Burglar

Mar 20, 1987

1h 43m

★ 5.2

A first rate comedy about a second story woman.

Overview

Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her name of the murder AND avoid getting charged with the burglary.

Genres

Crime

Comedy

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Nelvana

Burglar Trailers

Cast

Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr

Whoopi Goldberg

Carl Hefler

Bobcat Goldthwait

Ray Kirschman

G.W. Bailey

Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake

Lesley Ann Warren

Detective Nyswander

John Goodman

K.E. Graybow

Vyto Ruginis

Carson Verrill

James Handy

Detective Todras

Anne DeSalvo

Frankie

Elizabeth Ruscio

Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno

Larry Mintz

The Jogger

Raye Birk

Deliveryman

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