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.
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Jack Black
Bernie Tiede
Shirley MacLaine
Marjorie Nugent
Matthew McConaughey
Danny Buck Davidson
Brady Coleman
Scrappy Holmes
Richard Robichaux
Lloyd Hornbuckle
Rick Dial
Don Leggett
Brandon Smith
Sheriff Huckabee
Larry Jack Dotson
Rev. Woodard
Merrilee McCommas
Molly
Mathew Greer
Carl
Director
Richard Linklater
Screenplay
Skip Hollandsworth
Tagline
"A story so unbelievable it must be true."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$9,206,470
Production
Mandalay Vision, Detour Filmproduction, Wind Dancer Films, Millennium Media
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