Ernest Goes to Jail

Ernest Goes to Jail

Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!

Part of Ernest Collection

1990•1h 21m•5.0/10

ComedyFamilyCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.0/10(169)

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.

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Production

Silver Screen Partners IV, Touchstone Pictures, Emshell Producers

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jim Varney

Jim Varney

Ernest P. Worrell

Gailard Sartain

Gailard Sartain

Chuck

Bill Byrge

Bill Byrge

Bobby

Barbara Tyson

Barbara Tyson

Charlotte Sparrow

Barry Scott

Rubin Bartlett

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Lyle

Dan Leegant

Oscar Pendlesmythe

Charles Napier

Charles Napier

Warden

Jackie Welch

Jackie Welch

Judge

Charlie Lamb

Another Con

Jim Conrad

Jim Conrad

Eddie

Jeffrey Buckner Ford

Jeffrey Buckner Ford

Defense Attorney

Bruce Arntson

Bruce Arntson

Juror

Mike Montgomery

Warden's Assistant

Mike Hutchinson

Gate Guard

Badd Catt

Jail Guard (uncredited)

Melanie Wheeler

Prosecutor

Daniel Butler

Daniel Butler

Waiter

Mac Bennett

Mac Bennett

Con

Rick Schulman

Mean Guard

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