A story so unbelievable it must be true.
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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Cast
- Jack BlackBernie Tiede
- Shirley MacLaineMarjorie Nugent
- Matthew McConaugheyDanny Buck Davidson
- Brady ColemanScrappy Holmes
- Richard RobichauxLloyd Hornbuckle
- Rick DialDon Leggett
- Brandon SmithSheriff Huckabee
- Larry Jack DotsonRev. Woodard
- Merrilee McCommasMolly
- Mathew GreerCarl
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- Richard LinklaterDirector
- Skip HollandsworthScreenplay
- Richard LinklaterScreenplay
- Dick PopeDirector of Photography
- Graham ReynoldsOriginal Music Composer
- Sandra AdairEditor
- Matt WilliamsProducer
- Liz GlotzerProducer
- Dete MeserveProducer
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