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About
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.
Theatrical
Apr 6, 1990
Box Office
$25.0M
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 3, 2002
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Studio
Silver Screen Partners IV, Touchstone Pictures, Emshell Producers
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Cast
Full credits →J
Jim Varney
Ernest P. Worrell
G
Gailard Sartain
Chuck
B
Bill Byrge
Bobby
B
Barbara Tyson
Charlotte Sparrow
B
Barry Scott
Rubin Bartlett
R
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Lyle
D
Dan Leegant
Oscar Pendlesmythe
C
Charles Napier
Warden
J
Jackie Welch
Judge
C
Charlie Lamb
Another Con
J
Jim Conrad
Eddie
J
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Defense Attorney
B
Bruce Arntson
Juror
M
Mike Montgomery
Warden's Assistant
M
Mike Hutchinson
Gate Guard
B
Badd Catt
Jail Guard (uncredited)
M
Melanie Wheeler
Prosecutor
D
Daniel Butler
Waiter
M
Mac Bennett
Con
A
Andy Stahl
Jerry
Ernest Collection
A series of films charting the many adventures of good-natured but dim-witted Ernest P. Worrell.
Quotes
See all →A Warning Against Hasty Actions
Rubin Bartlett
Not so fast!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Identity and Justice in Unlikely Circumstances
Warden Carmichael
Nash, take it like a man.
Ernest P. Worrell
But I'm not Nash, I'm Ernest. And what is an Ernest you may ask? A man with a past both rich in history and tradition. Should we punish this man for crimes he did not commit? No, no, no, no, no.
Warden Carmichael
Can't you speed things up?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
