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Burglar

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Burglar (1987)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:3

Rotten:8

Average Rating:4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Bernice, a bookshop owner-cum-retired cat-burglar is being blackmailed by a crooked cop to steal money and a fur coat for him and his wife. But when a job goes bad, Bernice, with the help of her... Bernice, a bookshop owner-cum-retired cat-burglar is being blackmailed by a crooked cop to steal money and a fur coat for him and his wife. But when a job goes bad, Bernice, with the help of her screeching sidekick Carl, has to play detective in order to avoid being blamed for a very serious crime. [More]

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Bobcat Goldthwait, G.W. Bailey, Lesley Ann Warren

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Bobcat Goldthwait, G.W. Bailey, Lesley Ann Warren

Director: Hugh Wilson

Director: Hugh Wilson

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Catholic Sun

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Cinema Signals

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01/16/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Basically rubbish with star power and a very funny Bobcat Goldthwait.

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11/24/03
Ken Hanke
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Philip Martin
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

One of Whoopi's laziest vehicles ... and she's done her share.

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