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Ernest Goes to Jail

Ernest Goes to Jail

# Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!
Comedy   Family   Crime
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1990-04-06
⌚ Running Time: 81 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.9

Beloved Cast

Jim Varney original image
Ernest P. Worrell
Jim Varney
Gailard Sartain original image
Chuck
Gailard Sartain
Bill Byrge original image
Bobby
Bill Byrge
Barbara Tyson original image
Charlotte Sparrow (as Barbara Bush)
Barbara Tyson
Barry Scott original image
Rubin Bartlett
Barry Scott
Randall "Tex" Cobb original image
Lyle
Randall "Tex" Cobb
Dan Leegant original image
Oscar Pendlesmythe
Dan Leegant
Charles Napier original image
Warden
Charles Napier
Jackie Welch original image
Judge
Jackie Welch
Charlie Lamb original image
Another Con
Charlie Lamb
Jim Conrad original image
Eddie
Jim Conrad
Jeffrey Buckner Ford original image
Defense Attorney (as Buck Ford)
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Bruce Arntson original image
Juror
Bruce Arntson
Mike Montgomery original image
Warden's Assistant
Mike Montgomery
Mike Hutchinson original image
Gate Guard
Mike Hutchinson
Badd Catt original image
Jail Guard (uncredited)
Badd Catt

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