Ernest Goes to Jail
1990 · Movie · 81 min. · United States
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.
Direction John R. Cherry III
Cast Jim Varney · Gailard Sartain · Bill Byrge · Barbara Tyson · Barry Scott · Randall "Tex" Cob · Dan Leegant · Charles Napier
Soundtrack Bruce Arntson · Kirby Shelstad
Screenplay Charlie Cohen
Cinematography Peter Stein
Original title Ernest Goes to Jail
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