Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)

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Audience Score
50
Ernest Goes to Jail
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PG 1 hr 21 minApr 6th, 1990Comedy, Crime, FamilyErnest Collection PosterPart of Ernest Collection
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Plot
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.

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

Ernest Goes to Jail Quotes

A Warning Against Hasty Actions

Rubin Bartlett: Not so fast!

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.