Burglar
“A first rate comedy about a second story woman.”
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.
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Cast
50 people
Whoopi Goldberg
Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr
Known for
Sister Act
Ghost
Bobcat Goldthwait
Carl Hefler
Known for
Hercules
Hercules
G.W. Bailey
Ray Kirschman
Known for
Police Academy
The Closer
Lesley Ann Warren
Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake
Known for
Secretary
The Limey
John Goodman
Detective Nyswander
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
10 Cloverfield Lane
Vyto Ruginis
K.E. Graybow
Known for
The Fast and the Furious
The Devil's Advocate
Anne De Salvo
Detective Todras
James Handy
Carson Verrill
Known for
Jumanji
Unbreakable
Anne DeSalvo
Detective Todras
Known for
Perfect
Taking Care of Business
Elizabeth Ruscio
Frankie
Known for
28 Days
The Clearing
Larry Mintz
Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno
Known for
Girls Nite Out
Raye Birk
The Jogger
Known for
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Wonder Years
Hugh Wilson Director · Jeph Loeb Writer Matthew Weisman Writer
Worldwide gross $16M · Budget $12M · United States release March 20, 1987
Box office
Budget
$12,500,000
Worldwide gross
$16,357,355
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Nelvana
Production
Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 20, 1987
Theatrical
Australia
May 7, 1987 · Theatrical
France
July 5, 1987 · Theatrical
Germany
June 4, 1987 · Theatrical
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