Ernest Goes to Jail
Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!
1990 · 1h 21m · PG
Comedy, Crime, Family
Directed by
John Cherry
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Ernest Goes to Jail
Overview
Bumbling bank janitor Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, and soon finds himself in trouble when he is covertly switched with a look-a-like crime boss. Ernest must escape from jail to expose the mix-up.
Director and cast
- John Cherry Director
- Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell / Felix Nash
- Gailard Sartain as Chuck
- Bill Byrge as Bobby
- Barbara Tyson as Charlotte Sparrow
- Barry Scott as Rubin Bartlett
- Randall 'Tex' Cobb as Lyle
- Dan Leegant as Oscar Pendlesmythe
- Charles Napier as Warden
- Jim Conrad as Eddie
- Jackie Welch as Judge
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