Bumbling Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, where a crooked lawyer notices a resemblance with crime boss Mr. Nash, and arranges a switch. Nash assumes Ernest’s job as a bank employee, while Ernest undergoes Nash’s sentence to the electric chair. But instead of killing him, the electrocution gives Ernest superhuman powers, enabling him to escape from jail and foil Nash’s attempt to rob the bank.
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Movie Details: Ernest Goes to Jail
Title | Ernest Goes to Jail |
Genre(s) | Comedy, Family |
Release | April 6, 1990 |
Overview | Bumbling Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, where a crooked lawyer notices a resemblance with crime boss Mr. Nash, and arranges a switch. Nash assumes Ernest's job as a bank employee, while Ernest undergoes Nash's sentence to the electric chair. But instead of killing him, the electrocution gives Ernest superhuman powers, enabling him to escape from jail and foil Nash's attempt to rob the bank. |
Language(s) | English |
Director | John Cherry |
Casts | Jim Varney, Gailard Sartain, Bill Byrge, Barbara Tyson, Barry Scott, Randall 'Tex' Cobb, Dan Leegant, Charles Napier, Jackie Welch, Charlie Lamb, Jim Conrad, Jeffrey Buckner Ford, Bruce Arntson, Mike Montgomery, Mike Hutchinson, Badd Catt |
Duration | 1 Hour and 21 Minutes |
Rating | 4.923 |