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35 years later, Weekend At Bernie's jokes have taken on a life of their own

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Ted Kotcheff's film was hardly a box office giant, but thanks to home video and sitcoms, it has nestled firmly in our cultural memory

35 years ago this week, Weekend At Bernie’s opened its modest theatrical run. The film grossed about $30 million on a $15 million budget, barely turning a profit when accounting for marketing costs.

perhaps the preeminent network TV capsule of Gen X pop culture, was particularly obsessed with it, centering two episodes around a Bernie’s joke in the series’ diminishing final seasons. The 2014 Rick And Morty episode “Rixty Minutes” has a bit about a cat lady dying and being Weekend At Bernie’s-ed around by her cats. Yes, a man does have sex with the cat-animated corpse.

 

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