Bernie
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"Bernie" is a dark comedy film by Richard Linklater, based on a true story about a beloved small-town mortician whose unlikely crime shocks his Texas community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bernie canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
black comedy film
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crime comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Texas Monthly article by Skip Hollandsworth
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true story of Bernie Tiede ⓘ |
| castMember |
Brandon Smith
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Jack Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew McConaughey NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Robichaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley MacLaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Dick Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | positive ⓘ |
| director | Richard Linklater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Millennium Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Sandra Adair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Carthage, Texas
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Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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dark comedy ⓘ |
| leadActor | Jack Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadRole | Jack Black as Bernie Tiede NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bernie Tiede NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Graham Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | mockumentary-style interviews ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Jack Black’s dramatic-comedic performance
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blend of documentary and narrative styles ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Jack Black portrays Bernie Tiede
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Matthew McConaughey portrays Danny Buck Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley MacLaine portrays Marjorie Nugent ⓘ |
| producer |
Richard Linklater
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Sarah Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyck Godfrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
assistant funeral director
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mortician ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Richard Linklater
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Skip Hollandsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Carthage, Texas
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East Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | murder of Marjorie Nugent by Bernie Tiede ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| theme |
morality and crime
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public perception and media ⓘ small-town community dynamics ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | 1990s ⓘ |
| worldPremiereEvent | Los Angeles Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldPremiereYear | 2011 ⓘ |
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