I am so happy to have finally gotten a brand new dvd replacement of the movie burglar im an avid fan of whoopie goldberg for the vhs copy i used to have. Burglar is a 1987 american comedy film directed by hugh wilson, based on lawrence blocks 1978 novel the burglar in the closet. Bailey, lesley ann warren the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a. Furthermore, whoopi has also played a brilliant role in popular movie ghost and a television. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online.
She came into the spotlight after appearing in the 1985 drama film the color purple. What we should also mention is fine support from whoopi goldberg and a sublime haley joel osment. Follow the antics of whoopi as she tries to avoid going back to prison and go straight while her parole officer is trying to force her to pull one more job before his retirement. She talks to her goldfish and even gets partially in the bathtub with him.
A colorful character in this case, a burglar played by goldberg is implicated in a murder. As shes the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her. Seen simply as a project, burglar is relentlessly conventional. She has won academy, emmy, grammy, and tony awards. Through the entire movie, whoopi enjoys her soliloquy. This audiencepleasing actioncomedy is directed by hugh wilson police academy, tvs wkrp and based on a series of novels by edgarwinning mystery author lawrence block.
Apr 12, 2017 the movie features whoopi goldberg in her breakthroughperformance as a comedienne and it shows. A cute comedy, where whoopi goldberg, likes to talk to herself. Starring whoopi goldberg in burglar 1987 full movie comedy crime 80s how else he gonna ge. Due to this she was forced into doing another robbery. Bailey, lesley ann warren bernice bernie rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well.
It is one thing to argue that casting directors should be color blind, but another thing altogether to cast whoopi goldberg in a role so impersonal that it could be filled by robert redford, seka or rintintin all without a rewrite. Bailey, forcing her into her most ambitious job yet. Oct 24, 2019 sister act was a massive movie hit back in 1992, and thanks to a newly adapted stage revival, whoopi goldberg will be reprising her role as deloris van cartier for the first time in almost 30. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Burglar is a funny film with whoopi goldberg at her best in the comedy film world.
A recipient of many awards and honors, she is one of the few entertainers to have won an emmy award, a grammy award, an academy award, and a tony award. Bookstore owner and burglar bernie whoopi goldberg is being blackmailed by corrupt cop ray g. Director of the first police academy movie, hugh wilson is also responsible for the action comedycaper burglar. Shes truly at her very best and the movie could not have stand the test of time which it does coz burglar is still a funny movie after all these decades. Cynthia sheldrake lesley ann warren in order to get the. Whoopi goldberg is an american actress, comedian, and singer. Edwina eddie franklin whoopi goldberg is a new york city limousine driver and a fanatical follower of the new york knicks professional basketball team. Does hollywood think whoopi goldberg recently arrived here from another planet.
In the movie bogus we see one of these performances. This audiencepleasing actioncomedy is directed by hugh wilson police academy, tvs wkrp and based on a series of novels by edgarwinning mystery author lawrence. The film stars whoopi goldberg and bobcat goldthwait. Whoopi goldberg list of movies and tv shows tv guide. In burglar, miss goldberg plays a retired san francisco cat burglar whos blackmailed into returning reluctantly to her trade by a crooked cop. As shes 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. She takes her pet fish, out of the bowl and lets him swim in the large bathtub, so he has fun. Watch the full length movie of burglar online or on the fios mobile app. Burglar official trailer fans of lawrence blocks bernie rhodenbarr novels may be nonplussed to find the bookish burglar reinvented as whoopi goldberg in this trifling, obnoxious action picture. She won the academy award for the best supporting actress for the film ghost 1990. Goldbergs breakthrough came in 1985 for her role as celie, a mistreated woman in the deep south, in steven spielberg s period drama film the color purple, for which she was nominated for the academy award for best actress and won her first golden globe award. You can hear time out for the burglar by the jacksons. Whoopi goldberg celebrity profile check out the latest whoopi goldberg photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Burglar may not be one of whoopi goldbergs best outings, but it does offer her several opportunities to cut loose as a comedian.
Whoopi goldberg biography affair, divorce, ethnicity. One day she gets a strange message and breaks the code. Prejudices are hard to break and laurel ayres quickly learns that in order for people to take her seriously. Suddenly, she finds herself in the middle of dangerous spy business. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.
Bookstore owner and burglar bernie whoopi goldberg is being. Dvd arrived two days earlier than expected perfectly packaged. Jet digest magazine whoopi goldberg makes her funniest film in burglar april 20, 1987. Things head south quickly when a murder occurs and bernie is framed for the death. Bernice rhodenbarr whoopi goldberg pulls a gun on a difficult customer. Burglar subtitles srt file is movie with the following synopsis bernice bernie rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. I would certainly purchase from open door books again. Burglar 1987 allmovie movies and films database movie. Burglar 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Whoopi goldberg full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
An underrated and overlooked gem, the burglar is a very stylized film for a b movie. Burglar by hugh wilson hugh wilson, whoopi goldberg. In any case, burglar is a largely forgettable comedy that remains harmless enough as a vehicle for bobcat goldthwait during his heyday and whoopi goldberg on her way out. Poster has some small tears around edges, a crease in bottom right corner, a few dings throughout, and some light. Bailey, lesley ann warren the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Academy awardwinning superstar whoopi goldberg sister act, ghost is the owner of a san francisco bookstore who leads a secret life bookseller by day, thief by night. Whoopi goldberg returns to legendary sister act role after. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Starring whoopi goldberg in burglar 1987 full movie comedy. Academy awardwinning superstar whoopi goldberg sister act, ghostis the. Berenice during a meeting with carson verrill james handy holding his revolver in her hand. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. It also the first r rated and live production from nelvana.
Nothing in burglar depends on or grows out of goldberg s sex. Bailey blackmails her, so she agrees to do a job for dr. Burglar is a 1987 crime caper starring whoopi goldberg as a semiretired jewel thief who must clear her name of murder. Caryn elaine johnson born november, 1955, known professionally as whoopi goldberg. Wendkos uses striking camera angles and farout set pieces to frame what is essentially a. Rent burglar 1987 starring whoopi goldberg and john goodman on dvd and bluray. In jumping jack flash, whoopi goldberg gave a sparkling, lively performance in a predictable story, and she was so gooda. Academy awardwinning superstar whoopi goldberg is the owner of a san francisco bookstore who leads a secret lifebookseller by day, thief by night. You are purchasing an original 1987 burglar rolled one sheet movie poster and advance screening ticket. Rent burglar 1987 on dvd and bluray rent movies and.
Burglar comedy, crime bernice bernie rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. This movie is based on the premise of a former cat burglar trying to turn her life around. Whoopi goldberg is a reputed american actress, writer, and television host. After a successful burglary, its discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. The film starred whoopi goldberg and bobcat goldthwait. Burglar is a 1987 canadianamerican comedy film directed by hugh wilson and distributed by warner bros. Bogus is an interesting, well acted and well crafted, fantasy piece, it is a story about the mind of a child and how this can cross over into a realadult world. Bernice bernie rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Burglar internet movie firearms database guns in movies. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in midseason, wild bill burgess frank langella, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an honorary coach contest. Goldberg works at a computer terminal in a nyc bank. She works in a bookstore while trying to resist the temptation to return to crime. Here is a scene from the burglar with whoopi goldberg.
Burglar 1987 cops at the door scene 49 movieclips youtube. The following is her filmography throughout her entire acting career. Bernice rhodenbarr whoopi goldberg is a retired cat burglar who works at a bookstore. When excat burglar bernice rhodenbarr whoopi goldberg inadvertently witnesses a murder, she enlists help from her friends, wacko poodlegroomer carl bob goldthwait and drunken floozie frankie elizabeth ruscio, to help solve the crime and prove bernices innocence. Whoopi goldberg is an awardwinning american actress often considered as one of the greatest africanamerican actresses of all time. Poster measures 27 wide x 41 high and is in good condition with some handling wear. Bernice rhodenbarr whoopi goldberg is a retired cat burglar. In her quest to stay away from burglary a policeman begins blackmailing her. Cynthia sheldrake lesley ann warren in order to get the money.
Bernice bernie rhodenbarr, a former san francisco burglar, resumes her life of crime when a corrupt police officer named ray kirschman blackmails her. Do they think she has one of those invisible protective. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Apr 12, 2020 whoopi goldberg biography affair, divorce, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is whoopi goldberg. With whoopi goldberg, dianne wiest, eli wallach, tim daly. Released 1987, burglar stars whoopi goldberg, bobcat goldthwait, g. This audiencepleasing actioncomedy is directed by hugh wilson and based on a series of novels by edgarwinning mystery author lawrence block. Bernice rhodenbarr goldberg is a habitual burglar recently released from prison. Burglar by hugh wilson hugh wilson, whoopi goldberg, bobcat. In jumping jack flash, whoopi goldberg gave a sparkling, lively performance in a predictable story, and she was so gooda juicy, sassy, streetwise gamin.
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