

MovieComedyFamilyCrime
Ernest Goes to Jail
Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!
5.0(185)19901h 21m
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.
- Director
- John Cherry
- Created by
- Martin Erlichman
- Writers
- Charlie Cohen
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Cast

Jim Varney
Ernest P. Worrell / Felix Nash

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
Melanie Wheeler
Prosecutor

Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Defense Attorney

Daniel Butler
Waiter
Charlie Lamb
Another Con

Mac Bennett
Con
Steve Jarrell
Prisoner
Gregory Lee Knowles
Prison Guard
Rick Schulman
Mean Guard

Bruce Arntson
Juror

Andy Stahl
Jerry
Bob Babbitt
Washing Con
Myke R. Mueller
Vinnie

Chambers Stevens
Jury Man
John Davis
Other Guard
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Crew
Directing
- John CherryDirector
Writing
- Charlie CohenWriter
Production
- Stacy WilliamsProducer
- Coke SamsCo-Producer
- Martin ErlichmanExecutive Producer
- Phil WaldenAssociate Producer
- Ben RubinCasting Director
- Chris AugustProduction Designer
- Carol Sue ByronUnit Production Manager
- Daniel J. HeffnerExecutive In Charge Of Production
Camera
- Terry ArthurKey Grip
- Peter SteinDirector of Photography
Editing
- Sharyn L. RossEditor
Sound
- Bruce ArntsonOriginal Music Composer
- Kirby ShelstadOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Mark RaglandArt Direction
- Connie GraySet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Shawn BarryCostume Designer
- Bert SametHairstylist
- June BrickmanKey Makeup Artist
- Lynda FooteCostume Supervisor
Crew
- William H. SchirmerSpecial Effects Coordinator
- Chuck WatersStunt Coordinator