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Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)

Movie"Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!"
Audience Score
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PG 1 hr 21 minApr 6th, 1990Comedy, Crime, FamilyErnest Collection PosterPart of Ernest Collection
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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.
StarringJim VarneyGailard SartainBill Byrge
DirectorJohn Cherry
WriterCharlie Cohen

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 6th, 1990
On DVD & Blu-ray:September 3rd, 2002 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$25,029,791 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Martin Erlichman
Production Companies:Silver Screen Partners IV, Touchstone Pictures, Emshell Producers
Movie Tags:
prisonabsurdbank robberywhimsicallightheartedvibrantdoppelgängerexcitedbaffledwitty

Ernest Collection

A series of films charting the many adventures of good-natured but dim-witted Ernest P. Worrell.