Weekend con il morto

Titolo originale: Weekend at Bernie's
Regia: Ted Kotcheff |
Anno: 1989
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Crime
Tag: beach | boss | bad boss | mission of murder | house | female corpse | mischievous | hilarious | bewildered |
Cast: Andrew McCarthy | Jonathan Silverman | Catherine Mary Stewart | Terry Kiser | Don Calfa | Catherine Parks | Eloise DeJoria | Gregory Salata | Louis Giambalvo | Ted Kotcheff | Margaret Hall | Timothy Perez | Mark Kenneth Smaltz | Anthony Mannino | Polly Segal | Robert L. Horen | Bruce Paul Barbour | Jason Woliner | Dan Cox | Steve Howard | Lorri Lindberg | Jack Hallett | John Bennes | Augustina Berlings | Mert Hatfield | Jack Canon | Nello Tare | Joyce Bowden | Stefanos Miltsakakis | Dan Preston | Jean Liles | Lisa Sherrill Gannon | Rachel Lewis | Dan Wargo | Patricia Roseman | David Arey | Ronald Ross | George Cheung | Lou Criscuolo | Edwin Little Dean | Stephen Fischer | Cindy Foster Jones | Richard W. Boucher | Leslie Sternchak | Tina Diane King | Scooby Vincent | Anthony Welch | Skeet Ulrich |

Larry Wilson e Richard Parker, due giovanissimi addetti al computer di una società assicuratrice, sono fieri di una loro scoperta nei tabulati: per un solo sinistro risultano effettuati quattro pagamenti. Sicuri di un premio e forse di una promozione lo dicono al loro principale Bernie Lomax, il quale, dopo i rallegramenti di rito, li invita intanto per un festoso week-end nella sua bella villa in riva al mare. I due ingenui non hanno capito che Lomax è il colpevole dell'imbroglio e sbarcano tutti allegri su un'isola, ma ignorano anche che Lomax ha incaricato un boss malavitoso di eliminarli. Il delinquente, la cui amante lo tradisce con Lomax, decide altrimenti ed incarica un suo scagnozzo di uccidere Lomax invece di Larry e Richard. Il che avviene nella villa, per cui questi ultimi si ritrovano con il morto fra i piedi...

Approfondimenti

Inspired by a very-low-budget 1983 Hindi movie, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983). D
Jon Cryer Auditioned for both Larry and Richard. D
Bernies boat is a Glastron GX-236, the girls boat they they pass is a Scarab 1. D
Bernie's house was a set built at the south end of Fort Fisher Natural Recreation Area. It was demol [...] D
In "Brat," Andrew McCarthy's novel, he talks about the film and reveals he directed one scene in the [...] D
The film's original title was "Heat Wave," but had to be changed when Motown wouldn't allow for the [...] D
Working title of the film was "Hot and Cold." D
Andrew McCarthy was asked to read the script to think about playing the part of Richard. When he rea [...] D
The lighthouse the characters climb is "Old Baldy" on Bald Head Island, NC. D
The name of Bernie's powerboat is "Premiums." D
According to Andrew McCarthy, the one thing that kept him entertained during the shoot in North Caro [...] D
The Jonathan Silverman Film Foundation rated this the second greatest Jonathan Silverman film of all [...] D
Richard suggests they go to Jones Beach with all the syringes. This is probably referring to the inf [...] D
Despite the film's title implying an entire weekend at Bernie's, the movie depicts the characters ar [...] D
Director Ted Kotcheff made a cameo as Richard's father (the man who comes out in his underwear and b [...] D
This was considered as a vehicle for Corey Haim and Corey Feldman early in production before it was [...] D
While part of the film was shot during a heatwave in New York City, the majority was filmed in North [...] D
After Richard knocks out the man that Bernie fired, he informs Larry, "You can come out now, Rambo." [...] D
Filmed in August through October of 1988. D
Terry Kiser's stunt double suffered a few broken ribs during filming, most in the scene in which Ber [...] D
Body count: one. D
According to Andrew McCarthy, director Ted Kotcheff got a little "abrasive at times" on set when sce [...] D