Burglar (1987)

Comedy, Crime, General Film

Director: Hugh Wilson

Writer(s): Lawrence Block, Jeph Loeb, Matthew Weisman, Hugh Wilson

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Bobcat Goldthwait, G.W. Bailey, Lesley Ann Warren, James Handy, Anne De Salvo, John Goodman, Elizabeth Ruscio, Vyto Ruginis, Larry Mintz, Raye Birk, Eric Poppick, Scott Lincoln, Thom Bray, Nathan Davis, Brenda Hayes, Lia Sargent, Brett Marx, Stephen Shellen, Fredi Olster, Rick Hamilton, Barbara Simpson, Dennis Richmond, Robert Ernst, Bill Jelliffe, Mike Pniewski, Jay Hirsch, Gary Hershberger, John H. Fields, Jo Anna March, David J. Partington, Jack O’Leary, John LeFan, Margaret Lenzey, Ethan Phillips, Ron Molina, James Terry, Amy Michelson, The Distance, Michael Nesmith, Spike Sorrentino, Hugh Wilson, Jack Andreozzi, John Frederick Jones, Al Pugliese, Justin De Rosa, Vincent Pantone, Brian Ann Zoccola, Elaine Corral Kendall

Synopsis: 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.

Release Date: March 20, 1987 (USA) | Length: 103 min | Genre: Comedy, Crime | Certificate: R