prison visit, based on magazine, newspaper or article, based on true story, funeral director, 1990s, hidden corpse, carthage, jury trial, dark comedy

Budget: 5,000,000 USD

Revenue: 9,206,470 USD (= 184%)

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Bernie(Movie, 2011)

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