Review of Weekend at Bernie's (1989) by Dj . — 02 Aug 2009

Two guys carry around a dead body for a weekend and its a comedy?

This review of Weekend at Bernie's (1989) was written by Dj . on 02 Aug 2009.

Weekend at Bernie's has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Andrew M (2,871) on 12 Jul 2014

There are the odd chuckles in this comedy film, and it certainly isn't the worst film of it's era, but Weekend at Bernie's is still the textbook…

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By Jacob M (1,390) on 24 Oct 2014

I respect the nostalgia factor of Weekend at Bernie's... but to me this entire movie is hinged on dead body humor, and it didn't work for me…

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By Gordo D (31) on 05 May 2014

2 clueless office peons discover that someone is embezzling money from their company…

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By Stanley C (339) on 16 Sep 2017

An obnoxious film about a group of youngsters who convince everyone a dead man is still alive by putting sunglasses on him…

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By Chris W (2,796) on 12 Jun 2016

Kind of dumb, but you'll still die laughing at all the crazy outfits we were wearing in the 80s…

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By Troy F (601) on 08 Mar 2015

The whole idea seems to be in bad taste, but its handled quite well here as the characters face having to cover up for their dead boss in circumstances…

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By Judi K (5) on 14 Jul 2017

Terrible, boring and even disgusting movie that tries to make jokes out of necrophilia…

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By Rated N (134) on 26 Oct 2016

This film is hilarious. ant understand why it has such bad reviews. critics are assholes! everyone has a different tastes…

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By Kj P (1,056) on 02 Jan 2015

If you keep in mind of the absurdity of the plot, Weekend at Bernie's is a stupid comedy that can be very enjoyable and funny…

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By Ryan W (1,236) on 21 Jan 2016

Weekend At Bernie's is a great comedy that has many hilarious jokes to go around with its extremely outlandish and creative concept, The two…

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