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Writers (WGA):
John R. Cherry III (story) &
Coke Sams (story) ...
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Release Date:
11 October 1991 (USA) more
Plot:
After a misunderstanding, Ernest P. Worrell unleashes an evil troll on Halloween. full summary | add synopsis
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Halloween List-Making Invades The MTV Newsroom
(From MTV Movies Blog. 30 October 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
FX Lab: A Conversation with Andrew Clement
(From Fangoria. 15 October 2009, 11:26 PM, PDT)
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More Innocent Than It Is Stupid more (36 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jim Varney | ... | Ernest |
 | Eartha Kitt | ... | Old Lady Hackmore |
 | Austin Nagler | ... | Kenny |
 | Shay Astar | ... | Elizabeth |
| Jonas Moscartolo | ... | Trantor |
| John Cadenhead | ... | Tom Tulip |
| Bill Byrge | ... | Bobby Tulip |
| Richard Woolf | ... | Matt |
| Nick Victory | ... | Mike |
| Alec Klapper | ... | Joey |
| Steven Moriyon | ... | Gregg |
| Daniel Butler | ... | Cliff |
| Esther Huston | ... | Amanda |
| Larry Black | ... | Mayor Murdock |
 | Denice Hicks | ... | Elizabeth's Mother |
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Ernest Scared Stiff (USA) (working title)
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91 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1994) | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | Canada:G (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Iceland:LH | USA:PG
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The Chiodo Brothers are credited with Special Effects for this film, who also made the 1988 cult film Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988). Look for Trolls in the finale that resemble Klowns, as well as the same spinning death effect. more
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Continuity: When Ernest is thrown into the concession booths at the party, he is covered in ice cream. When he leaves in his truck, he is not covered anymore. more
Quotes:
Ernest P. Worrell: I never knew when to quit. Just ask my fourth grade teacher. more
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References The Wizard of Oz (1939) more
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This was the first "Ernest" movie, I think, that I watched and I was surprised that it wasn't as stupid as I thought it was or the title convinced me it would be. It really wasn't "stupid" until the last 20 minutes, but a lot of movies get really dumb in the last half hour.
For most of the movie, it was nice, lighthearted fun that - cliché aside - is fun for the "whole family." There is nary a bad one word in this movie and it's old-fashioned slapstick fun and about as innocent as it gets.
Having said that, I realize a lot of people would still consider the movie as a dumb one but I always liked Jim Varney and laughed at the most of the stuff he did, beginning with those famous TV commercials of his.
In the last 30 years, how many comedies do you see without a tons of sex and profanity? Almost none......so give "Ernest" some slack.