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Features: DVD, Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
Only a bumbling bank janitor like know-it-all knucklehead Ernest P. Worrell (Emmy Award-winning comedian Jim Varney) could serve on jury duty and wind up serving time--in the slammer! The laughs start when a crooked lawyer discovers that Ernest is a dead ringer for his crime-boss client...and before you can say "Framed!"--the switch is on! While Ernest is behind bars trying to fit in and break out, he manages to turn the big house into a nuthouse full of big laughs. Meanwhile, his evil double is busy taking his place at the bank and in his girlfriend's life! Full of comic inventiveness, a wacky cast of characters, and slam-bang special effects, Ernest Goes To Jail is guilty of maximum fun in the first degree!
"Outrageous!" New York Post
"A very funny movie!" Philadelphia Daily News
"... the fun just never stops. (KnowhatImean?)" Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Editor's Note
Only Ernest P. Worrell could show up for jury duty and wind up serving time in the slammer. When a crooked lawyer spots him and realizes that he is a dead ringer for his crime-boss client, the switch is on before you can say "here comes the judge."
Plot Summary
While visiting the local prison during jury duty, Ernest unwillingly switches places with a look-alike crime boss, Mr. Nash, who is doing time there. Will Ernest survive prison life and find a way to prevent Nash's planned crime spree?
| Features | Audio: Dolby Digital Surround | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Access |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 9/3/2002 |
| Running Time: 81 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1990 | | Catalog ID: 2689303 | | UPC: 00786936188189 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Genial, smooth and inoffensive..." 04/07/1990 p.14 |
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