Well Bernie was so nice. so accommodating so willing to keep from hurting other people's feelings he just couldn't tell anybody to piss off

Description: In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.

Cast:
Bernie Tiede: Jack Black
Marjorie Nugent: Shirley MacLaine
Danny Buck: Matthew McConaughey
Scrappy Holmes: Brady Coleman
Lloyd Hornbuckle: Richard Robichaux
Don Leggett: Rick Dial
Sheriff Huckabee: Brandon Smith
Rev. Woodard: Larry Jack Dotson
Molly: Merrilee McCommas
Carl (as Matthew Greer): Mathew Greer
Townsperson: Daniel B. Davis
Townsperson (as Sonny Davis): Sonny Carl Davis
Larry Brumley (as Tommy Kendrick): Tommy G. Kendrick
Professor Fleming: Richard Andrew Jones
Friend of Deceased: Charles Bailey
Mrs. Pebworth: Suzi McLaughlin
Mr. Eckles: Grant James
Mrs. Eckles: Juli Erickson
Dwayne Nugent: J.D. Young
Dwayne Jr. (as Charlie Stewart): Charlie m Stewart
Lewie: Joe Stevens
Esmerelda: Raquel Gavia
Church Goer (as Amparo Garcia-Crow): Amparo García
Oil Worker: Toby Metcalf
Chainsaw Artist: Doug Moreland
Pianist: Edward Ji
Guys & Dolls Performer: Jill Blackwood
Mel: David Blackwell
Kevin: Gabriel Luna
Photographer (as Deanna Newcomb): Deana Newcomb
Assistant Director: David Steakley
Bank Manager: Peter Harrell Jr.
Deputy Sheriff (as Joe Reynolds): Joe Leroy Reynolds
Truck Driver: Christian Stokes
Generator Operator: John Hornbuckle
Sheriff's Deputy #2: Wray Crawford
Café Waitress: Margaret Hoard
IRS Agent: Charles Allen Eskew
TV Reporter: Quita Culpepper
Cashier: Mona Lee Fultz
Judge: Jerry Biggs
Lead Juror: Robert Works
Community Theater Group: Lara Wright
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant: Gina Wooten
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant (as Jeanetta Kloppe): Jeanette Kloppe
Juror: Mary Stifflemire
Juror (as Benjamin Bachelder): Ben Bachelder
Juror (as Kenneth Liverman): Kenneth C. Liverman
Mortuary Student: Heath Allyn
Restaurant Patron: Garret Danks
Mourner: Caroline McNeil
Grim Reaper - Prison Guard: Gene Cervenka
Upscale Shopper / Pageant Attendee: Rebecca Chulew
Sheriff Deputy #3: Erik Collins
Prison Visitor: Wendy Crouse
Hard Body Onlooker: Randy Coy
Church Attendee: Richard Dodwell
Bernies Prison Guard: Eddy Fitzgerald
Robin: Valerie Frazee
Parisian Diner: June Griffin Garcia
Funeral Mourner: Terry Harrison
Carthaginian Resident: Paul Heckmann
Marti Gras Party Goer: Connie Kennedy
The Corpse: Stephen C. Kerr
Courtroom Witness: Robert H. Lambert
Grieving Widow: Rudi Lee
Funeral Home Patron: Floyd Lloyd
Federal Agent: Kevin Machate
Choirboy: Jim Mangum
TV News Cameraman: Patrick Martin Jr.
Churchgoer: James Leonardo Mayberry
Reporter: Angela McClure
Small Deputy: Timothy McKinney
Hearse Driver: Joe Nelson
Courthouse Vendor: Earl Nottingham
Church Patron: Veronica Pierce
Choir Member / Churchgoer: Skye Polchert
Press Photographer: Mitchell Rad
Courtroom Visitor: Angelita Aronce Sorensen
Neighborhood Onlooker: Gary Teague
Bernie's Haloween Party Reveler / Conga Line: Wendy Tobias
Church Member: Adrun Wilson
Photographer / Churchgoer: Heath Young
Action News Cameraman: Daniel Zubiate

Written by: Skip Hollandsworth, Richard Linklater

Director: Richard Linklater

Production: Mandalay Vision, Detour Filmproduction, Wind Dancer Films

Release date: 22 Jun 2012

Box Office: $9,206,470