Ernest Goes to Jail
Directed by	John R. Cherry III
Produced by	Martin Erlichman
Written by	Charlie Cohen
Starring	Jim Varney, Gailard Sartain, Bill Byrge
Music by	Bruce Arntson, Kirby Shelstad
Cinematography	Peter Stein
Editing by	Sharyn L. Ross
Distributed by	Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s)	1990-04-06
Running time	81 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English
Gross revenue	$25,029,569 (domestic sub-total)
Preceded by	Ernest Saves Christmas
Followed by	Ernest Scared Stupid
IMDb profile

Ernest Goes to Jail is a 1990 Disney film directed by John R. Cherry III and starring Jim Varney. It is the fourth film to feature the character Ernest P. Worrell. The film received an PG rating from the MPAA. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... John R. Cherry III is an American film director, most notable for directing virtually every movie starring Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell. ... James Albert Varney Jr. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Peter Stein (born October 1, 1937) is a critically acclaimed German director who established himself at the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, a company he arguably brought to the forefront of German theatre. ... The current logo for Touchstone Pictures films since 2002 Touchstone Pictures (also known as Touchstone Films in its early years) is one of several alternate film labels of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1984. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Ernest Saves Christmas movie poster Bumbling Ernest attempts to find Santa Claus a replacement in the movie Ernest Saves Christmas. ... Ernest Scared Stupid was released in 1991 and is the fourth full-length feature film starring Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell. ... The current logo for Touchstone Pictures films since 2002 Touchstone Pictures (also known as Touchstone Films in its early years) is one of several alternate film labels of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1984. ... John R. Cherry III is an American film director, most notable for directing virtually every movie starring Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell. ... James Albert Varney Jr. ... Ernest P. Worrell is a fictional character portrayed by American actor Jim Varney in a series of television commercials and later in a television series and a series of motion pictures. ... The MPAA film rating system is a system used in the United States and territories and instituted by the Motion Picture Association of America to rate a movie based on its content. ... The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), originally called the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America, is a non-profit trade association based in the United States which was formed to advance the interests of movie studios. ...

Cast

• Emily Corbishdale — Betty McGee
• Jim Varney — Ernest P. Worrell, Mr. Felix Nash, Auntie Nelda
• Gailard Sartain — Chuck
• Bill Byrge — Bobby
• Barbara Tyson — Charlotte Sparrow (as Barbara Bush)
• Randall "Tex" Cobb — Lyle
• Dan Leegant — Oscar Pendlesmythe
• Charles Napier — Warden
• Jackie Welch — Judge

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Plot

Ernest (Jim Varney) is spotted in a jury by a man on trial who notices that he is the spitting-image of death-row inmate Felix Nash, who is the prison "boss". He convinces the jury to tour the prison, where Ernest is kidnapped and forced to swap roles with Nash. He has various misadventures in prison (especially when trying to escape) until he is sent to the electric chair by the prison warden (Charles Napier). The electrocution fails, and he is transformed into a type of superhuman, with the ability to shoot lightning bolts from his hands. Ernest escapes from the prison and makes his way home, only to discover that his Pee-Wee Herman-like decor has been replaced by a slick lounge lizard style of decorating. He exclaims, "I've been vandalized - by Elvis!" Ernest then goes to the bank where he works as a janitor at night, where he finds that Nash has assumed his identity and is in the process of robbing the bank. He uses his super powers to fly through the skylight of the bank with a bomb that Nash had attached to the vault and two bank employees, which leads to a spectacular mid-air explosion. Everyone assumes that Ernest has been killed, until he falls through the skylight and lands on Nash. Ernest declares, "I came, I saw, I got blowed up." James Albert Varney Jr. ... Charles Napier in Miami Blues Charles Napier (born April 12, 1936 in Scottsville, Kentucky, USA) is an American character actor, known for his portrayals of square-jawed tough guys and military types. ... Paul Reubens as Pee Wee Herman. ... The term Lounge Lizard is usually used to refer to lounge musicians, usually in a negative sense (as tacky, tasteless, etc). ...

Trivia

• This is the second most successful of the Ernest films, behind Ernest Saves Christmas. It was in third place by its opening weekend, earning $6,143,372. [1] Total gross was $25,029,569. [2]

• Is referenced in the 2006 movie, [3] RV by the protagonist family's rivals, the Gornickes.

Ernest Saves Christmas movie poster Bumbling Ernest attempts to find Santa Claus a replacement in the movie Ernest Saves Christmas. ...

External links

• Ernest Goes to Jail at the Internet Movie Database
• This film is referenced to in the 2006 movie, [4] RV by the protagonist family's rivals, the Gornickes.