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Two young men are trying to make their way in a corporation. One on charm, the other on hard work. When they go to the president (Bernie) with a serious financial error on a printout, he pretends to be thrilled and invites them to his beach house for the weekend. He actually plans on having them killed. Bernie is also fooling around with the girlfriend of his mafia partner. When the partner has Bernie killed, the boys end up having to pretend Bernie is still alive as the frustrated hit man tries time and time again to complete the job. Written by
John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Bernie Lomax would be the perfect host, except for one small thing. He's dead. [USA Theatrical]
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Trivia
Andrew McCarthy was asked to read the script to think about playing the part of Richard. When he read it, he loved the part of Larry, and got that instead.
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Goofs
When Paulie is in the house and he's chasing after Richard, Larry, and Gwen, Gwen's hat disappears from her hand and is later seen lying next to Bernie's body.
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Quotes
Larry Wilson:
God, that guy; beautiful apartment, house at the beach, babes, boat, car. Do you know how much it costs to park a car in Manhattan every month? More than my rent.
Richard Parker:
Well, I mean it's only fair. His car is a bit bigger than your apartment.
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Referenced in
Bis zum Ellenbogen (2007)
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Soundtracks
HOT AND COLD
(End Title Song)
Written by
Andy Summers and
Winston 'Pipe' Matthews
Published by ANDY SUMMERS, INC. d/b/a EVOKE MUSIC
Administered Worldwide by LISTEN ROOM MUSIC, INC. (BMI)
Produced by
Dick Rudolph and
Michael Sembello
Performed by
Jermaine Stewart
JERMAINE STEWART Appears by Courtesy of VIRGIN RECORDS LIMITED and ARISTA RECORDS, INC.
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I first saw this film at about 2:00am one morning and knew that I had to have it. Okay, so it's a one joke movie, but hey it is still incredibly funny. It is a film that encapsulates the eighties and the two lead roles are perfect. The actor who played Bernie's corpse deserves an oscar as although he doesn't say a single word it honestly seems he is dead!! Classic moments include Bernie waterskiing and Bernie making love to his girlfriend (he is of course dead in both scenes.) A must for anyone who wants a good laugh.