Ernest Goes to Jail

Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)

Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!

  • Genre: Comedy, Family, Crime
  • Release Date: 1990-04-06
  • User Rating: 4.9/10 from 143 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 21min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Silver Screen Partners IV
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Cherry
star 4.9/10
From 143 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Jim Varney

    as Ernest P. Worrell
  • Gailard Sartain

    as Chuck
  • Bill Byrge

    as Bobby
  • Barbara Tyson

    as Charlotte Sparrow (as Barbara Bush)
  • 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
  • Jim Conrad

    as Eddie
  • Jeffrey Buckner Ford

    as Defense Attorney (as Buck Ford)
  • Bruce Arntson

    as Juror
  • Mike Montgomery

    as Warden's Assistant
  • Mike Hutchinson

    as Gate Guard
  • Badd Catt

    as Jail Guard (uncredited)
Directing John Cherry Director
Writing Charlie Cohen Writer
Camera Terry Arthur Key Grip
Camera Peter Stein Director of Photography
Sound Bruce Arntson Original Music Composer
Sound Kirby Shelstad Original Music Composer

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