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      • Richard Linklater’s dark comedy “Bernie,” opening here this weekend, stars Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine and is based on a true story: A mild-mannered funeral director beloved in his small Texas town shot and killed an elderly woman, with whom he’d had a close friendship for several years.
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  2. May 7, 2014 · Convicted murder Bernie Tiede, whose sensational story served as the basis for Richard Linklater ‘s 2012 film Bernie, starring Jack Black, has been freed from prison early – provided he lives...

  3. Filmed entirely in documentary-esque drama and true crime elements, the film is based on Hollandsworth's January 1998 article, "Midnight in the Garden of East Texas", published in Texas Monthly magazine [4] and covering the 1996 murder of 81-year-old millionaire Marjorie Nugent (MacLaine) in Carthage, Texas, by her 39-year-old companion, [5 ...

  4. Mar 20, 2024 · Bernie, based upon a bizarre true story, is a reunion of Jack Black and director Richard Linklater. Their 2003 film, School of Rock, remains the quintessential deployment of Black's screen...

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  5. May 7, 2012 · In fact, they banded solidly behind Bernie Tiede. "Bernie," the movie, is based on the story by Skip Hollandsworth that ran in Texas Monthly magazine.

  6. Richard Linklater’s dark comedy “Bernie,” opening here this weekend, stars Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine and is based on a true story: A mild-mannered funeral director beloved in his small...

  7. Apr 24, 2013 · Sweet-natured and gregarious, a lover of show tunes and Jesus, he ends up murdering an ornery wealthy widow, played by Shirley MacLaine, stuffing her in a freezer, after shooting her four times in...

  8. Sep 10, 2024 · Based on the Texas Monthly article “Midnight in the Garden of East Texas,” its all true. Back in 1996, Marjorie Nugent was the richest widow in Carthage, located just over the border from Louisiana, and Bernie Tiede was the assistant funeral home director.

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