Review of Weekend at Bernie's (1989) by Monty P — 10 Nov 2008

Two young executives find a accounting error that could save the company two million dollars. They show their rather arrogant boss the findings. He decides to reward them with a weekend at his beach house on Hampton Island. However unbeknownst to them their boss also has mob connections and who decide to off him just as they get their. Antics now ensue as the two young men must pretend that their dead boss is still alive.

I loved how Larry and Richard tied their shoelaces to Bernie's in order to get him places, and how Larry smashed the champagne bottle over the head of the gardener who he thought was trying to kill him (every man has his breaking point) That's slapstick at it's finest. Also, I found it hysterical how stupid the people on the island were. Not one of them ever had a single clue that Lomax was dead even though two guys were carrying him around 24 hours a day. However, my favourite was the rivalry between the deceased Bernie and paranoid mob-hitman Paulie, who, after enjoying the fact the Bernie was dead numerous times, discovered the next moment he was still alive. Incidentally, it was Bernie who spelled Paulie's downfall in the end.

Another 80s Classic.