Weekend at Bernie's Page #3

Synopsis: Two young men are trying to make their way in a corporation. One on charm, the other on hard work. When they go to the president (Bernie) with a serious financial error on a printout, he pretends to be thrilled and invites them to his beach house for the weekend. He actually plans on having them killed. Bernie is also fooling around with the girlfriend of his mafia partner. When the partner has Bernie killed, the boys end up having to pretend Bernie is still alive as the frustrated hit man tries time and time again to complete the job.
Director(s): Ted Kotcheff
Production: 20th Century Fox
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
32
Rotten Tomatoes:
54%
PG-13
Year:
1989
97 min
3,563 Views


look here, a package containing

short-term and straight life policies...

in an overall insurance portfolio.

Now you are wasting my time.

Richard worked on that part, sir.

That is true, Bernie.

But if you were to look at the back page,

where the policy indexes are...

you'll notice that the remaining policies...

are dated after

the policy holder died, Bernie.

You are right.

You are absolutely right.

Gentlemen, this is good work.

Very, very good work.

Thank you, Bernie.

I hate to say this, but it appears

as if somebody is trying...

to defraud the company.

Perhaps we should check back records.

Somebody tried to smoke it

past the wrong guy.

No smoking.

Gentlemen, how long have you two

been working here?

- Nineteen months and a week.

- I am not really sure.

- A little longer, I think.

- Longer? I was here before you.

No, Richard. I trained you.

I came here in January,

you came the end of May.

I trained you.

Whatever!

What I am saying is that

I think there is a big future here...

for a couple of bright fellows

like yourselves.

Thank you.

But I'd like to go over these numbers

with you...

just to make sure

that you've gotten everything.

The only trouble is if someone is trying to...

like you said

"smoke it past the wrong guy"...

I'd like to just keep it confidential.

I mean there is no sense sending up

a bunch of red flags.

No, absolutely not.

If you would like, we'll work late.

- Yes, I mean we'll work weekends.

- Weekends are very good for me.

Weekends. Good idea.

Give us plenty of time together,

no distractions.

It is Labor Day.

I got an idea.

How would you two like to come

to my house at the beach?

- Me?

- Us?

Yeah. Hampton Island.

Ever been there? Well, you will love it.

When we're not working,

there are distractions.

There are women, swimming,

boating, famous people.

Well?

- Love to!

- Okay.

Good! It's settled.

We are going to have a good time,

I guarantee.

My secretary will write down

the directions...

- give you the ferry schedule.

- The ferry schedule?

It's the only way to get there,

unless you have a boat. I don't know.

I have never even been on a boat.

I was once on the Staten Island Ferry

with my folks...

Whatever. You come out Friday night,

you'll have a great time, I guarantee it.

I'll even drive you back to the city myself

on Monday. Okay?

We don't know what to say, Bernie.

You don't have to say anything.

If you two uncovered what I think

you uncovered...

old Bernie here owes you both a great deal.

I mean it sincerely.

Now get out of here. Go on.

He loves us.

The man absolutely loves us.

You have to kill them, Vito.

Let me explain something to you.

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