Bernie movie plays key role in bernie s freedom filmmaker richard linklater always thought life in prison was too harsh for bernie tiede, the east texas mortician who murdered his 81yearold. Director richard linklater blends semidocumentary style with dark comedy and tragic reallife events in an exceptional way. When hes not working as an assistant funeral director, bernie is a happy, friendly, considerate, and involved member of the community, going to church, performing stage plays, and handing out friendly advice and socializing with every person he can find. Compared to other comedy film actors who tried more serious turns, hes not.
This movie gives you an interesting glimpse into small town life and how the people there dealt with this unique situation. Murderer bernie tiede denied new trial by appeals court. Tiede confessed to the shooting of a wealthy 80yearold widow, marjorie marge nugent, in carthage, texas on november 19, 1996. The murder is the subject of the 2011 critically acclaimed film bernie, directed.
A texas man whose murder conviction inspired a hollywood movie is set to return to court wednesday for a resentencing hearing. It is based on a 1998 texas monthly magazine article by hollandsworth, midnight in the garden of east texas, that chronicles the 1996 murder of 80yearold. Sundayschool teacher, choir member and creator of spectacular. How the family of bernie tiedes victim helped send him back to prison. Bernie is a great biopic concerning bernie tiede played spectacularly by jack black. Bernie movie leads to bernies freedom the texas tribune. Tiede a smalltown east texas mortician whose crime prompted a hollywood movie has already been sentenced twice in.
Woodard merrille mccommas molly mathew greer carl richard jones professor fleming charles bailey friend of deceased suzi. Killer bernie tiede is freed and will live in richard. Bernie tiede, 57, was a mortician at the hawthorn funeral home in carthage, texas. By shanna nugent, may 12, 2014 photo by leslie boorhemstephenson.
Bernie tiede shirley maclaine marjorie nugent matthew mcconaughey danny buck brady coleman scrappy holmes richard robichaux lloyd hornbuckle rick dial don leggett brandon smith sheriff huckabee larry jack dotson rev. Bernie tiede recognized by the 1997 murder in carthage, tx and the 2012 movie titled with his name. Crime family of murder victim of bernie tiede, once subject of hollywood movie, thankful after known con man is resentenced to life. The case became a cause celebre after director richard linklaters movie bernie portrayed him. Longview,tx kltv in carthage, several residents are worried whether the movie bernie is a fair portrayal of what really happened. With jack black, shirley maclaine, matthew mcconaughey, brady coleman. Bernie cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. In 2011, the movie bernie based on bernie tiedes life was released.
Bernie tiedes story is factual, based on a celebrated texas monthly article titled midnight in the garden of east texas by skip hollandsworth. Bernie tiede whose murder of a widow inspired a movie is. And how marjorie writhed on the ground wounded and bleeding, but not dead, so bernie shot her three more times at. Based on the murder of a wealthy widow in carthage texas in 1996. Bernie tiede biography facts, childhood, family life of. Man who inspired film bernie sent back to prison by jury nbc 5. Mortician who inspired bernie movie sent back to prison. At the heart of the story is bernie tiede a 39yearold softspoken.
Richard linklaters bernie presents a story of murder so straightforward that there are no surprises whatsoever, but he does confound our expectations when it comes to the actors bernie tiede is an effeminate assistant funeral director who is beloved in the small town of carthage, texas. Matthew mcconaughey played the district attorney who prosecuted tiedes. Bernie tiede, extexas mortician, freed from prison early. East texas widow killer bernie tiede, subject of hit movie. Bernhardt bernie tiede ii is an american mortician and convicted murderer. In the tiny, rural town of carthage, tx, assistant funeral director bernie tiede jack black was one of the towns most beloved residents. The movie is extremely interesting and does an excellent job portraying the bizarre elements of tiedes life and the relationship that led to murder. Surprises are memorable, whether they are happy ones or not. In the tiny, rural town of carthage, tx, assistant funeral director bernie tiede. Bernie tells the story of bernie tiede, an assistant funeral director in a small texan town, a pillar of the community and murderer of marjorie nugent, a cantankerous wealthy widow who made tiede the benefactor of her sizeable estate set in a gossiping bible belt town. He taught sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always. Now in large part because of linklaters film on him tiede is no longer behind bars. It was directed by richard linklater and starred jack black as tiede. He taught sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand.
In a sensational trial in 1998, evidence showed bernie tiede embezzled from 81 year old marjorie nugent, then killed her. In the tiny town of carthage, tx, assistant funeral director bernie tiede jack black was one of the towns most beloved residents. Richard linklaters bernie presents a story of murder so straightforward that there are no surprises whatsoever, but he does confound our expectations when. Jack black as bernie tiede shirley maclaine as marjorie margie nugent. Bernie tiedes unlikely story of friendship and murder was adapted by richard linklater in 2011 and now the freed killer will live with the director as part of his bail terms. Everyone loved bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended marjorie nugent shirley maclaine, an affluent widow.
Bernie is a 2011 american dark comedy film directed by richard linklater, written by linklater and skip hollandsworth. Truth is stranger than fiction in bernie melissa block talks with skip hollandsworth about bernie a new film he cowrote with richard linklater. In the tiny, rural town of carthage, tx, assistant funeral director bernie tiede was one of the towns most beloved residents. Mortician who inspired bernie movie sent back to prison for widows murder. The murder is the subject of the 2011 critically acclaimed film bernie, directed by richard linklater and starring jack black as tiede. Linklaters choice to film bernie in the style of a documentary was interesting, since half of the people interviewed were actors while the other half were actual residents of carthage. Everything you need to know about bernie movie 2012. The new film bernie is a dark comedy that stars jack black as bernie tiede a smalltown funeral director beloved by nearly everyone in carthage, texas. Do you remember in the movie bernie when bernie tiede, played by jack black, shot the cantankerous marjorie nugent in the back. Based on a true story set in carthage, texas, the local funeral director bernie tiede jack black was one of the towns most beloved residents.
A texas widow worth millions found dead in a freezer, her companion, a mortician 40 years her junior, charged with murder it was a story right out of the. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing bernie near. Bernie tiede has been free on bond for almost two years after courts. Man who inspired film bernie sent back to prison by jury bernie tiede, 57, was a mortician at the hawthorn funeral home in carthage, texas. Eventually, tiede becomes marjories constant companion. The movie received critical acclaim for its direction and accuracy to the reallife event. The opening sequence, which crosscuts between blacks bernie and interviews with real citizens of carthage recalling tiede, establishes the mix of documentary and recreation that linklater pursues throughout the filmbut, crucially, without the reliable stylistic divisions that would separate fact from fiction, as some of the.
After a conversation with the family about comedy movies my grandma put in the movie. In 2011, the movie bernie based on bernie tiede s life was released. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. In the movie, marjorie is a nasty womanreally just a caricature. Bernie 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In smalltown texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp. Shot with a mix of scenes played by actors and reallive interviews with carthages finest, who knew bernie tiede in real life, bernie masterfully portrays how the brutal murder devastates this christian community to the point that they attempt to justify marjories death because bernie was, in appearance, such a nice upstanding man. Its really interesting how it is like a documentary but with acted parts. She abuses tiede verbally so viciously one wonders why he would spend one more minute with her. Assistant funeral director bernie tiede jack black is one of the mostbeloved residents in the small texas town of carthage.
How the family of bernie tiedes victim helped send him. A mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow. Richard linklaters true life black comedy manages the remarkable achievement of making jack black bearable. Nugent, apparently a prince of a fellow, owned the local bank. He taught sunday school, sang in the church choir and was. Everyone loved and appreciated bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended marjorie nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour. Henderson bernie tiede, the east texas widow murderer made infamous by a hit movie, will return to prison after a jury sentenced him late friday to.
Bernie, a movie starring jack black as the mortician and shirley maclaine as nugent. Bernie tiede lost in the courts again thursday, but he isnt giving up. Bernie tiede released from prison, will live with bernie. Bernie tiede was given 99 years to life in prison on fridayduring a a new. The movie bernie, directed by richard linklater and starring jack black, is released and interest is sparked again the unusual case of tiede. Mortician whose murder case inspired film bernie returns. Back to gallery some local faces pop up in bernie, the jack blackshirley maclaine movie comedy that is a breakout hit at the box office.
The film stars jack black, shirley maclaine and matthew mcconaughey. This is my grandmas favorite movie so i had been meaning to watch it for a while. Man who inspired film bernie sent back to prison by jury. Man whose murder of a widow more than 40 years his senior inspired the movie bernie is sent back to prison for 99 years. Back to gallery some local faces pop up in bernie, the jack blackshirley maclaine movie comedy that is a. Published april 22, 2016 updated on april 23, 2016 at 9. Bernie movie plays key role in bernies freedom filmmaker richard linklater always thought life in prison was too harsh for bernie tiede, the east texas mortician who murdered his 81yearold. Bernie on dvd august 21, 2012 starring jack black, shirley maclaine, matthew mcconaughey, rip torn.