Storyline Edit. 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.
Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree! Did you know Edit. Trivia There were a few extended and deleted scenes that were not featured in the original version of the movie, but were in some made-for-TV versions. There was an extended scene where Ernest was washing himself in a washing machine, and was staggering after he stepped out.
A scene where Ernest was trying to sneak out of jail and was found by the searchlights. Then, he was making shadow puppets. An extended scene where Nash as Ernest was in Mr. Pendlesmythe's office negotiating the clerk job. A deleted scene where Ernest was working as a bank clerk.
Goofs Even a crooked attorney would know better than to secretly arrange a switch between a criminal and an innocent man. Quotes Ernest P. Alternate versions When aired on TV, this movie has extra scenes not features in the home video release. Like: When Ernest get's both steel balls cuffed to his legs, he originally started with one but he pulls another stunt and the bailef makes it two; At the very end, Ernest is finally a bank clerk, his computer shorts out and he becomes magnitized once again, except nothing metal clings to him.
Except the file cabinets back for a rematch; Ernest getting his last meal before going to the chair;. User reviews 44 Review. Top review. The importance of being Ernest This time, the lovable dimwit gets summoned for jury duty, where a corrupt attorney notices that he looks like a jailbird who wants to break out, so the two get switched.
Of course, most of the movie is a series of gags; in "Ernest Goes to Jail", most of the gags relate to electricity. I really liked the whole vacuum cleaner sequence early on. Overall, the point of the movie is just to have fun, and I'm sure that you will. This is possibly the ultimate movie that you watch with a bud. It's quite safe to say that Jim Varney will truly be missed. You've surely seen him somewhere. Details Edit.
Release date April 6, United States. United States. Official Facebook. Chaos im Knast. Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 21 minutes. Related news. Even though Ernest tries to tell the guards he is not Nash, they refuse to believe him. He also does not know that he has a death sentence which is for Nash. While having lunch, a guard tells them to stand up and be quiet, when he notices Ernest is making a lot of noise, which almost sends him into the cell.
Ernest tries a first attempt to tell one of the prison guards that he is Ernest, not Nash, but the guard calls him "Mr. Funny Man" which is a mistaken lie and angrily says that he is not funny and is lying and throws him into the cell right in front of Lyle who pushes him back while the first attempt fails. When he pushes him near the prison bars, he tells a prison guard that he was beaten up and accidentally slamming the guard's head on the bars. A prison guard tells Ernest that he will be sent to the hole, which makes Ernest realize he is in jail.
Bartlett tells him that Nash has assumed his identity and warns him to keep his mouth shut. Ernest makes several unsuccessful escape attempts endearing himself to Lyle in the process , and is soon sent to the electric chair by the prison warden Charles Napier. The electrocution fails, and Ernest is transformed into a type of superhuman, with the ability to shoot lightning bolts from his hands.
He successfully escapes the prison by blasting a hole in the main gates. He exclaims, "I've been vandalized - by Elvis! Charlotte begs Nash not to go through with it, and he blurts the truth about being an impostor. Charlotte doesn't believe it until he points out he's done a far better job cleaning the floors than Ernest ever had.
Ernest arrives and he and Nash do battle. Ernest gets electrocuted yet again when Nash throws him against an electric cage that the bank had rigged to drop from the ceiling to catch robbers. Now Ernest has become polarized and gained the ability to fly. He uses his super powers to fly through the skylight of the bank with the bomb which leads to a spectacular mid-air explosion.
Everyone especially Chuck thinks that Ernest has been killed, until he falls through the skylight and lands on Nash, which leads the warden and the guards to find out Ernest was right all along.
Ernest tiredly declares, "I came, I saw, I got blowed up" and then passes out. The movie gained a negative reception. The movie debuted at No. They also released the film for the first time on Blu-ray on March 29 , in a single disc Double Feature set along with Ernest Goes to Camp. The releases mark the first time the film has been available in widescreen.
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