From KCRW Santa Monica and KCRW.com, this is The Treatment.

Welcome to the treatment, but you can also hear at KCRW.com.

You might know my guest, Jack Black, from his appearance,

seeing his hard out on Mr. Show,

or being a very earnest assassin's victim in the Jackal

or any number of films, including Shallow Howell, School of Rock.

His latest film, which is just being released on Home Video,

is his second collaboration with Rick Linklater.

The film is

Bernie. Jack, thanks so much for being here. Great to be here. Let's talk about Bernie for a minute,

if you're going to describe for the audience what the movie's about. Well, it's about a guy named

Bernie. Well, God, we're out of time already. Thanks for bringing the A game to this game. I think that covers it.

But unlike the Wizard of Oz, he actually has a big role.

It's the title character, and he is the most loved man in this small town in East Texas,

and he is the least likely to commit this horrible murder.

And we say it's based on a true story.

That's true.

I should have said that right out of the gate.

I'm here to help.

Thank you.

That's why I don't do these things alone.

It's based on a true story that our great director, Richard Linkletter, heard about like 12 years ago. He read an article.

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