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Where to Watch Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) in the US
- 1990
- PG
- 1h 21m
- 5.5IMDb
- 11%Rotten Tomatoes
- 40Metascore
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What it's about
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.
Cast and crew
- Director
- John R. Cherry III
- Writer
- Charlie Cohen
- Starring
- Jim Varney, Gailard Sartain, Bill Byrge
Details
- Release date
- Apr 6, 1990
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Box office
- $25,029,569
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