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Ernest Goes to Jail

"Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!"

⭐ 5.0/10 1990 1h 21m Dir. John Cherry
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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.

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⭐ 5.0/10 174 votes

Quick facts

Year
1990
Runtime
1h 21m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.0/10
Votes
174
Genre
Comedy, Family, Crime
Director
John Cherry
Language
EN

Cast

Jim Varney
Jim Varney
Ernest P. Worrell
Gailard Sartain
Gailard Sartain
Chuck
Bill Byrge
Bill Byrge
Bobby
Barbara Tyson
Barbara Tyson
Charlotte Sparrow
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Barry Scott
Rubin Bartlett
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Lyle
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Dan Leegant
Oscar Pendlesmythe
Charles Napier
Charles Napier
Warden
🎭 Comedy 🎭 Family 🎭 Crime 🎬 John Cherry 👤 Jim Varney 👤 Gailard Sartain 👤 Bill Byrge
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Ernest Goes to Jail has a runtime of 1h 21m (1 hour and 21 minutes).
Ernest Goes to Jail was directed by John Cherry and released in 1990.
Ernest Goes to Jail is a Comedy, Family, Crime film (1990).
The cast of Ernest Goes to Jail includes Jim Varney, Gailard Sartain, Bill Byrge, Barbara Tyson, Barry Scott.
Ernest Goes to Jail has a TMDB rating of 5.0/10 based on 174 votes.

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