"Bernie may be dead, but he's still the life of the party!"

1989

1h 37m

6.4(1067 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

Two young insurance corporation employees try to pretend that their murdered employer is alive by puppeteering his dead body, leading a hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.

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Cast & Crew

48 members

Acting

Andrew McCarthy

Larry Wilson

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Jonathan Silverman

Richard Parker

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Catherine Mary Stewart

Gwen Saunders

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Terry Kiser

Bernie Lomax

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Don Calfa

Paulie, Vito's Hit Man

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Catherine Parks

Tina, Vito's Girl

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Eloise DeJoria

Tawny

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Gregory Salata

Marty

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Louis Giambalvo

Vito

Directing

Ted Kotcheff

Jack Parker

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Margaret Hall

Secretary

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Timothy Perez

Mugger

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Mark Kenneth Smaltz

Security Officer

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Anthony Mannino

Superintendent

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Polly Segal

Woman in Elevator

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Robert L. Horen

Maitre' D

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Crew

Bruce Paul Barbour

Beach Bum

Directing

Jason Woliner

Bratty Kid

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Dan Cox

Handsome Guy

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Steve Howard

Plastic Surgeon

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Lorri Lindberg

Authoress

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Jack Hallett

Tennis Pro

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John Bennes

Harvey

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Augustina Berlings

Larry's Pick-Up

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Mert Hatfield

Cop

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Jack Canon

Murray Rose

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Nello Tare

Party Man

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Joyce Bowden

Fashion Designer

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Stefanos Miltsakakis

Body Builder

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Dan Preston

Exercise Trainer

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Jean Liles

Girl on Dock

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Lisa Sherrill Gannon

Beach Girl #1

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Rachel Lewis

Beach Girl #2

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Dan Wargo

Party Guest

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Patricia Roseman

Female Model

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David Arey

Male Model

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Ronald Ross

Man at Table

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張佐治

Gardener

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Lou Criscuolo

First Islander

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Edwin Little Dean

Water Taxi Driver

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Stephen Fischer

Man on Elevator

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Cindy Foster Jones

Girl at Ambulance

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Richard W. Boucher

Handsome Man #2

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Leslie Sternchak

Girl at Party

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Tina Diane King

Girl at Party #2

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Scooby Vincent

Girl on Boat

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Anthony Welch

Office Worker

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Skeet Ulrich

Extra (uncredited)

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