Use the HTML below. The site's critical consensus reads, "Richard Linklater's Bernie is a gently told and unexpectedly amusing true-crime comedy that benefits from an impressive performance by Jack Black". I said, 'But they’ll be funny characters. "You can't make a dark comedy out of a murder," says Panola County District Attorney Danny Buck Davidson (portrayed in the film by McConaughey). Among those interviewed, only her stockbroker and Danny Buck, the local district attorney, are unsympathetic toward the sunny, sometimes saccharine Bernie. I pre-ordered him and was so excited to finally get him today. [1], Linklater said the screenplay that he co-wrote with Skip Hollandsworth was a boring read, and that "the gossip element almost kept the film from being made, because it reads boring. The film divided citizens of Carthage, the small town in East Texas where the Nugent was killed. This was a surprisingly good movie. [11], On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 88% "Certified Fresh" rating, based on 161 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. [4] While attempting to convince people that Bernie is still alive, they discover that Bernie had ordered their deaths to cover up his embezzlement. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., sits alone at the inauguration ceremony in a beige parka, legs and arms crossed, socially distanced. Three old high school friends meet in a Michigan motel room to dissect painful memories from their past. His outfit has grabbed eyeballs everywhere, specially the mittens. Bernie is a 2011 American dark comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, and written by Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting", from the 1973 classic Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, was Elton's hardest of hard rock. ... "Man overboard! A stuntman broke a rib while filming the scene where Bernie is dragged behind a boat. After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band. Now at age 47 he's back to try and reach that goal. Critics loved it. The film stars Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman as young insurance corporation employees who discover that their boss, Bernie, is dead. Trivia After Richard knocks out the man that Bernie fired, he informs Larry "You can come out now Rambo." In a series of interviews with townspeople, mixed with flashbacks, we follow Bernie: he arrives in Carthage, Texas (pop. He praised Black's performance as well as Linklater's direction, saying "His genius was to see Jack Black as Bernie Tiede. We should be at a real beach" and "What you're doing is illegal". For nine months, Tiede excuses her absence in the community with few questions while using her money to support local businesses and neighbors. And the man our justice system released isn't the cuddly character actor Jack Black. Director Richard Linklater blends semi-documentary style with dark comedy and tragic real-life events in an exceptional way. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders reacts to memes on his 'inauguration day' look - check out his response. Jangid, the man behind the inspiration for Karthi’s Theeran Adhigaram Ondru, watched the film at a special screening. "[19], Eric Kohn of indieWIRE called it "an oddly endearing love letter to Southern eccentricities". The majority of the film was filmed in Cranford, New Jersey But the story is, that the chief justice is not going to be … Doting saint or conniving con man? When did the real story take place? [16], In a positive review in Slate, Dana Stevens lauded the performances of the three leads, saying that both Black and McConaughey are at their best when working with Linklater. The veteran actor wore one in his most famous role on film: dead man Bernie Lomax in the 1989 cult classic Weekend at Bernie's, and again, four years later, in Weekend at Bernie's II. The local district attorney, Danny Buck Davidson, charges Tiede with first-degree (premeditated) murder. Written by And Jack Black redeems himself (for Gulliver's Travels, among other things) with a subtly quirky performance that's one of his personal best. There’s a loose sensibility to this mockumentary—mysterious comedy? Jamie Bell's journey to playing Bernie Taupin begins when he was 14 years old, starring in Billy Elliot, a film written by Lee Hall. He will look out over my office to remind me of the power of the people. The movie, "Bernie," also featured Matthew McConaughey as Danny Buck Davidson. A young woman, Theresa, brings her boyfriend, Simon, home to meet her parents and surprise them with the news of their engagement. In fact, it’s hard to think of many other celebrations of small-town American life that are quite as rich, as warm, and as complexly layered, at least within recent years. The look was instantly dubbed ‘iconic,’ with many totally relating to Bernie's low-key effort and simplicity. Great movie cult comedy classic that keeps on bringing me back to watch frequently. Weekend at Bernie's 2 was pretty terrible, but this first one is golden.
. He appeared in the post-Super Bowl episode of The Office along with Cloris Leachman and Jessica Alba in a fake movie within the show. Black earned a nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy, while MacLaine was nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy. He's a Gospel-singing tenor. James T. Hodgkinson, the man identified as shooting a Republican member of congress and four others on Wednesday morning, was a small business owner in … But she reserved her highest praise for "the good people of Carthage, who, sitting on porches or the hoods of their cars, recount the strange story of Bernie Tiede and Marjorie Nugent".[17]. An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result. 7,000), where old ladies adore him; he befriends a wealthy, mean-spirited widow named Marjorie Nugent; they become companions in both daily routines and expensive vacations. [27], The National Board of Review included Bernie in their Top 10 Independent Films. Diet Prada ™ shared a post on Instagram: “Whoever made this deserves an Oscar this year ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ • #bernie #berniesanders #ghost #film…” • Follow their account to see 1,476 posts. Bernie This little Bernie is just perfect. But he praised Black's performance: "Black is simply great... making you believe someone like Bernie could really exist and while accenting his funny characteristics also portraying him as three-dimensional character. ", "It's too damn hot! Among those interviewed, only her stockbroker and Danny Buck, the local district attorney, are unsympathetic toward the sunny, sometimes saccharine Bernie. My favorite of the Bernie meme's, however, has to be the one from Paul Bettany. Panola County prosecutor Danny Buck Davidson said that he had met members of Marjorie Nugent's family. He's a Gospel-singing tenor. In small-town Carthage, Texas in 1996, local assistant mortician Bernie Tiede, a beloved member of the community, becomes the only friend of the wealthy, recently widowed Marjorie Nugent. Jamie Lee Curtis endorsed a new Bernie Sanders meme involving her hit movie True Lies.Though she's starred in over 40 movies across nearly every genre, Jamie Lee Curtis started her career as one of cinema's most beloved scream queens.Her film debut in John Carpenter's slasher classic Halloween launched her to stardom in 1978, leading her to headline other horror hits of the era … "This movie is not historically accurate," adds Davidson, who says that Nugent's story is missing. The film was based on an article in Texas Monthly magazine by Skip Hollandsworth, who co-wrote the screenplay with Linklater. Even my dog thinks he is adorable. [29], A reader survey by the Los Angeles Times ranked it as the "most under-appreciated" film of 2012, from a shortlist of seven films selected by the newspaper. The film stars Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey. He found the film hard to categorize, saying: "Bernie is a shape-shifting genre vehicle set apart from anything else in Linklater’s career. [38], "Los Angeles Film Festival: Richard Linklater stays provocative and independent with 'Bernie, "If Jack Black can make an excellent movie, surely anything is possible", "Comedy's got best Black humor of Jack's career", "INTERVIEW Richard Linklater: "I don't think I'll ever quit making movies, "Bernie Movie Review & Film Summary (2012) - Roger Ebert", "Best Films of the Decade (2010-2019, for Caimán Cuadernos de Cine) | Jonathan Rosenbaum", "Richard Linklater's 'Bernie' Gives Jack Black His Most Original Role in Years", "Bernie: (Jack) Black Comedy About Real-Life Murder", "10 Best Movies (and 5 Worst) of 2012: Owen Gleiberman's Picks: Photo 1 of 15", "How My Aunt Marge Ended Up in the Deep Freeze ...", "Jack Black's 'Bernie' is most underappreciated movie of 2012", "Lincoln Took Home Three Awards, Including Best Actor", "Austin attorney takes interest in Bernie Tiede's murder case", "Ex-Mortician Whose Killing of Widow Inspired Movie Freed Early", "As 'Bernie' Goes Free, Victim's Granddaughter Says Hollywood Has Wrought an Injustice", "East Texas widow killer Bernie Tiede, subject of hit movie, gets 99 years to life in re-trial", It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernie_(2011_film)&oldid=1008608226, Films based on newspaper and magazine articles, Articles with dead external links from July 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2012, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Kay Epperson as Townsperson (spoke with Bernie in prison scene), This page was last edited on 24 February 2021, at 04:38.