Collection

Ernest Collection

A series of films charting the many adventures of good-natured but dim-witted Ernest P. Worrell.

9 titles 1987–1998

All Titles in Order

Ernest Goes to Camp
Ernest Goes to Camp
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Ernest Goes to Camp

1987 ★ 5.3

Ernest, a lovable loser who works as a summer camp handyman and dreams of becoming a guidance counselor, must find a way to inspire a group of juvenile delinquents while stopping a shady strip mining company from closing the camp as well.

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Ernest Saves Christmas
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Ernest Saves Christmas

1988 ★ 5.4

When Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas surprises to a new Saint Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of characters. A perky teen runaway and hapless taxi driver Ernest P. Worrell must convince a skeptical kiddie-show host to take over the post of Father Christmas.

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Ernest Goes to Jail
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Ernest Goes to Jail

1990 ★ 5.0

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.

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Ernest Scared Stupid
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Ernest Scared Stupid

1991 ★ 5.4

Well-intentioned, eternally bumbling Ernest P. Worrell accidentally releases an evil demon from its sacred tomb. As the demon flexes its power and goes on a ruinous rampage, good-guy Ernest tries to step in to save the town from mass destruction. Trouble is, a 200-year-old curse has scared Ernest stupid, and that means hilarity all around! So, kick back and let the laugh-ridden adventures begin.

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Ernest Rides Again
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Ernest Rides Again

1993 ★ 4.4

Buffoonish Ernest and his dimwitted pal Abner unearth a huge cannon reputed to contain the crown jewels of England.

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Ernest Goes to School
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Ernest Goes to School

1994 ★ 4.1

Jim Varney's recurring dim-bulb character Ernest P. Worrell returns in this film as a school janitor seeking to obtain a high school diploma.

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Slam Dunk Ernest
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Slam Dunk Ernest

1995 ★ 4.4

Ernest P. Worrell becomes a basketball star after an angel bearing an uncanny resemblance to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives him a pair of magic sneakers.

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Ernest Goes to Africa
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Ernest Goes to Africa

1997 ★ 4.2

The title says it all. There's a mix up involving stolen diamonds which Ernest has (naturally) made into a yo-yo and given to his would be girlfriend, Rene. But Rene wants a man of action, and doesn't think that Ernest fits the bill. After the bad guys come looking for the stolen diamonds and kidnap Rene, all of her fantasies come true as Ernest has to go to Africa to rescue her.

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Ernest in the Army
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Ernest in the Army

1998 ★ 3.9

Ernest P. Worrell is now in the military as a soldier. Once he begins, him and his team investigates a dictator who was responsible for the wars in the nearly village. Suddenly, Ernest finds a lost boy and has to keep him safe until his father recovers.

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