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Ernest in the Army (1998) -- Ernest joins the Army reserves so he can drive the bigrigs, but ends up being sent into combat!

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Director:

John R. Cherry III

Writers:

John R. Cherry III (story)
Joseph Dattorre (screenplay)
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Genre:

Family | Comedy more

Tagline:

America's Hero is Finally Back in Camp!

Plot:

Ernest joins the Army reserves so he can drive the bigrigs, but ends up being sent into combat! full summary | add synopsis

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Ernest joins the Army... and the Army will never be the same! more (9 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jim Varney ... Pvt. Ernest P. Worrell / Capt. Ernest P. Worrell / Operation Sandtrap Arab
Hayley Tyson ... Cindy Swanson
David Müller ... Col. Pierre Gullet
Christo Davids ... Ben-Ali (lost boy in desert)
Jeffrey Pillars ... Gen. Rodney Lincoln (also as Jeff Pillars)
Duke Ernsberger ... Barnes (Gen. Lincoln's aide)
Ivan Lucas ... President Tufuti
Mark Swanson ... Bubba (another lost boy in desert)
John R. Cherry III ... Sgt. Ben Kovsky, aka 'Sarge'
Peter Butler ... Ali Tenbu
Farouk Valley-Omar ... Kibee (President Tufuti's chief servant)
Josh Cherry ... Cpl. Davis
Amanda Wilson ... Pretty woman ('Baby')
Tony Hawes ... Mr. Beetleman
Gavin Barfield ... Anchor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Stormin' Ernest (International: English title) (working title)
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MPAA:

Rated PG for mild innuendo and comic action.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | USA:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Jim Varney's final appearance as Ernest P. Worrell. more

Quotes:

Ernest P. Worrell: The desert sun certainly has an adverse effect on chocolate milk. more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Ernest joins the Army... and the Army will never be the same!, 24 September 1999
Author: Martin Bishop from London

Ten hut! Jim Varney is one of the finest comedic actors of this (or any other) generation. And not since 'Ernest Rides Again' have his gifts been as prevalent as they are in 'Ernest in the Army.' In it, Ernest plays a bumbling recruit who ends up on the front lines. The movie's biting social criticisms and dead-on satire of the 'military code' makes one laugh and think at the same time. EITA is another coup for Varney and director John Cherry, who need not be ashamed for never directing anything but Ernest movies. Don't miss this gem.

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