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Overview

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Director:

John R. Cherry III

Writer (WGA):

Charlie Cohen (written by)

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Release Date:

6 April 1990 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Family more

Plot:

Bumbling Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, where a crooked lawyer notices a resemblance with crime boss Mr... more | add synopsis

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Jim Varney at his finest!!! more (29 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jim Varney ... Ernest P. Worrell / Mr. Felix Nash / Auntie Nelda
Gailard Sartain ... Chuck
Bill Byrge ... Bobby

Barbara Tyson ... Charlotte Sparrow (as Barbara Bush)
Barry Scott ... Rubin Bartlett
Randall 'Tex' Cobb ... Lyle
Dan Leegant ... Oscar Pendlesmythe
Charles Napier ... Warden
Jim Conrad ... Eddie
Jackie Welch ... Judge

Melanie Wheeler ... Prosecutor

Jeffrey Buckner Ford ... Defense Attorney (as Buck Ford)
Daniel Butler ... Waiter
Charlie Lamb ... Another Con
Mac Bennett ... Con
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Additional Details

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Nashville, Tennessee, USA more


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Trivia:

There were a few extended and deleted scenes that were not featured in the original version of the movie, but were in some made-for-TV versions. 1. There was an extended scene where Ernest was washing himself in a washing machine, and was staggering after he stepped out. 2. A scene where Ernest was trying to sneak out of jail and was found by the searchlights. Then, he was making shadow puppets. 3. An extended scene where Nash (as Ernest) was in Mr. Penalsmythe's office negotiating the clerk job. 4. A deleted scene where Ernest was working as a bank clerk. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Charlotte and Ernest are in the restaurant and the spoon flies up and sticks to Ernest's shirt, the wire is visible on the spoon as he puts it back down on the table. more

Quotes:

Ernest P. Worrell: We're sequestered. And on top of that we can't even leave! This is just great. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saved by the Bell: From Nurse to Worse (#2.16)" (1990) more

Soundtrack:

Coconut Tree more


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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Jim Varney at his finest!!!, 4 October 2002
Author: dootuss from PA

"Ernest Goes To Jail" is probably the BEST "Ernest" film ever made out of all of the films. Jim Varney once again gives us more laughs as he plays the idiotic Ernest P. Worrel. In the movie Ernest is assigned jury duty for a murder trial. Nash (who wants out of prison badly) the man who is on trial looks exactly like Ernest, and switches places with Ernest to escape from prison. So in the process, our rubber faced nit wit gets to spend some time in the slammer. Jim Varney once again does an excellent job as the bumbling fool Ernest P. Worrell as well as escaped criminal look a like Nash. I thought it was cool how Varney switched continuosly throughout the movie with the 2 characters. Overall this movie rules!!

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