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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1987 DVD Release: 03/30/1999 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 42 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 32 Genres: Comedy, Crime, Crime Comedy, Odd Couple Film

Director of the first Police Academy movie, Hugh Wilson is also responsible for the action comedy-caper Burglar. Bernice Rhodenbarr (Whoopi Goldberg) is a retired cat burglar who works at a bookstore. Bad cop Ray Kirschman (G.W. Bailey) blackmails her, so she agrees to do a job for Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake (Lesley Ann Warren) in order to get the money. While she is doing the robbery, she accidentally stumbles onto the scene of a murder. Since she is the prime suspect, Bernice is forced into many chase scenes as she plays detective to find out who the real murderer is in order to clear her name. She is aided by her only two friends: the hapless dog groomer Carl Hefler (Bob Goldthwait) and the drunken floozy Frankie (Elizabeth Ruscio). Along the way, she almost gets killed by numerous tough guys while being closely followed by two stupid cops (Anne DeSalvo and John Goodman). ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Whoopi Goldberg - Bernice Rhodenbarr
Bobcat Goldthwait - Carl Hefler
G.W. Bailey - Ray Kirschman
Lesley Ann Warren - Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake
James Handy - Carson Verrill

The action comedy Burglar comes to DVD from Warner Home Video with a full frame 1.33:1 transfer. The audio is available in Dolby Digital Surround Sound in English and Dolby Digital 1.0 in French. This is a perfectly reasonable DVD release for this film. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide