Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jim Varney | ... | Ernest P. Worrell / Mr. Nash / Aunt Nelda | |
Gailard Sartain | ... | Chuck | |
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Bill Byrge | ... | Bobby |
Barbara Tyson | ... | Charlotte Sparrow (as Barbara Bush) | |
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Barry Scott | ... | Rubin Bartlett |
Randall 'Tex' Cobb | ... | Lyle | |
Dan Leegant | ... | Oscar Pendlesmythe | |
Charles Napier | ... | Warden | |
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Jim Conrad | ... | Eddie |
Jackie Welch | ... | Judge | |
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Melanie Wheeler | ... | Prosecutor |
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Jeffrey Buckner Ford | ... | Defense Attorney (as Buck Ford) |
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Daniel Butler | ... | Waiter |
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Charlie Lamb | ... | Another Con |
Mac Bennett | ... | Con |
Bumbling Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, where a crooked lawyer notices a resemblance with crime boss Mr. Nash, and arranges a switch. Nash assumes Ernest's job as a bank employee, while Ernest undergoes Nash's sentence to the electric chair. But instead of killing him, the electrocution gives Ernest superhuman powers, enabling him to escape from jail and foil Nash's attempt to rob the bank. Written by Mark Hettler <markh@nstl.com>
This "Ernest film" is a typically silly, stupid-at-times one but still wholesome in its humor and sometimes very funny.
The best moments in here, at least the ones that made me laugh hardest, were in the bank with Jim Varney ("Ernest") and a runaway vacuum cleaner. Yes, there is a lot of juvenile humor in here, but the totally-innocent lightweight humor is fun.
Varney also does some imitations in here, and he's quite good at it. He's done this in several of his movies and it is always entertaining.
For those wondering about their young kids watching this, there is absolutely no offensive language in this movie, too. Now that's a rarity for a 1990 film.