Film

Ernest Goes to Jail

1990 · 1h 21m · Comedy · Family · Crime

Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!

IMDb

5.4

Rotten Tomatoes

11%

Metacritic

40

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.

Jim Varney

Ernest P. Worrell

Gailard Sartain

Chuck

Bill Byrge

Bobby

Barbara Tyson

Charlotte Sparrow

Barry Scott

Rubin Bartlett

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Lyle

Dan Leegant

Oscar Pendlesmythe

Charles Napier

Warden

Jackie Welch

Judge

Charlie Lamb

Another Con

Jim Conrad

Eddie

Jeffrey Buckner Ford

Defense Attorney

Bruce Arntson

Juror

Mike Montgomery

Warden's Assistant

Mike Hutchinson

Gate Guard

Badd Catt

Jail Guard (uncredited)

• John CherryDirector
• Charlie CohenWriter
• Stacy WilliamsProducer
• Martin ErlichmanExecutive Producer
• Peter SteinDirector of Photography
• Bruce ArntsonOriginal Music Composer
• Kirby ShelstadOriginal Music Composer
• Sharyn L. RossEditor

Ernest Goes To Jail

Release date

April 6, 1990

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

PG

Revenue

$25,029,791

Genres

Comedy, Family, Crime

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