Ben
Meyers’ rating: 4.5|5.0 Stars ìììì
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Storyline
A
mortician named Bernie Tiede (Jack Black) prides himself in preparing corpses
for proper burial. After Mrs. Marjorie Nugent’s (Shirley MacLaine) wealthy husband
dies, Bernie Tiede befriends her by showering her with flowers, chocolates, and
regular visits. She develops an abnormal, possessive, controlling attitude
toward Bernie and becomes increasingly demanding of his time and personal life.
Before long Bernie finds himself in the position of Mrs. Nugent’s constant
companion. As Bernie descends into the assumption of servile attendant to Mrs.
Nugent’s every whim, he becomes increasingly frustrated. The unhealthy
relationship proceeds to its final climax when Bernie murders Mrs. Nugent and
hides her body in her freezer. The rest of the film explores Bernie’s
extravagant scattering of her wealth to needy town residents before he is
finally accused, tried, and convicted of murder. The unexpected twist in the
story is the community response to Bernie’s trial.
Additional Thanks
Great
Work for Director Richard Linklater. Thank you to Executive Producers Michael
Bassick, William T. Conway, John Paul DeJoria, Donald Fox, Alex Gudim, Lissa
Gudim, Ken Hirsch, Johnny Lin, Duncan Montgomery, Darby Parker, Jack Selby, John
Sloss, and Jack Gilardi, Jr. Additional characters/cast include: Scrappy Holmes
(Brady Coleman), Lloyd Hornbuckle, (Richard Robichaux), Don Leggett (Rick
Dial), Sheriff Huckabee (Brandon Smith), Reverend Woodard (Larry Jack Dotson),
Molly (Merrilee McCommas), Carl (Mathew Greer), Townsperson (Marjorie Dome),
Townsperson (Tim Cariker) Townsperson (Fern Luker), Townsperson (Jack Payne),
Townsperson (Sonny Carl Davis), Townsperson (Chris Humphrey), and Townsperson
(Ann Reeves).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes.
The film presents an interesting study on non-premeditated murder.
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