Burglar

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Burglar

R

1987

1h 42m

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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Bookstore owner and burglar Bernie (Whoopi Goldberg) is being blackmailed by corrupt cop Ray (G.W. Bailey), forcing her into her most ambitious job yet: a jewelry store heist she's woefully under prepared for. Things head south quickly when a murder occurs and Bernie is framed for the death. Now Bernie and her manic sidekick, Carl (Bob Goldthwait), have to clear Bernie's name so she can get back to her normal routine of selling books and stealing.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

1/4

A witless, hapless exercise in the wrong way to package Goldberg.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Oct 9, 2005

2/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Sep 17, 2005

2/5

Fr. Chris Carpenter

Catholic Sun

Apr 8, 2005

3/5

Jules Brenner

Cinema Signals

Jan 13, 2005

5/5

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Jan 16, 2004

2/5

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Chip C

@Wookiee717 Jan 21, 2025

Bobcat is hilarious in this. Fun movie.

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Michael W

@mawilps Jul 31, 2020

This caper comedy was alright. Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Goldthwait, John GOodman, Ann Desalvo, Lesley Ann Warren, James Handy, and the rest of the cast did a decent job in this movie. The plot to the movie was kind of funny and mysterious, but it wasn't as great as I thought it would be. If you haven't seen this movie yet, I would suggest that you don't check it out. In my opinion, you wouldn't enjoy it very much.

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Sep 18, 2017

When Whoopi was funny.

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Feb 21, 2017

While the movie itself isn't much, the cast is absolutely overflowing with my favorite comedy faces of the '80s... and they made the watch worth it for me.

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Oct 30, 2016

Why the shitty ratings??! Well crafted, funny as hell kinda movie! 8/10

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Apr 27, 2016

Whoopi stars in this comedy feature about a thief who is framed for murder in this flimsy tale.

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Hugh Wilson

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Synopsis

Bookstore owner and burglar Bernie (Whoopi Goldberg) is being blackmailed by corrupt cop Ray (G.W. Bailey), forcing her into her most ambitious job yet: a jewelry store heist she's woefully under prepared for. Things head south quickly when a murder occurs and Bernie is framed for the death. Now Bernie and her manic sidekick, Carl (Bob Goldthwait), have to clear Bernie's name so she can get back to her normal routine of selling books and stealing.

Director: Hugh Wilson
Producer: Kevin McCormick, Michael Hirsh
Screenwriter: Jeph Loeb, Matthew Weisman, Hugh Wilson, Lawrence Block
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Nelvana
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 20, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 2, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.2M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround

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