Ernest Goes to Jail

1990 "Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!"
5.4| 1h21m| PG| en
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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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Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch
Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!
Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
reddragonhero17 No matter what the situation, Ernest always brings the laughs and this one is no exception. John Cherry keeps the laughs flowing nonstop from scene to scene. I even like his Rube Goldberg-like contraptions at his house since I'm a fan of this stuff. If I were to single out the funniest scene it would have to be the one where he's the old lady. Hilarious! RIP Ernest P Worrell
utgard14 Bank janitor Ernest unwillingly switches place with lookalike convict Felix Nash. Now Ernest is stuck in prison and has to figure out a way to survive until he can set things right. Jim Varney plays both parts, of course. Oh, and I forgot to mention Ernest gets super powers in this one. Yeah. Let's face it, Ernest movies are about as low-brow as it gets. But they also can be entertaining. This one's no "Ernest Goes to Camp" but it's better than the rest of the dreadful Ernest movies from the '90s. It's admittedly pretty dumb stuff but if you shut your brain off for awhile and let your inner kid out, you might find some laughs here.
swooosh This is a really good flick with awesome humor. Jim Verney as we know was very good with facial expressions and demonstrates a lot of it in this movie.This is definitely the best of the Ernest films.I would surely recommend it to any Ernest fan out there.i find myself to have great taste in movies and I'm sure anyone will enjoy this movie. In the movie ,(Ernest) plays 2 roles, bad guy and good guy and plays them quite well. I really enjoy exaggeration type humor where things just seem impossible,like in the naked gun films for example, and there is plenty of it in this movie.I bought this movie right after i saw it. Good directing, good script, worth renting.
IvanaluvsErnest "I came. I saw. I got blowed up." Sheer genius. The unbridled hilarity of Jim Varney at his most dark and wacky. Anyone who's ever been an "inmate" and/or "ward of the state" can truly find solace, brotherhood, and even inspiration in "Ernest Goes to Jail". Former "bunkies" can hold tearful yet joyous reunions as they sit together and fondly recall the times they laughed, cried, and even hurled during their sentences; thanks to this brilliant and surprisingly accurate depiction of "life on the lock down". Heartstrings will be tugged at the sight of uniforms, prison food, and those lovable "deputies/wardens". Ernest's prevailing spirit is a lesson to us all. Great "date" movie. A triumph.