Bernie
When a charming mortician befriends a wealthy widow in small-town Texas, their unlikely friendship takes a dark turn as he must escape her suffocating grasp.
“A story so unbelievable it must be true.”
Synopsis
In a small town in Texas, an affable mortician forms a friendship with a wealthy widow. However, as she becomes increasingly controlling, he takes significant measures to distance himself from her influence.
Credits
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 359+ credited
Why a floor?
This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
Craft leads on file
Edited by Sandra AdairShot by Dick PopeScored by Graham ReynoldsDesigned by Bruce CurtisSound by Gary C BourgeoisCostumes by Kari PerkinsStunts by Jeff SchwanVFX by Dale Carman
Box Office
2012 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.8× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$9.2M
Opening weekend: $86K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $121K — 1% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3 theaters
Also known as
- (English)Bernie
- (French)Bernie
- Bernie - Leichen pflastern seinen Wegde
- (Mandarin)伯尼
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesJun 16, 2011
- BrazilOct 6, 2011
- United KingdomOct 23, 2011
- ItalyDec 7, 2011
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Cast & Crew
359 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jack Black
as Bernie Tiede
Bernard King
as Himself
Shirley Maclaine
Ernie Grunfeld
as Himself
Matthew Mcconaughey
as Danny Buck
Brady Coleman
as Scrappy Holmes
Richard Robichaux
as Lloyd Hornbuckle
Rick Dial
as Don Leggett
Brandon Smith
as Sheriff Huckabee
Larry Jack Dotson
as Rev. Woodard
Merrilee Mccommas
as Molly
Mathew Greer
as Carl
Supporting cast
149Marjorie Dome
as Townsperson
Tim Cariker
as Townsperson
Fern Luker
as Townsperson
Jack Payne
as Townsperson
Sonny Carl Davis
as Townsperson
Chris Humphrey
as Townsperson
Ann Reeves
as Townsperson
Kay Epperson
as Townsperson
Ira Bounds
as Townsperson
James Baker
as Townsperson
Kay Mcconaughey
as Townsperson
Kristi Youngblood
as Townsperson
Kenny Brevard
as Townsperson
Margaret Bowman
as Townsperson
Mollie Fuller
as Townsperson
Tanja Givens
as Townsperson
Glenda Jones
as Townsperson
Travis Blevins
as Townsperson
Sylvia Froman
as Townsperson
Martha Long
as Townsperson
Jo Perkins
as Townsperson
Reba Tarjick
as Townsperson
Dale Dudley
as Townsperson
James Wilson
as Townsperson
Teresa Edwards
as Townsperson
Billy Vaticalos
as Townsperson
Rob Anthony
as Townsperson
Tommy G Kendrick
as Larry Brumley
Pam Mcdonald
as Townsperson
Kathy Gollmitzer
as Townsperson
Cozette Mcneely
as Townsperson
Richard Andrew Jones
as Professor Fleming
Charles Bailey
as Friend of Deceased
Suzi Mclaughlin
as Mrs. Pebworth
Grant James
as Mr. Eckles
Juli Erickson
as Mrs. Eckles
J D Young
as Dwayne Nugent
Charlie M Stewart
as Dwayne Jr.
Joe Stevens
as Lewie
Raquel Gavia
as Esmerelda
Amparo Garcia
as Church Goer
Toby Metcalf
as Oil Worker
Doug Moreland
as Chainsaw Artist
Edward Ji
as Pianist
Jill C Holmes
as Guys & Dolls Performer
David Blackwell
as Mel
Gabriel Luna
as Kevin
Deana Newcomb
as Photographer
Peter Harrell Jr
as Bank Manager
Joe Leroy Reynolds
as Deputy Sheriff
Christian Stokes
as Truck Driver
John Hornbuckle
as Generator Operator
Wray Crawford
as Sheriff's Deputy #2
Margaret Hoard
as Café Waitress
Charles Allen Eskew
as IRS Agent
Quita Culpepper
as TV Reporter
Mona Lee Fultz
as Cashier
Jerry Biggs
as Judge
Robert Works
as Lead Juror
Chris Barfield
as Community Theater Group
Taylor Bryant
as Community Theater Group
Colin Bevis
as Community Theater Group
Jacqui Bloom
as Community Theater Group
Joshua Denning
as Community Theater Group
Ellie Edwards
as Community Theater Group
Alaina Flores
as Community Theater Group
Jennifer Foster
as Community Theater Group
Leslie Hethcox
as Community Theater Group
Jordan Hill
as Community Theater Group
Berkley Jones
as Community Theater Group
Trevor Mcginnis
as Community Theater Group
Mika Odom
as Community Theater Group
Chell Parkins
as Community Theater Group
David Ponton
as Community Theater Group
Gray Randolph
as Community Theater Group
Rachel Hull Ryde
as Community Theater Group
Ian Saunders
as Community Theater Group
Madelyn Shaffer
as Community Theater Group
Larissa Slota
as Community Theater Group
Daniel Rae Srivastava
as Community Theater Group
Ellen Stader
as Community Theater Group
Lara Wright
as Community Theater Group
Betty Andrews
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Marcia Bailey
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Umpy Bechtol
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Nita Bouldin
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Nellie Hickerson
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Jeanette Kloppe
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Geraldine Miller
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Sharon Rigsbee
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Debbie Shaw
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Flo Weiershausen
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Gina Wooten
as Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Gary Askins
as Juror
Ben Bachelder
as Juror
Meredith Beal
as Juror
Stacey Bruck
as Juror
Michelle Briscoe
as Juror
Lesa Brooks
as Juror
Gayla Bruce
as Juror
Brenda Bunton
as Juror
Kristi Copeland
as Juror
Jeff Davis
as Juror
Orion Gallagher
as Juror
Kenneth C Liverman
as Juror
Linda Rudwick
as Juror
Mary Stifflemire
as Juror
Patty Allieri
as Townsperson
Heath Allyn
as Mortuary Student
Cheryl Bond Danks
as Restaurant Patron
Fred Bothwell
as Mourner
Steve Cauley
as Mourner
Gene Cervenka
as Grim Reaper - Prison Guard
Rebecca Chulew
as Upscale Shopper, Pageant Attendee
Erik Collins
as Sheriff Deputy #3
Franky Coronado
as Prison Visitor
Randy Coy
as Hard Body Onlooker
Wendy Crouse
as Prison Visitor
Garret Danks
as Restaurant Patron
Daniel B Davis
as Townsperson
Richard Dodwell
as Church Attendee
Eddy Fitzgerald
as Bernies Prison Guard
Valerie Frazee
as Robin
June Griffin Garcia
as Parisian Diner
Terry Harrison
as Funeral Mourner
Paul Heckmann
as Carthaginian Resident
Connie Kennedy
as Marti Gras Party Goer
Stephen C Kerr
as The Corpse
Robert H Lambert
as Courtroom Witness
Rudi Lee
as Grieving Widow
Floyd Lloyd
as Funeral Home Patron
Kevin Machate
as Federal Agent
Jim Mangum
as Choirboy
Patrick Martin Jr
as TV News Cameraman
James Leonardo Mayberry
as Churchgoer
Angela Mcclure
as Reporter
Timothy Mckinney
as Small Deputy
Caroline Mcneil
as Mourner
Joe Nelson
as Hearse Driver
Earl Nottingham
as Courthouse Vendor
Veronica Pierce
as Church Patron
Skye Polchert
as Choir Member, Churchgoer
Mitchell Rad
as Press Photographer
Angelita Aronce Sorensen
as Courtroom Visitor
Gary Teague
as Neighborhood Onlooker
Wendy Tobias
as Bernie's Haloween Party Reveler, Conga Line
Adrun Wilson
as Church Member
Heath Young
as Photographer, Churchgoer
Daniel Zubiate
as Action News Cameraman
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
33Alex Gudim
executive producer
Celine Rattray
producer
Darby Parker
executive producer
David Mcfadzean
Producer, Producers
Dete Meserve
Producer
Donald Fox
executive producer (as Don Fox)
Duncan Montgomery
executive producer
Ginger Sledge
producer
Hardy Justice
co-producer
Jack Gilardi Jr
executive producer
Jack Selby
executive producer (as Jack R. Selby)
John Paul Dejoria
executive producer
John Sloss
executive producer
Johnny Lin
executive producer
Judd Payne
producer
Ken Hirsh
executive producer
Kirsten Mcmurray
co-producer
Laura Geucherian
digital intermediate producer
Leah Orsini
visual effects producer: Radium / Reel FX (as Leah Garner)
Lissa Gudim
executive producer (as Lissa Collins-Guddim)
Liz Glotzer
Producer, Producers
Mark Mower
co-producer
Martin Shafer
producer
Matt Williams
producer
Michael Bassick
executive producer
Pete Herzog
visual effects executive producer: Radium / Reel FX
Rav Indran
associate producer (as Kannoo Ravindran)
Richard Linklater
Producer, Producers
Sean Mcewen
associate producer
Shane D Stanger
associate producer (as Shane Stanger)
Tiller Russell
associate producer
Todd J Labarowski
associate producer (as Todd Labarowski)
William T Conway
executive producer
Other crew
170Brett B Bunner
accounting clerk (as Brett Bunner)
Danny Reeves
additional adr (uncredited)
Juliana Hoffpauir
additional buyer
Mirin Soliz
additional costumer / set & trailer costumer
Leola Perez
additional hair stylist
Michaela Farrell
additional makeup artist
Gema Beasley
additional office intern
Gary C Bourgeois
additional sound re-recording mixer
Ralph Fisher
armadillo handler
Koen Wooten
armourer
Chia Berry
art department coordinator
Justin Brookhart
art department intern
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