Weekend At Bernie's II Movie
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Larry and Richard are back, and this time... they're not fooling around!
Bernie's back... and he's still dead!
You don't have to stop partying just because you've stopped breathing
After their adventure at Bernie's weekend house (events of "Weekend At Bernie's") accountants/programmers oafish Larry and up-tight Richard return to New York only to be blamed by the insurance company they all worked for Bernie's theft of two million dollars and fired. Larry and Richard investigate and discover that the money is somewhere in St Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Meanwhile the Cartel Bernie was stealing the money for hires a Voodoo Queen to help them find the money. She tells Henry and Charles to steal Bernie's body and raise it from the dead to lead them to the money. Unfortunately Henry and Charles goofed and Bernie can only move when he hears music. Richard, Larry and Bernie all go to St Thomas to find the money with the aid of Claudia only to be followed by Hummel, a company security officer, who believes that Larry and Richard stole the money as well as Henry and Charles. Who will get to the money first?...
| Andrew McCarthy | Larry Wilson |
| Jonathan Silverman | Richard Parker |
| Terry Kiser | Bernie Lomax |
| Troy Beyer | Claudia |
| Barry Bostwick | Arthur Hummel |
| Tom Wright | Charles |
| Steve James | Henry |
| Novella Nelson | Mobu |
| Phil Coccioletti | Cartel Man #1 |
| Gary Dourdan | Cartel Man #2 |
| James Lally | Morgue Attendant |
| Michael Rogers | Island Cop |
| Stack Pierce | Claudia's Dad |
| Constance Shulman | Tour Operator |
| Jennie Moreau | Brenda |
| Robert Klane |
3.50 out of 10 (3446 votes)
Visitor Reviews
This is how bad this movie is...
posted on 22 Mar 2009I ordered a large pizza tonight from a well known pizza place (that will remain nameless to save its reputation) that was offering a free DVD with the pizza. So, from the limited selection, I decided on Weekend At Bernie's 2.The DVD came in a paper sleeve. Not even a plastic jewel case. After watching it I realized that the movie didn't even deserve the sleeve. THAT'S how bad this movie is.The premise is stupid, the dialogue is bad, and not even the slap-stick humor performed on a corpse was even smirk invoking. Others have said that the only laugh they got from this movie was when Bernie was dancing. Stand in front of the mirror and dance around like a complete moron. Do you make yourself laugh? Then you STILL won't like this movie. It's awful, absolutely awful.As far as the careers of the people involved, just ask yourself one question: where are they now?If you can answer that question, then you'll understand how bad this movie is.Watching this movie is like having gangrene infect my eyes. Spare yourself the anguish. Let it collect dust in the video store and rent ANYTHING else.No stars.
Worst film I've ever seen
posted on 27 Aug 2008Words cannot express how poor this film is.There is no plot, the acting is appalling, basically the whole film is the same joke, that Bernie comes to life when music plays, repeated over and over again.With a running time of 97 minutes, it's about 95 minutes too long.It might have been OK as a short sketch on a comedy show, but the premise is way too flimsy to work for that amount of time without boredom kicking in.The guy who plays the corpse works very hard, but this really is a poor film, even by American standards.
A great movie to help you forget the rat race of life
posted on 03 Aug 2008Picture this: It's Wednesday night, and you had a fight with your boss. Your significant other just left you. On the way home from work, you get a flat tire. Your cell phone battery went dead while trying to get a hold of roadside assistance, and to top it all off, you had to rush your kid to a supermarket bathroom that had a sign on it that says, "Out of Order." So I am guessing that you will need the funniest video you can find to watch. A movie that is also very unusual, with a lot of slapstick comedy. And one in which you can put your brain on hiatus while you watch it. "Weekend at Bernies II" is just such a movie.
Even better than the first movie "Weekend at Bernies II" has some voodoo, and a couple of guys that think a dead body will somehow lead them to a treasure chest of money at the bottom of the ocean. You're probably thinking, these guys have to get a clue. I mean really, but somehow they make it happen.
Bernie, when he was alive, was a rich swindler, who liked milking people out of their money. He just never realized he could cause so many people so many problems after he died. But that's what happens in this movie. Bernie goes parasailing, pulls a trailer with some people riding in it, and listens to head phones while underwater, amongst other things. And he does all this looking as dead as anybody could be.
You will laugh so hard while watching, "Weekend at Bernies II" that you will probably forget your bad day. Wouldn't that be nice.
Disappointing
posted on 31 Jul 2008I watched this film for only one reason, which was that the original was fantastic. This story had a lot of potential which wasn't really used at all. Without as many laughs, and quite a bad story, I found this movie rather a let down. It was occasionally funny in places, but it's nothing special, and over all, disappointing. Stay with the first movie, it's much, much better.
Bernie should've just stayed dead
posted on 01 Jul 2008This movie is super cheesy. I only bought it because I had Bernie's I, which is much better. They almost made a Bernie's III, but it got lost in, what they call, "development hell."
I have a feeling that if they indeed made a Bernie's III, it'd be worse than the II. Don't buy it. Rent it and make a copy.
Weekend away from Bernies
posted on 02 Feb 2008When I saw this film, I could not believe that they travel with the dead boss and the body doesn't start to stink. Even when the lady was laying on the beach with him overnight, she didn't smell him. Obviously, no one in this movie can smell.The acting wasn't the best and the white haired guy kept getting arrested but the two guys with the dead body did not. The only part that I liked was when Bernie was dancing around, I thought that was funny, but other than that the movie was bad. Bernie actually looks like a professor I had in college, but the professor was more interesting than this movie.It would have made more sense if Bernie was constantly drunk or retarded or something. Then no body would have to waste the weekend watching this.
Did anyone say 'Golden Palm from Cannes'?
posted on 25 Dec 2007Is it possible to improve on perfection, in this case that meisterwerk of Americana, 'Weekend at Bernie's'? 'Weekend at Bernie's 2' (W@B2) has proved itself to be one of the enduring works of American film. It takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of defeat and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a magnificent twentieth-century classic.
Several people told me that this film is boring, simple, or too short to have won the praise it got. Well, the only thing they did wrong was that they misapproached this dazzling work. To fully enjoy this staggering film, you need to have a good knowledge of English. Also, you need to have the ability to visualize what underlying message each scene is trying to form.
W@B2 lets us see our own lives more clearly, by experiencing the challenge to and empathizing with the protagonists in this classic tale of man versus nature and man versus himself that explores the true nature of human nobility. What does life mean? What are we striving for? From what do we gain our dignity? Anyone who thinks that he who dies with the most toys wins can learn a great deal from this story. Even if the story was not so compelling and universal in its appeal and themes, the film is worth the trip just for the acting. Seldom has so much complexity been portrayed with such simplicity. Miscommunication is what people have the most trouble with in cooperating with each other. Tell a story like this one that makes the point you want to share. Then tell the story again and again. Thirty times or more, and everyone will begin to get it. When your viewers start telling the story thirty times to others, you have made an important first step. Watch this film, learn from it each time, and enjoy ... enjoy ... enjoy!
Goofy sequel. Very early 90's style.
posted on 17 Sep 2007This sequel was more goofy-humor oriented than the original that had tongue in cheek humor mixed with black comedy.In this sequel you can't forget about quality because you will get insanity instead. There is no need to tell that the plot is a total joke that deals reviving Bernie with voodoo. Could that work?! Well, it does but the results are not very favorable. We get silly situations mixed with the main character's stupidity surrounded by a goofy vibe.This sequel should only be recommended for HUGE fans of the original. If not, stay away from it because it's not even half as funny as the original.At least, Jonathan Silverman, Andrew McCarthy and Terry Kiser are back. They're the best thing from this almost-mess.If nostalgia is a common denominator in your film experience, then you should watch it; otherwise, it should be kept as an obscure sequel.
hilarious
posted on 27 Dec 2006i thought this was a very funny movie.it made me laugh.no one won an oscar but if you want to see entertainment that doesnt take itself seriously then you will love this movie.i watched this movie with my nephew and he loved it,especially when bernie danced.he is 5 by the way and im 35 and we both loved it.the people who pan this movie must have a terrible social life.it wasnt meant to be serious(watch the first one).its just funny.if you dont take yourself seriously you will love this movie.so go rent this movie and laugh and feel good.it doesnt make you think just LAUGH.the plot is silly but its meant to be isnt that what comedy is about.no oscars here but lots of laughs.
Another Childhood Favorite!!!
posted on 15 Jun 2006This is a really good sequel! A week after the madness, Richard and Larry need to prove they didn't steal the money, so they take Bernie's body from the morgue and go to the Virgin Islands. Charles and Henry got hold of Bernie before Richard and Larry and performed Voodoo in order to bring Bernie back from the dead, so they can find the money. Unfortunately, they do it wrong and can only walk when music is playing. Will zombie Bernie lead the guys to the money before Richard dies from a poisonous drink? I highly recommend WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S II!!!
p.s. Happy Martin Luther King Day!!!
Larry and Richard are back in this somewhat lacking sequel
posted on 06 Jun 2006This movie was a good idea but didn't quite live up to it's hilarious "part 1." Part 1 was genious (forgive my spelling) the way they could perfectly capsure the way we might sometimes think but never actually do. The sequel is a good movie to talk through and laugh at some parts.
Not quite zombie humor, but close...
posted on 14 Mar 2006Not a lot of people liked this movie, but just as many people did! It is a sequel to an improbable comedy that I would have thought impossible, but they actually pulled it off, and it is funnier that the original. Of course it is tasteless, silly, and ridiculous. It is a one-gag comedy that milks the one gag for all it is worth, like Chuck Jones did with Fearless Freep. A salute must of course be given to Terry Kiser, the real star of the film, who flops and sags and dances his way through these two preposterous movies. Playing a corpse is always an admirable skill, especially a corpse hauled all over the stage or screen. Kiser does it brilliantly. If you aren't offended by this kind of humor, go see it.
Weekend at Bernies II
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