Ernest Goes to Jail
April 6, 1990•1h 21m•★ 5.0
ComedyFamilyCrime
“Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!”
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.
Director
John CherryWriters
Cast
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
Jackie Welch
Judge
?
Charlie Lamb
Another Con
Jim Conrad
Eddie
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Defense Attorney
Bruce Arntson
Juror
?
Mike Montgomery
Warden's Assistant
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Mike Hutchinson
Gate Guard
?
Badd Catt
Jail Guard (uncredited)
?
Melanie Wheeler
Prosecutor
Daniel Butler
Waiter
Mac Bennett
Con
?
Rick Schulman
Mean Guard