Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jim Varney | ... | Pvt. Ernest P. Worrell / Army Captain / Arab on Quicksand | |
Hayley Tyson | ... | Cindy Swanson | |
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David Müller | ... | Col. Bradley Pierre Gullet (as David Muller) |
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Christo Davids | ... | Ben-Ali - Lost Desert Boy |
Jeffrey Pillars | ... | Gen. Rodney Lincoln (as Jeff Pillars) | |
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Duke Ernsberger | ... | Barnes - General's Aide |
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Ivan D. Lucas | ... | Pres. Almar Habib Tufuti (as Ivan Lucas) |
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John R. Cherry III | ... | Sgt. Ben Kovsky - aka 'Sarge' (as John Cherry) |
Peter Butler | ... | Ali Tenbu | |
Farouk Valley-Omar | ... | Kibee (as Farouk Valley Omar) | |
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Josh Cherry | ... | Cpl. Davis |
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Amanda Wilson | ... | Pretty Woman |
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Tony Hawes | ... | Mr. Beetleman |
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Gavin Barfield | ... | Frank Williams - Anchor |
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David Trengrove | ... | Blostrand |
Ernest P. Worrell is now in the military as a soldier. Once he begins, he and his team investigate a dictator who is responsible for the wars in the nearly village. Suddenly, Ernest finds a lost boy and has to keep him safe until his father recovers.
"Ernest in the Army" should have been hilarious, but sadly, it doesn't feel like a movie about him, just an army movie that happens to have Ernest in it. It's okay, not a major letdown, but you'd think a comedy about a bumbling idiot in the Army, especially when it's Ernest P. Worrell, would be a laugh riot. That is not the case. Sure, it has some predictably funny moments, but they are few and far between. Even the army itself (as depicted in this film) just feels very ordinary. The dramatic subplot involving the black street kid is unnecessary and feels tacked-on.
** out of ****