| Uniform Title |
Weekend at Bernie's (Motion picture : 1989) |
| Title |
Weekend at Bernie's. |
| Published |
Australia : ViaVision Entertainment, ©1989. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (98 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| ViaVision Entertainment : VVE3348. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. |
| Special features: Theatrical trailer. |
| Based on The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell by Jorge Amado. |
| Credits |
Directed by Ted Kotcheff ; written by Robert Klane. |
| Performers |
Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, Terry Kiser. |
| Summary |
When two working stiffs (Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman) uncover an embezzlement plot in their company, their thieving boss Bernie (Terry Kiser) invites them to his beach house for the weekend, planning to have them killed. But when it's Bernie that gets whacked instead, our two bumbling heroes realize that in order for them to stay alive, they'll have to make everyone believe that Bernie is still the life of the party. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; NTSC ; Region 4 ; 1.85:1. |
| Language note |
English. Subtitles: English HOH. |
| Subjects |
Amado, Jorge, -- 1912-2001 -- Film adaptations |
| Embezzlement -- Drama |
| Death -- Drama |
| Young men -- Drama |
| Murder -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Comedy films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Kotcheff, Ted, 1931- director. |
| McCarthy, Andrew, 1962- actor. |
| Silverman, Jonathan, 1966- actor. |
| Stewart, Catherine Mary actor. |
| Amado, Jorge, 1912-2001 Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
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