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Ernest Goes to Jail

Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!
Apr 6, 1990 · 1h 21m
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Comedy
Family
Crime

PLOT

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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CAST

Jim Varney
Ernest P. Worrell
Gailard Sartain
Chuck
Bill Byrge
Bobby
Barbara Tyson
Charlotte Sparrow
Barry Scott
Rubin Bartlett
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Lyle
Dan Leegant
Oscar Pendlesmythe
Charles Napier
Warden
Directed by John Cherry

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
$25,029,791
Production
Silver Screen Partners IV, Touchstone Pictures, Emshell Producers
Country
US

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