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Ernest Goes to Jail

Ernest Goes to Jail

John Cherry 1990 1h 21m 5.5

Ernest P. Worrell is a bank janitor sent to jail when people mistake his identity for a look-alike.

Ernest Goes to Camp

Ernest Goes to Camp

John Cherry 1987 1h 32m 8.5

Ernest, a lovable loser who works as a summer camp handyman and dreams of becoming a guidance counselor, must find a way to inspire a group of juvenile delinquents while stopping a shady strip mining company from closing the camp as well.

Ernest Goes to Africa

Ernest Goes to Africa

John Cherry 1997 1h 30m 4.0

The title says it all. There's a mix up involving stolen diamonds which Ernest has (naturally) made into a yo-yo and given to his would be girlfriend, Rene. But Rene wants a man of action, and doesn't think that Ernest fits the bill.

Ernest Goes to School

Ernest Goes to School

Coke Sams 1994 1h 29m 4.0

Jim Varney's recurring dim-bulb character Ernest P. Worrell returns in this film as a school janitor seeking to obtain a high school diploma.

Ernest in the Army

Ernest in the Army

John Cherry 1998 1h 25m 4.0

Ernest P. Worrell is now in the military as a soldier. Once he begins, him and his team investigates a dictator who was 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 Rides Again

Ernest Rides Again

John Cherry 1993 1h 39m 4.0

Buffoonish Ernest and his dimwitted pal Abner unearth a huge cannon reputed to contain the crown jewels of England.

Ernest Saves Christmas

Ernest Saves Christmas

John Cherry 1988 1h 31m 6.0

When Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas surprises to a new Saint Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of characters. A perky teen runaway and hapless taxi driver Ernest P. Worrell must convince a skeptical kiddie-show host to take over the post of Father Christmas.

Ernest Scared Stupid

Ernest Scared Stupid

John Cherry 1991 1h 31m 5.0

Well-intentioned, eternally bumbling Ernest P. Worrell accidentally releases an evil demon from its sacred tomb. As the demon flexes its power and goes on a ruinous rampage, good-guy Ernest tries to step in to save the town from mass destruction. Trouble is, a 200-year-old curse has scared Ernest stupid, and that means hilarity all around!

Slam Dunk Ernest

Slam Dunk Ernest

John Cherry 1995 1h 33m 6.0

Ernest P. Worrell becomes a basketball star after an angel bearing an uncanny resemblance to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives him a pair of magic sneakers.