Review of Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) by Ki'o * — 05 Apr 2008

One of the funniest movies I have ever seen.

This review of Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) was written by Ki'o * on 05 Apr 2008.

Ernest Goes to Jail has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Corey N (878) on 16 Oct 2009

When Ernest goes to jail has to be one of the better films of the Ernest series. The film has that simple but laughable humour…

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Out of all the earnest films this was, the most entertaining, because earnest has to contend with an equal and he is played by jim varney…

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By Dylan N (197) on 26 Oct 2009

It was nice that Ernest got to be something of a superhero in this one, shooting high voltage electrical beams to escape from prison, and then…

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By Juan C (631) on 17 Aug 2011

Hilarious and in my opinion the funniest Ernest movie. Jim Varney is at his best as the naive and dim-witted hero Ernest P. Worrell…

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By Tim W (1,375) on 05 Jul 2013

And so it carries on, Ernest Goes to Jail continues the streak of awful cheesiness. Seriously who kept making these movies…

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By Austin G (601) on 10 Aug 2015

If this is the one where he goes on jury duty, the only funny thing about this is when the pen explodes in his mouth…

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Ernest Goes to Jail so resembles a high-spirited cartoon that it is likely to be more amusing to children and less painfully obnoxious for…

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By Justin C (995) on 18 May 2010

I got a few laughs out of it as a kid, but even then I knew it wasn't good…

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By Alex R (2,581) on 30 Jun 2012

I've never been a fan of Jim Varney, and I find his character Ernest P. Worrell to be very irritating…

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