Film

Burglar

1987 · 1h 43m · Crime · Comedy

A first rate comedy about a second story woman.

IMDb

5.1

Rotten Tomatoes

27%

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.

Whoopi Goldberg

Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr

Bobcat Goldthwait

Carl Hefler

G.W. Bailey

Ray Kirschman

Lesley Ann Warren

Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake

John Goodman

Detective Nyswander

Vyto Ruginis

K.E. Graybow

James Handy

Carson Verrill

Anne DeSalvo

Detective Todras

Elizabeth Ruscio

Frankie

Larry Mintz

Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno

Raye Birk

The Jogger

Eric Poppick

Deliveryman

Scott Lincoln

Man in Cadillac

Thom Bray

Shoplifter in Bookstore

Jack O'Leary

Ray's Friend

Mike Pniewski

Man in Grey Uniform #1

• Hugh WilsonWriter · Director
• Matthew WeismanWriter
• Jeph LoebWriter
• Kevin McCormickProducer
• Michael HirshProducer
• Tom JacobsonExecutive Producer
• William A. FrakerDirector of Photography
• Sylvester LevayOriginal Music Composer
• William SteinkampEditor
• Fredric SteinkampEditor

Burglar (1987) 35mm film trailer, flat open matte, 2160p

Release date

March 20, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Genres

Crime, Comedy

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