Burglar

Burglar (1987)
Director: Hugh Wilson
Tagline: « A first rate comedy about a second story woman. »
Actors:
Bernice Rhodenbarr
Carl Hefler
Ray Kirschman
Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake
Carson Verrill
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Rating:  vote average (5’094 votes)
Quotes: « Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: What'll it be? » « Carl Hefler: [walking up to the bar] Package delivery. » « Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: For who? » « Carl Hefler: It just says "Mayday". » « Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: Here I'll take it. » « Carl Hefler: Ya gotta sign for it. » [passing a clipboard] « Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: [signs and returns clipboard] « Carl Hefler: [reading signature] Kay-no-bee… K-noby! Is that like in Star Wars? » « Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: No idiot, it's "Knobby". » « Carl Hefler: Oh! it's… so it's like a nickname. » « Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: Yes, I think maybe it's something like that. » [knocking on his bald head] « Carl Hefler: Well I'm gonna need your full name, please. » « Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: Sorry… » « Carl Hefler: Come on, it's the regulations. » « Vincent 'Knobby' DiCarno: Hey fuck you, okay? » « Carl Hefler: Fuck you? Thank you very much! I come here to give you a fuckin' package and you decide to blow me shit? » [getting more irate] « Carl Hefler: Like-like-like-like-like-like-like you're my idea of a dream come true – takin' shit from a dildo with ears? » [shouting] « Carl Hefler: You know when I was like five I said, "Dad, Dad! Can I get a job where random fuckin' shitheads blow me crap all day?" I'm gonna break you in fuckin' half and use your head as a ballpoint! » [grabs Knobby by the shirt] « Carl Hefler: Now sign the goddamn thing! » « Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake: There is a DISTINCT difference between killing someone and fucking them! » « Frankie: What line of work are you in? » « Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr: I'm a cat burglar. » « Frankie: Oh, shit! What do you do with them? » « Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr: What? » « Frankie: The cats! » [Both laughing] « Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr: I hold them for ransom! » « Frankie: Is there any money in that? » [laughing] « Frankie: Oh, Jeezus! Look who's asking if there's any money in pussy! »
Trailer: Burglar
Runtime:103 minutes
Plots: A corrupt cop blackmails former burglar Bernice, forcing her into her most ambitious job yet: a dentist hires her to break into her ex-husband’s house and steal back her jewelry. But when the ex is murdered, Bernice is the only suspect. 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. Bernice Rhodenbarr is a retired “cat burglar” who runs a used bookstore. She is lured out of retirement when a retired cop (who busted her before) demands money to keep quiet about some evidence he withheld in one of her prior jobs. She agrees to a burglary job for a lady dentist, but theft leads to murder, and it’s up to Bernice to try to prove her innocence.

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