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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
Box Office
$9.2M
Budget
$5.0M
Return
1.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 21, 2012
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
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Music
Studio
Mandalay Vision, Detour Filmproduction, Wind Dancer Films, Millennium Media
Cast
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Jack Black
Bernie Tiede
S
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
S
Sonny Carl Davis
Townsperson
K
Kay Epperson
Townsperson
M
Margaret Bowman
Townsperson
J
Jo Perkins
Townsperson
D
Dale Dudley
Townsperson
T
Tommy G. Kendrick
Larry Brumley
R
Richard Andrew Jones
Professor Fleming
S
Suzi McLaughlin
Mrs. Pebworth
G
Grant James
Mr. Estes
J
Juli Erickson
Mrs. Estes
