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Ernest Goes to Jail

1990 81 Mins Audio: English Maturity Rating 7+
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Watch or Download Ernest Goes to Jail 1990. Director John R. Cherry III, Cast Jim Varney, Gailard Sartain, Bill Byrge,

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. Movie Ernest Goes to Jail

Genres
Comedy, Family,

Keywords
prison, tennessee, janitor, electric chair, bank robbery, animal actor, impersonation, doppelgänger, prison break, magnetism,

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Sex & Nudity
none
Sex & Nudity Reason
crossdressing A criminal tries to force (a kiss) on a woman but nothing else happens.

Violence & Gore
mild
Violence & Gore Reason
Lots of Slapstick violence. The last scene involves a bomb at a bank, threatening to blow people up, guns and an electric chair.

Profanity
none
Profanity Reason
The use of the word "hell" is used in two musical numbers.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
none
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking Reason
Nash and Charlotte hold martinis.

Frightening & Intense Scenes
mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes Reason
Ernest faces the electric chair, but due to a malfunction he's OK.

Studio
Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV,

Countrie
United States of America,

Audio
English

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