Ernest Goes to Jail

Name: Ernest Goes to Jail
Director: John Cherry
Released: 1990
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Jim Varney, Jim Varney, Jim Varney, Gailard Sartain, Bill Byrge

1990 · 81 MIN · IMDB 5.4 · 10,335 VOTES · DIR. John Cherry

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,730 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:24 [Rock music plays]

00:04:26 - [Polisher roars] - Aah!

00:07:38 [Alarm blaring]

00:11:13 See if you can help Eddie with his attitude.

00:14:32 why I have such a profound effect on women

00:17:26 I come from a long line of bon vivants.

00:20:11 This is great!

00:23:45 This guy looks exactly the same as Nash.

00:26:56 [Groaning]

00:29:48 No, I mean look... look at him.

00:33:22 Man: Hey, Mr. Nash, did he fall for it?

00:36:23 [Imitating Humphrey Bogart] Of all the gin joints

00:39:23 What do you mean?

00:42:24 your loved ones on the outside.

00:45:26 Bobby...

00:49:18 you put your own mother through

00:52:46 Uh, y...

00:56:07 when you find out what a big mistake you made.

01:00:14 No, no, no, no, no, no.

01:03:44 I got a place in here.

01:07:37 Ernest! Ernest!

01:10:40 Freeze, punk.

01:13:26 Leave him alone!

01:16:52 Ernest wasn't a thief. He was a hero.

Cast & Characters

Jim Varney Ernest P. Worrell Jim Varney Mr. Nash Jim Varney Aunt Nelda Gailard Sartain Chuck Bill Byrge Bobby Barbara Tyson Charlotte Sparrow Barry Scott Rubin Bartlett Randall 'Tex' Cobb Lyle Dan Leegant Oscar Pendlesmythe Charles Napier Warden Jim Conrad Eddie Jackie Welch Judge

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,730

Dialogue density21.4 lines / min

First line00:00:24

Final line01:16:52

Production Record

DirectorJohn Cherry

LanguageEnglish

Revenue$25,029,791

IMDb votes10,335