In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.
Bernie Tiede
Jack Black
Marjorie Nugent
Shirley MacLaine
Danny Buck Davidson
Matthew McConaughey
Scrappy Holmes
Brady Coleman
Lloyd Hornbuckle
Richard Robichaux
Don Leggett
Rick Dial
Sheriff Huckabee
Brandon Smith
Rev. Woodard
Larry Jack Dotson
Molly
Merrilee McCommas
Carl
Mathew Greer
Townsperson
Marjorie Dome
Townsperson
Tim Cariker
Townsperson
Fern Luker
Townsperson
Jack Payne
Townsperson
Sonny Carl Davis
Townsperson
Chris Humphrey
Mourner
Jesse Lucio
Townsperson
Ann Reeves
Townsperson
Kay Epperson
Townsperson
Ira Bounds
Townsperson
James Baker
Townsperson
Kay McConaughey
Townsperson
Kristi Youngblood
Townsperson
Kenny Brevard
Townsperson
Margaret Bowman
Townsperson
Mollie Fuller
Townsperson
Tanja Givens
Townsperson
Glenda Jones
Townsperson
Travis Blevins
Townsperson
Sylvia Froman
Townsperson
Martha Long
Townsperson
Jo Perkins
Townsperson
Reba Tarjick
Townsperson
Dale Dudley
Townsperson
James Wilson
Townsperson
Teresa Edwards
Townsperson
Billy Vaticalos
Townsperson
Rob Anthony
Larry Brumley
Tommy G. Kendrick
Townsperson
Pam McDonald
Townsperson
Kathy Gollmitzer
Townsperson
Cozette McNeely
Professor Fleming
Richard Andrew Jones
Friend of Deceased
Charles Bailey
Mrs. Pebworth
Suzi McLaughlin
Mr. Estes
Grant James
Mrs. Estes
Juli Erickson
Dwayne Nugent
J.D. Young
Dwayne Jr.
Charlie m Stewart
Lewie
Joe Stevens
Esmerelda
Raquel Gavia
Church Goer
Amparo García
Oil Worker
Toby Metcalf
Chainsaw Artist
Doug Moreland
Pianist
Edward Ji
Guys & Dolls Performer
Jill Blackwood
Mel
David Blackwell
Kevin
Gabriel Luna
Photographer
Deana Newcomb
Assistant Director
David Steakley
Bank Manager
Peter Harrell Jr.
Deputy Sheriff
Joe Leroy Reynolds
Truck Driver
Christian Stokes
Generator Operator
John Hornbuckle
Sheriff's Deputy #2
Wray Crawford
Café Waitress
Margaret Hoard
IRS Agent
Charles Allen Eskew
TV Reporter
Quita Culpepper
Cashier
Mona Lee Fultz
Judge
Jerry Biggs
Lead Juror
Robert Works
Community Theater Group
Chris Barfield
Community Theater Group
Taylor Bryant
Community Theater Group
Colin Bevis
Community Theater Group
Jacqui Bloom
Community Theater Group
Joshua Denning
Community Theater Group
Ellie Edwards
Community Theater Group
Alaina Flores
Community Theater Group
Jennifer Foster
Community Theater Group
Leslie Hethcox
Community Theater Group
Jordan Hill
Community Theater Group
Berkley Jones
Community Theater Group
Trevor McGinnis
Community Theater Group
Mika Odom
Community Theater Group
Chell Parkins
Community Theater Group
David Ponton
Community Theater Group
Gray Randolph
Community Theater Group
Rachel Hull-Ryde
Community Theater Group
Ian Saunders
Community Theater Group
Madelyn Shaffer
Community Theater Group
Larissa Slota
Community Theater Group
Daniel Rae Srivastava
Community Theater Group
Ellen Stader
Community Theater Group
Lara Wright
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Betty Andrews
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Marcia Bailey
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Umpy Bechtol
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Nita Bouldin
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Nellie Hickerson
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Jeanette Kloppe
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Geraldine Miller
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Sharon Rigsbee
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Debbie Shaw
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Flo Weiershausen
Mrs. Senior Carthage Pageant Contestant
Gina Wooten
Juror
Gary Askins
Juror
Ben Bachelder
Juror
Meredith Beal
Juror
Stacey Bruck
Juror
Michelle Briscoe
Juror
Lesa Brooks
Juror
Gayla Bruce
Juror
Brenda Bunton
Juror
Kristi Copeland
Juror
Jeff Davis
Juror
Orion Gallagher
Juror
Kenneth C. Liverman
Juror
Linda Rudwick
Juror
Mary Stifflemire
Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
Richard Linklater
Robin (uncredited)
Valerie Frazee
Church Patron (uncredited)
Veronica Orosco
Neighborhood Onlooker (uncredited)
Gary Teague
Mortuary Student (uncredited)
Heath Allyn
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Cheryl Bond Danks
Mourner (uncredited)
Fred Bothwell
Grim Reaper - Prison Guard (uncredited)
Gene Cervenka
Upscale Shopper / Pageant Attendee (uncredited)
Rebecca Chulew
Sheriff Deputy #3 (uncredited)
Erik Collins
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Franky Coronado
Hard Body Onlooker (uncredited)
Randy Coy
Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Wendy Crouse
Townsperson (uncredited)
Daniel B. Davis
Church Attendee (uncredited)
Richard Dodwell
Parisian Diner (uncredited)
June Griffin Garcia
Carthaginian Resident (uncredited)
Paul Heckmann
The Corpse (uncredited)
Stephen C. Kerr
Courtroom Witness (uncredited)
Robert H. Lambert
Grieving Widow (uncredited)
Rudi Lee
Funeral Home Patron (uncredited)
Floyd Lloyd
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Kevin Machate
TV News Cameraman (uncredited)
Patrick Martin Jr.
Small Deputy (uncredited)
Timothy McKinney
Mourner (uncredited)
Caroline McNeil
Courthouse Vendor (uncredited)
Earl Nottingham
Press Photographer (uncredited)
Mitchell Rad
Courtroom Visitor (uncredited)
Angelita Aronce Sorensen
Photographer / Churchgoer (uncredited)
Heath Young
Action News Cameraman (uncredited)
Daniel Zubiate