Ernest Goes to Jail
Rating: 5.4/8295
Plot Summary:
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.
Director: John R
Running time: 1h 21min
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Release date: 6 April 1990 (USA)
Cast: Jim Varney, Gailard Sartain, Bill Byrge, Barbara Tyson, Barry Scott, Randall 'Tex' Cobb, Dan Leegant, Charles Napier, Jim Conrad, Jackie Welch, Melanie Wheeler, Jeffrey Buckner Ford, Daniel Butler, Charlie Lamb