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Ernest Goes to Africa (1997)
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John R. Cherry III (written by)
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And Africa Will Never Be The Same!
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The title says it all. There's a mix up involving stolen diamonds which Ernest has (naturally) made into a yo-yo and given to his would be girlfriend...
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Good Ernest humor. Bad movie.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jim Varney | ... | Ernest P. Worrel / Hey You, the Hindu / Auntie Nelda / African Woman dancer | |
| Linda Kash | ... | Rene Loomis | |
| Jamie Bartlett | ... | Mr. Thompson | |
| Claire Marshall | ... | Betty, Rene's serving mate | |
| Washington Xisolo | ... | Sinkatutu Chief | |
| Robert Whitehead | ... | Prince Kazim | |
| Zane Meas | ... | Jameen | |
| Charles Pillai | ... | Kareem | |
| Sello Sebotsane | ... | Bazoo (Thompson's Thug) | |
| Frank Opperman | ... | Dobbs | |
| Dan Robbertse | ... | Thug #1 | |
| Frank Pereira | ... | Thug #2 | |
| Tony Caprari | ... | Weasel | |
| Ian Yule | ... | Ol' Man At Flea Market | |
| David Germond | ... | Mr. Abazz, the stealing Man at Flea Market |
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Rated PG for language, some mild violence and brief sexual innuendo.
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90 min
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At one point, Earnest mentions a (fictional) movie called "Illinois Smith and the Curse of Hitler's Brain". The Indiana Jones reference is obvious, but there was actually a movie called _They Saved Hitler's Brain (1968)_.
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Follows Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
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I saw this on WAM last night and had to see it. As another viewer said, there were flashes of pure brilliance so in contrast with the bad plot. Basically all the Ernest humor was really good. Anything having to do with Africa was bad. Sometimes, it wasn't clear whether the filmmakers knew the difference between Africa and India, as Indian accents abounded. Jamie Bartlett was also an excellent villain. Somehow seeing him yell the standard, "You fools!" at his henchmen gave a kind of satisfaction you don't normally get from a B-movie villain. Regardless, it was an Ernest movie, thus stupid by definition. If you like Varney's characters (Ernest/Hey You/etc[you shouldn't know about all of them]) then you should definitely see this movie.