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About
Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her name of the murder AND avoid getting charged with the burglary.
Theatrical
Mar 20, 1987
Box Office
$16.4M
Budget
$12.5M
Return
1.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 30, 1999
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures, Nelvana
Keywords
Quotes
See all →Mysterious Package Delivery Inquiry
Vincent
What'll it be?
Carl
Package delivery.
[walking up to the bar]
Vincent
For who?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Identity and Perception in Society
Carl
Cause I'm a black man in a white man's world...
Detective Nyswander
Uhh, Mr. Hefler, you're caucasian...
Carl
Beautiful! Hold THAT against me too!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →W
Whoopi Goldberg
Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
B
Bobcat Goldthwait
Carl Hefler
G
G.W. Bailey
Ray Kirschman
L
Lesley Ann Warren
Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake
J
John Goodman
Detective Nyswander
V
Vyto Ruginis
K.E. Graybow
J
James Handy
Carson Verrill
A
Anne DeSalvo
Detective Todras
E
Elizabeth Ruscio
Frankie
L
Larry Mintz
Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno
R
Raye Birk
The Jogger
E
Eric Poppick
Deliveryman
S
Scott Lincoln
Man in Cadillac
T
Thom Bray
Shoplifter in Bookstore
J
Jack O'Leary
Ray's Friend
M
Mike Pniewski
Man in Grey Uniform #1
E
Ethan Phillips
Bartender at Parker's on Fifth
M
Michael Nesmith
Cabbie
H
Hugh Wilson
Customer at Mayday
N
Nathan Davis
Mr. Paggif
