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About
In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.
Theatrical
Apr 27, 2012
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 21, 2012
Box Office
$9.2M
Budget
$5.0M
Return
1.8x
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Music
Studio
Mandalay Vision, Detour Filmproduction, Wind Dancer Films, Millennium Media
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Cast
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Jack Black
Bernie Tiede
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Shirley MacLaine
Marjorie Nugent
M
Matthew McConaughey
Danny Buck Davidson
B
Brady Coleman
Scrappy Holmes
R
Richard Robichaux
Lloyd Hornbuckle
R
Rick Dial
Don Leggett
B
Brandon Smith
Sheriff Huckabee
L
Larry Jack Dotson
Rev. Woodard
M
Merrilee McCommas
Molly
M
Mathew Greer
Carl
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Sonny Carl Davis
Townsperson
K
Kay Epperson
Townsperson
M
Margaret Bowman
Townsperson
J
Jo Perkins
Townsperson
D
Dale Dudley
Townsperson
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Tommy G. Kendrick
Larry Brumley
R
Richard Andrew Jones
Professor Fleming
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Suzi McLaughlin
Mrs. Pebworth
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Grant James
Mr. Estes
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Juli Erickson
Mrs. Estes
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