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Ernest Goes to Jail

Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!

Film19901h 21mReleased

ComedyCrimeFamily
Not rated

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Details

Director
John Cherry
Language
English
Released
1990-04-06
Runtime
1h 21m

Community score

5.0178 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

5.9

The story

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.

Cast

  • Jim Varney
    Jim VarneyErnest P. Worrell
  • Gailard Sartain
    Gailard SartainChuck
  • Bill Byrge
    Bill ByrgeBobby
  • Barbara Tyson
    Barbara TysonCharlotte Sparrow
  • Barry Scott — artwork unavailable
    Barry ScottRubin Bartlett
  • Randall 'Tex' Cobb
    Randall 'Tex' CobbLyle
  • Dan Leegant — artwork unavailable
    Dan LeegantOscar Pendlesmythe
  • Charles Napier
    Charles NapierWarden
  • Jackie Welch
    Jackie WelchJudge
  • Charlie Lamb — artwork unavailable
    Charlie LambAnother Con