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Ernest Goes to Jail poster

Comedy / Family / Crime

Ernest Goes to Jail.

Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!

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.

Directed by John Cherry

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORY

Cast.

Jim Varney

Jim Varney

Ernest P. Worrell / Felix Nash

Gailard Sartain

Gailard Sartain

Chuck

Bill Byrge

Bill Byrge

Bobby

Barbara Tyson

Barbara Tyson

Charlotte Sparrow

Barry Scott

Barry Scott

Rubin Bartlett

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Randall 'Tex' Cobb

Lyle

Dan Leegant

Dan Leegant

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Charles Napier

Charles Napier

Warden

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