Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)

A group of juvenile criminals is sent for vacation to Kamp Kikakee. The clumsy Ernest has to care for them, although he doesn't even know how to take care of himself. The other children at ... See full summary »

Director:

John R. Cherry III

Writers:

John R. Cherry III (screenplay), Coke Sams (screenplay),

Stars:

Jim Varney, Victoria Racimo, John Vernon

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Varney	...	Ernest P. Worrell
Victoria Racimo	...	Nurse St. Cloud
John Vernon	...	Sherman Krader
Iron Eyes Cody	...	Old Indian 'Chief St. Cloud'
Lyle Alzado	...	Bronk Stinson (Foreman)
Gailard Sartain	...	Jake (Chef #1)
Daniel Butler	...	Eddie (Chef #2)
Patrick Day	...	Bobby Wayne
Scott Menville	...	Crutchfield
Jacob Vargas	...	Butch 'Bubba' Vargas
Danny Capri	...	Danny
Hakeem Abdul-Samad	...	Moustafa 'Moose' Hakeem Jones
Todd Loyd	...	Chip Ozgood
Andrew Woodworth	...	Pennington
Richard Speight Jr.	...	Brooks

Storyline

A group of juvenile criminals is sent for vacation to Kamp Kikakee. The clumsy Ernest has to care for them, although he doesn't even know how to take care of himself. The other children at the camp show enmity against them, but the group knows very well how to defend themselves. They do also help the Indian owner of the camp when a brutal mining corporation wants to tear down the camp to mine a rare mineral.

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Plot Keywords:

mining | goofy holler | box office hit | based on commercial | nurse | 

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Genres:

Family | Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 May 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Trilha do Bravo

Filming Locations:

Camp Marymount, Fairview, Tennessee, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$23,509,382 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Emshell Producers, Silver Screen Partners III, Touchstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several items in Ernest's cabin - alligator puppet, picture of his mother (also portrayed by Jim Varney) - were all used on commercials Jim Varney did in the early 1980s.

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Goofs

Bronk's Stinson's laughter is added in later while his back is turned to the camera. When operating the bulldozer to destroy Camp Kickakee's cabins, Lyle Alzado isn't moving as he "laughs".

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Quotes

Ernest P. Worrell: One monkey don't stop no show.

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Connections

Referenced in The Nostalgia Critic: Hook (2010)

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Soundtracks

"DOING TIME"
Lyrics by Alice Keister
Music by Shane Keister
Performed by Jackie Welch

User Reviews

This is great

Sometimes, a film made for the childish audience can transcend time and generations and become widely accepted by all. Rocketman with Harland Williams did, and i believe that so has Ernest Goes To Camp. There is just a serious enough a theme to the film of the heartless land developer trying to drive the low earning camp off the property, but Jim Varney manages to keep it silly enough to be entertaining. This film has some great moments, and it is worth the *now* retail price of like $5-8 just to see the fashions these kids in the late 80's wore. Also, being 17 now, i grew up at the same time as this film. Look out for the song i'm awfully glad it's raining sung by Varney. It makes me teary everytime i hear it.