Comedy ·Family ·Crime · United States of America · 1990 · 1h 21m

Ernest Goes to Jail

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Director
John Cherry
Cast
Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell Gailard Sartain as Chuck Bill Byrge as Bobby Barbara Tyson as Charlotte Sparrow Barry Scott as Rubin Bartlett Randall 'Tex' Cobb as Lyle
Crew
Peter Stein — Director of Photography Sharyn L. Ross — Editor Bruce Arntson — Original Music Composer Kirby Shelstad — Original Music Composer Charlie Cohen — Writer Stacy Williams — Producer
Tagline

Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
prisontennesseejanitorelectric chairbank robberyimpersonationdoppelgängerprison breakmagnetismirreverentlightheartedabsurd
Key Collaborators
John Cherry Director Peter Stein Director of Photography Sharyn L. Ross Editor Bruce Arntson Original Music Composer Kirby Shelstad Original Music Composer Charlie Cohen Writer Stacy Williams Producer
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