A first rate comedy about a second story woman.
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.
Directed byHugh Wilson
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- March 20, 1987
- Budget
- $12,500,000
- Revenue
- $16,357,355
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Cast & crew
Whoopi Goldberg
Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
Bobcat Goldthwait
Carl Hefler
G.W. Bailey
Ray Kirschman
Lesley Ann Warren
Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake
John Goodman
Detective Nyswander
Vyto Ruginis
K.E. Graybow
James Handy
Carson Verrill
Anne DeSalvo
Detective Todras
Elizabeth Ruscio
Frankie
Larry Mintz
Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno
- Directed by
- Hugh Wilson
- Written by
- Jeph Loeb
Matthew Weisman - Produced by
- Kevin McCormick
Michael Hirsh
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