Ernest Goes to Jail

Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!

5.019901h 21m

Released

Comedy

Family

Crime

Overview

Bumbling bank janitor Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, and soon finds himself in trouble when he is covertly switched with a look-a-like crime boss. Ernest must escape from jail to expose the mix-up.

StatusReleased

Release Date1990-04-06

Runtime1h 21m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Revenue$25,029,791

Keywords

Ernest Collection

9 Films

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A series of films charting the many adventures of good-natured but dim-witted Ernest P. Worrell.

Ernest Goes to Camp

1987

Ernest Saves Christmas

1988

Ernest Goes to Jail

1990

Ernest Scared Stupid

1991

Ernest Rides Again

1993

Ernest Goes to School

1994

Slam Dunk Ernest

1995

Ernest Goes to Africa

1997

Ernest in the Army

1998

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Ernest Goes To Jail

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Cast & Crew

Jim Varney

as Ernest P. Worrell

Gailard Sartain

as Chuck

Bill Byrge

as Bobby

Barbara Tyson

as Charlotte Sparrow

Barry Scott

as Rubin Bartlett

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

as Lyle

Dan Leegant

as Oscar Pendlesmythe

Charles Napier

as Warden

Jackie Welch

as Judge

Charlie Lamb

as Another Con

Reviews

LabRat

Mar 25, 2024

10/10

Like Lucio Fulci directed _Face-Off_. Like some hybrid of _Riki-Oh_ and _Pee-Wee’s Playhouse._ Like a children’s film from another dimension. What if Jim Carrey channeled both Bugs Bunny and Anton Chigur in that universe? What if that dimension had the white Stephen Chow? There’s no need to wonder any longer. You can find the answers in _Ernest Goe…

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