Resourceful insurance clerk who orchestrates the charade of keeping his dead boss alive.
Allison Pond's friend and the maker of numerous hidden-camera films, including footage of Allison with Max Hoover. Fields admits his involvement and becomes a crucial source of evidence because one reel also captures the mistreatment of atomic soldiers. He is murdered while Eddie Hall and Arthur Relyea are assigned to guard him.
Talented sculptor turned visual merchandiser, falls in love with a living mannequin.
Insurance employee who discovers corporate fraud and puppets Bernie's corpse to survive a Labor Day weekend. In the sequel, he retrieves Bernie's belongings, travels to St. Thomas, befriends Claudia, accidentally wounds Bernie, provides medical components to save Richard, and returns the embezzled funds.
The boys' biological father who has moved on with a new partner. He briefly appears at the climax but is revealed to be Mulgarath in disguise, leading to a direct confrontation with Jared.
Blane McDonough is a wealthy, preppy student and Steff McKee's best friend who falls for Andie Walsh. He asks her to the prom, but pressure from Steff and other rich students makes him withdraw. At the prom, Blane rejects Steff's influence, apologizes to Andie, and admits that he has always believed in and loved her.
A dedicated but struggling journalist balancing his career ambitions with complex romantic entanglements and personal growth.
Clay is a strait-laced college freshman from the East Coast who returns to Los Angeles for Christmas. He rekindles his relationship with Blair, tries to save his former best friend Julian from Rip, and ultimately escapes with them. After Julian's death, Clay asks Blair to leave California with him.
Rose's husband, Ted initially values her direct and assertive nature, even confronting his prejudiced mother before their marriage. Over time, Rose becomes submissive and suspects infidelity, but she ultimately confronts Ted and insists that her love and needs deserve equal respect.
Jerry Logan is a Las Vegas cab driver who unknowingly becomes the target of a mob recovery operation after escaping with stolen money. He flees across several cities, survives Derek Mills's kidnapping and torture, and ultimately kills David Eckhart accidentally while protecting himself and Chris Altman.
American novelist and journalist living in Rome. He researches the Red Brigades to write a commercial novel to fund his marriage to Lia. After his fictional draft is leaked to the terrorists, he becomes a target, flees with photographer Alison King and Lia, gets captured during the Aldo Moro kidnapping, and is later forced to publish a non-fiction account of his ordeal.
The protagonist, a Boston teenager sent to live with his grandparents in Brooklyn. He enrolls at St. Basil's, befriends Caesar and Rooney, falls in love with soda fountain worker Danni, and ultimately confronts the abusive Brother Constance during a school assembly.
Andrew McCarthy has 103 screen credits in a career dating back to 1983. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Weekend at Bernie's with 2 titles. Signature works include Weekend at Bernie's, Weekend at Bernie's II, Mannequin. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 3 universes
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