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.
Bernie Tiede
Marjorie Nugent
Danny Buck Davidson
Scrappy Holmes
Lloyd Hornbuckle
Don Leggett
Sheriff Huckabee
Rev. Woodard
Molly
Carl
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Mourner
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Larry Brumley
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Professor Fleming
Friend of Deceased
Mrs. Pebworth
Mr. Estes
Mrs. Estes
Dwayne Nugent
Dwayne Jr.
Lewie
Esmerelda
Church Goer
Oil Worker
Chainsaw Artist
Pianist
Guys & Dolls Performer
Mel
Kevin
Photographer
Assistant Director
Bank Manager
Deputy Sheriff
Truck Driver
Generator Operator
Sheriff's Deputy #2
Café Waitress
IRS Agent
TV Reporter
Cashier
Judge
Lead Juror
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Community Theater Group
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Juror
Juror
Juror
Juror
Juror
Juror
Juror
Juror
Juror
Juror
Juror
Juror
Juror
Juror
Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
Robin (uncredited)
Church Patron (uncredited)
Neighborhood Onlooker (uncredited)
Mortuary Student (uncredited)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Mourner (uncredited)
Grim Reaper - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Upscale Shopper / Pageant Attendee (uncredited)
Sheriff Deputy #3 (uncredited)
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Hard Body Onlooker (uncredited)
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Townsperson (uncredited)
Church Attendee (uncredited)
Parisian Diner (uncredited)
Carthaginian Resident (uncredited)
The Corpse (uncredited)
Courtroom Witness (uncredited)
Grieving Widow (uncredited)
Funeral Home Patron (uncredited)
Federal Agent (uncredited)
TV News Cameraman (uncredited)
Small Deputy (uncredited)
Mourner (uncredited)
Courthouse Vendor (uncredited)
Press Photographer (uncredited)
Courtroom Visitor (uncredited)
Photographer / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Action News Cameraman (uncredited)
Undefeated
Quatre étoiles
Avenging Angel
A Few Less Men
Party Crashers 2
Lovesick
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
Lyrics and Lace
Besame Mucho
Queensrÿche: Operation Livecrime
In Another Country
The Big Year
The Devil's Double
Me and Orson Welles
Team Foxcatcher
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
Take Me
Casa de Mi Padre
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Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue$9,206,470
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