Bernie is a 2011 American biographical black comedy thriller film directed by Richard Linklater, and written by Linklater and Skip Hollandsworth. The film stars Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew … Bernard Lawrence Madoff was an American financier and con artist who was the admitted mastermind of the largest-known Ponzi scheme in history, worth an estimated $65 billion. He was at one time chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange. Director Richard Linklater is known for his small movies and the quirky characters within them, as well as the realistic portraits he captures. Linklater captures the essence of a small Texas town … Sunday-school teacher, choir member and creator of spectacular funerals, Bernie is a friend to everyone, including Marjorie Nugent, a rich but nasty widow whom no one else likes. 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, … This is your movement. Bernie is counting on all of us to continue fighting for our progressive agenda. There is only one way we will transform this country – and that is together. Add your name to tell Bernie … A much-loved mortician goes to extreme ends to extract himself from his relationship with a wealthy widow. An affable mortician befriends his small town's wealthiest widow, but it's not long before he gets fed up with her neediness and sour attitude. Watch trailers & learn more.
