Ernest Goes to Jail

Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!

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5.4/10

Movie Details

Title
Ernest Goes to Jail
Overview
Bumbling Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, where a crooked lawyer notices a resemblance with crime boss Mr. Nash, and arranges a switch. Nash assumes Ernest's job as a bank employee, while Ernest undergoes Nash's sentence to the electric chair. But instead of killing him, the electrocution gives Ernest superhuman powers, enabling him to escape from jail and foil Nash's attempt to rob the bank.
Runtime
1 h 21 min
Release Date
6 April 1990
Actors
Jim Varney, Gailard Sartain, Bill Byrge, Barbara Tyson, Barry Scott, Randall 'Tex' Cobb, Dan Leegant, Charles Napier, Jackie Welch, Charlie Lamb, Jim Conrad, Jeffrey Buckner Ford, Bruce Arntson, Mike Montgomery, Mike Hutchinson
Certification
PG
Genres
Comedy, Family
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