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Ernest Goes to Jail
1990
This comic gem stars rubber-faced Jim Varney as dim-bulb bank janitor Ernest P. Worrell, who's selected for jury duty but finds himself jailed instead thanks to his uncanny resemblance to an imprisoned crime lord named Felix Nash. When a corrupt defense attorney spots Ernest on the jury, the lawyer pulls a switcheroo that frees Nash and nets Ernest a stretch in stir -- and a date with the electric chair. Charles Napier plays the prison warden.
Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!
JBscale
32
Poor
Film Detail
Genre
Comedy - Crime
Length
1 hr. 21 mins.
US Theatrical Release
April 6, 1990
US Box Office
$25,029,569
(#3085 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Collection Detail
Release Method
2-Disc Double Feature & Digital
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English:
DD 5.1
English:
DTS-HD Master 2.0
Studio
Disney/Buena Vista
Released
March 22, 2011
Acquired Date
June 27, 2014
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.
Actors
Jim Varney
Gailard Sartain
Bill Byrge
Barbara Tyson
Barry Scott
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Dan Leegant
Charles Napier
Jim Conrad
Jackie Welch
Melanie Wheeler
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Daniel Butler
Directors
John R. Cherry III
Producers
Stacy Williams
Writers
Charlie Cohen
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96
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1995
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11%
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9 votes
49%
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727 votes
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40
11 votes
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
10,303 votes
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Ernest
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