Apr 06, 1990
81 min
Full-HD

Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)

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.

Category

Comedy Family Crime

Country

United States of America

Companies

Silver Screen Partners IV Touchstone Pictures Emshell Producers

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

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