The defence The Adrenaline Seeker
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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Weekend at Bernie's
Comedy · Crime · 1989
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.
Movie details
Weekend at Bernie's
“Bernie may be dead, but he's still the life of the party!”
1989 Comedy · Crime 1h 38m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Weekend at Bernie's?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Ted Kotcheff
Written by
Robert Klane
Andrew McCarthy
Larry Wilson
Jonathan Silverman
Richard Parker
Catherine Mary Stewart
Gwen Saunders
Terry Kiser
Bernie Lomax
Don Calfa
Paulie, Vito's Hit Man
Catherine Parks
Tina, Vito's Girl
Eloise DeJoria
Tawny
Court is in session
Put Weekend at Bernie's on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.