Weekend at Bernie's

Last Update: September 27, 2024

Weekend at Bernie's is a 1989 American black comedy film written by Robert Klane and directed by Ted Kotcheff. The film stars Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman as young insurance corporation employees who discover their boss, Bernie, dead. Discovering Bernie has ordered their deaths to cover up his embezzlement, with orders to refrain from killing them if he is around, they attempt to convince people that Bernie is still alive. The film's commercial success spawned a 1993 sequel, Weekend at Bernie's II.