Two enterprising young men uncover an elaborate embezzlement scheme at their company and are rewarded with a weekend at the boss' impressive beach house. But things get complicated when they arrive to find him murdered. They decide to have a good time anyway and include their boss in all the activities. Read more
| Starring | Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, Terry Kiser |
|---|---|
| Director | Ted Kotcheff |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Two enterprising young men uncover an elaborate embezzlement scheme at their company and are rewarded with a weekend at the boss' impressive beach house. But things get complicated when they arrive to find him murdered. They decide to have a good time anyway and include their boss in all the activities.
| Starring | Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart, Terry Kiser |
|---|---|
| Director | Ted Kotcheff |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Eighties Greats |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: None |
| Released | DVD: 10 Sep 2001 Production year: 1989 |
| Format | DVD |
OK, it's a one-joke movie and, yes, the gags are largely moronic, but this is still pretty good fun. Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman play the two junior executives who are forced to pretend that their crooked boss (Terry Kiser) is still alive over a weekend in which he is to host a swinging party at the beach. It's a lot more tasteless than you would expect from Hollywood and, in fact, from usually reliable but dull Ted Kotcheff, but Kiser makes it all worthwhile in a scene-stealing performance as the much put-upon corpse. Actually, he is probably too good: it's hard to avoid typecasting as an actor and there are few major roles as dead people.
i remember loving this film as a kid, i thought it was hilarious so i was really excited to watch it 15 years later.
i ended up skipping through half of the film, i didnt find it funny at all! I dont think this film is worth the reputation it was given.
i think weekend at bernies was great for the 1980's ( the majority of 80's comedies based on the work place in huge companies and the struggle with the high powered boss) - note: NINE TO FIVE (highly recommended), WORKING GIRL, and weekend and bernies....
But comedy has come a long way now in the past 15 years and this really doesnt cut the mustard. the humour is dated and to be frank there's hundreds of better films to watch!
I have a feeling those who have never watched this film may enjoy it but those like me who remembered it as being a classic - dont rent it!
Any of those who agree with this - DID YOU FIND THE SAME THING WITH BILL AND TED?? i watched it again a decade later and it was pants! not at all what i remembered as a kid!
The first time i saw this movie, i thought it was excellent and so original, watching it a second time doesn't quite give the same affect.
It's the story of two guys who discover financial irregularities within the company they work, they report them to the top man but he's in on it and plans to have the guys killed off. Things don't quite go as planned and the boss man himself ends up dead.
The two guys discover the body but everyone else around them seem to think that he's still alive, they then play along with it - pretty fun stuff!
I think this movie was a hit because of it's originality, the sequel didn't do quite so well because the story was already familiar.