Ernest Goes to Jail
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Ernest Goes to Jail

“Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!”

★ 5.0/10 TMDB 1990-04-06 81 min

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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Jim Varney
Jim Varney
Ernest P. Worrell / Felix Nash
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
Jim Conrad
Jim Conrad
Eddie
Jackie Welch
Jackie Welch
Judge
Melanie Wheeler
Prosecutor
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Defense Attorney
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