Release Date | 5 July 1989 |
US Box Office | $30,000,000 USD |
Tagline | A lively comedy about a guy who isn't. [USA Theatrical] |
Genre | Adventure Comedy Crime |
Weekend at Bernie's is a 1989 American film directed by Ted Kotcheff and written by Robert Klane. The film stars Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman as young insurance corporation employees who discover that their boss, Bernie, is dead. While attempting to convince people that Bernie is still alive, they discover that Bernie had ordered their deaths to cover up his embezzlement. It grossed $30 million on a $15 million budget. The film's success inspired a sequel, Weekend at Bernie's II (1993).