A story so unbelievable it must be true.
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.
Made in US
6.6/10
2012
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Cast
Jack Black
As Bernie Tiede
Shirley MacLaine
As Marjorie Nugent
Matthew McConaughey
As Danny Buck Davidson
Brady Coleman
As Scrappy Holmes
Richard Robichaux
As Lloyd Hornbuckle
Rick Dial
As Don Leggett
Brandon Smith
As Sheriff Huckabee
Larry Jack Dotson
As Rev. Woodard
Merrilee McCommas
As Molly
Mathew Greer
As Carl
Marjorie Dome
As Townsperson
Tim Cariker
As Townsperson
Fern Luker
As Townsperson
Jack Payne
As Townsperson
Sonny Carl Davis
As Townsperson
Chris Humphrey
As Townsperson
Jesse Lucio
As Mourner
Ann Reeves
As Townsperson
Kay Epperson
As Townsperson
Ira Bounds
As Townsperson
James Baker
As Townsperson
Kay McConaughey
As Townsperson
Kristi Youngblood
As Townsperson
Kenny Brevard
As Townsperson
Margaret Bowman
As Townsperson
Mollie Fuller
As Townsperson
Tanja Givens
As Townsperson
Glenda Jones
As Townsperson
Travis Blevins
As Townsperson
Sylvia Froman
As Townsperson
Martha Long
As Townsperson
Jo Perkins
As Townsperson
Reba Tarjick
As Townsperson
Dale Dudley
As Townsperson
James Wilson
As Townsperson
Teresa Edwards
As Townsperson
Billy Vaticalos
As Townsperson
Rob Anthony
As Townsperson
Tommy G. Kendrick
As Larry Brumley
Pam McDonald
As Townsperson
Kathy Gollmitzer
As Townsperson
Cozette McNeely
As Townsperson
Richard Andrew Jones
As Professor Fleming
Charles Bailey
As Friend of Deceased
Suzi McLaughlin
As Mrs. Pebworth
Grant James
As Mr. Estes
Juli Erickson
As Mrs. Estes
J.D. Young
As Dwayne Nugent
Charlie m Stewart
As Dwayne Jr.
Joe Stevens
As Lewie
Raquel Gavia
As Esmerelda
Amparo García
As Church Goer
Toby Metcalf
As Oil Worker
Doug Moreland
As Chainsaw Artist
Edward Ji
As Pianist
Jill C. Holmes
As Guys & Dolls Performer
David Blackwell
As Mel
Gabriel Luna
As Kevin
Deana Newcomb
As Photographer
David Steakley
As Assistant Director
Peter Harrell Jr.
As Bank Manager
Joe Leroy Reynolds
As Deputy Sheriff
Christian Stokes
As Truck Driver
John Hornbuckle
As Generator Operator
Wray Crawford
As Sheriff's Deputy #2
Margaret Hoard
As Café Waitress
Charles Allen Eskew
As IRS Agent
Quita Culpepper
As TV Reporter
Mona Lee Fultz
As Cashier
Jerry Biggs
As Judge
Robert Works
As Lead Juror
Chris Barfield
As Community Theater Group
Taylor Bryant
As Community Theater Group
Colin Bevis
As Community Theater Group
Jacqui Bloom
As Community Theater Group
Joshua Denning
As Community Theater Group
Ellie Edwards
As Community Theater Group
Alaina Flores
As Community Theater Group
Jennifer Foster
As Community Theater Group
Leslie Hethcox
As Community Theater Group
Jordan Hill
As Community Theater Group
Berkley Jones
As Community Theater Group
Trevor McGinnis
As Community Theater Group
Mika Odom
As Community Theater Group
Chell Parkins
As Community Theater Group
David Ponton
As Community Theater Group
Gray Randolph
As Community Theater Group
Rachel Hull-Ryde
As Community Theater Group
Ian Saunders
As Community Theater Group
Madelyn Shaffer
As Community Theater Group
Larissa Slota
As Community Theater Group
Daniel Rae Srivastava
As Community Theater Group
Ellen Stader
As Community Theater Group
Lara Wright
As Community Theater Group
Betty Andrews
As Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Marcia Bailey
As Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Umpy Bechtol
As Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Nita Bouldin
As Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Nellie Hickerson
As Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Jeanette Kloppe
As Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Geraldine Miller
As Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Sharon Rigsbee
As Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Debbie Shaw
As Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Flo Weiershausen
As Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Gina Wooten
As Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Gary Askins
As Juror
Ben Bachelder
As Juror
Meredith Beal
As Juror
Stacey Bruck
As Juror
Michelle Briscoe
As Juror
Lesa Brooks
As Juror
Gayla Bruce
As Juror
Brenda Bunton
As Juror
Kristi Copeland
As Juror
Jeff Davis
As Juror
Orion Gallagher
As Juror
Kenneth C. Liverman
As Juror
Linda Rudwick
As Juror
Mary Stifflemire
As Juror
Richard Linklater
As Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
Valerie Frazee
As Robin (uncredited)
Veronica Orosco
As Church Patron (uncredited)
Gary Teague
As Neighborhood Onlooker (uncredited)
Heath Allyn
As Mortuary Student (uncredited)
Cheryl Bond Danks
As Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Fred Bothwell
As Mourner (uncredited)
Gene Cervenka
As Grim Reaper - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Rebecca Chulew
As Upscale Shopper / Pageant Attendee (uncredited)
Erik Collins
As Sheriff Deputy #3 (uncredited)
Franky Coronado
As Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Randy Coy
As Hard Body Onlooker (uncredited)
Wendy Crouse
As Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Daniel B. Davis
As Townsperson (uncredited)
Richard Dodwell
As Church Attendee (uncredited)
June Griffin Garcia
As Parisian Diner (uncredited)
Paul Heckmann
As Carthaginian Resident (uncredited)
Stephen C. Kerr
As The Corpse (uncredited)
Robert H. Lambert
As Courtroom Witness (uncredited)
Rudi Lee
As Grieving Widow (uncredited)
Floyd Lloyd
As Funeral Home Patron (uncredited)
Kevin Machate
As Federal Agent (uncredited)
Patrick Martin Jr.
As TV News Cameraman (uncredited)
Timothy McKinney
As Small Deputy (uncredited)
Caroline McNeil
As Mourner (uncredited)
Earl Nottingham
As Courthouse Vendor (uncredited)
Mitchell Rad
As Press Photographer (uncredited)
Angelita Aronce Sorensen
As Courtroom Visitor (uncredited)
Heath Young
As Photographer / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Daniel Zubiate
As Action News Cameraman (uncredited)
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