ComedyFamilyCrime
Ernest Goes to Jail
“Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!”
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.
Directed by John Cherry, Martin Erlichman
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User score
179 votes
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Status
Released
Released
April 6, 1990
Runtime
1h 21m
Language
English
Top cast
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)
Melanie Wheeler
Prosecutor
Daniel Butler
Waiter
Mac Bennett
Con
Rick Schulman
Mean Guard
