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.
Directed By
Richard LinklaterWritten By
Richard Linklater, Skip HollandsworthCast of Bernie
Jack BlackBernie Tiede
Shirley MacLaineMarjorie Nugent
Matthew McConaugheyDanny Buck Davidson
Brady ColemanScrappy Holmes
Tommy G. KendrickLarry Brumley
Rick DialDon Leggett
Mona Lee FultzCashier
Dale DudleyJerry
Grant JamesMr. Estes
Christian StokesTruck Driver
Richard RobichauxLloyd Hornbuckle
Juli EricksonMrs. Estes
Mika OdomCommunity Theater Group
Jacqui BloomCommunity Theater Group
Veronica OroscoChurch Patron (uncredited)
Gary TeagueNeighborhood Onlooker (uncredited)
Valerie FrazeeRobin (uncredited)
Sonny Carl DavisTownsperson
Margaret BowmanTownsperson
Richard LinklaterDeadbeat Dad (uncredited)
Patrick Martin Jr.TV News Cameraman
Jesse LucioMourner
Brandon SmithSheriff Huckabee
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