JTB Jim Varney - Ernest Movie Series (Comedy/Family/Adventure/Fantasy/Crime)
by johntbakken | created - 16 Nov 2017 | updated - 16 Nov 2017 | PublicJames Albert Varney Jr. was born June 15, 1949 and sadly passed away February 10, 2000. He was an American actor, comedian, and writer, best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell, who was used in numerous television commercial advertising campaigns and movies, earning him fame worldwide and a Daytime Emmy Award. He gained further notability for playing Jed Clampett in the movie version of The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) and providing the voice of Slinky Dog in Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999).
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1. Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family
Ernest, a lovable loser who works as a summer camp handyman and dreams of becoming a guidance councilor, must find a way to inspire a group of juvenile delinquents as well as stop a shady strip mining company from closing the camp.
Director: John R. Cherry III | Stars: Jim Varney, Victoria Racimo, John Vernon, Iron Eyes Cody
Votes: 12,400 | Gross: $23.51M
2. Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Ernest helps Santa Claus as he searches for his successor.
Director: John R. Cherry III | Stars: Jim Varney, Douglas Seale, Oliver Clark, Noelle Parker
Votes: 12,822 | Gross: $28.20M
3. Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain (1989 TV Movie)
22 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Ernest P. Worrell becomes the world's first "Splashronaut", when he volunteers to be the first person to ride Disneyland's Splash Mountain.
Stars: Jim Varney, Danny Breen, Sheryl Bernstein, Bruce Gordon
Votes: 414
4. Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)
PG | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Ernest P. Worrell is a bank janitor sent to jail when people mistake his identity for a look-alike.
Director: John R. Cherry III | Stars: Jim Varney, Gailard Sartain, Bill Byrge, Barbara Tyson
Votes: 10,044 | Gross: $25.03M
5. Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Ernest accidentally unleashes an ugly troll that plots to transform children into wooden dolls in the town of Briarville, Missouri.
Director: John R. Cherry III | Stars: Jim Varney, Eartha Kitt, Austin Nagler, Shay Astar
Votes: 12,742 | Gross: $14.14M
6. Ernest Rides Again (1993)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family
Buffoonish Ernest and his dimwitted pal Abner unearth a huge cannon reputed to contain the crown jewels of England.
Director: John R. Cherry III | Stars: Jim Varney, Ron James, Tom Butler, Linda Kash
Votes: 2,424 | Gross: $1.45M
7. Ernest Goes to School (1994)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
Jim Varney's recurring dim-bulb character Ernest P. Worrell returns in this film as a school maintenance man seeking to obtain a high school diploma.
Director: Coke Sams | Stars: Jim Varney, Linda Kash, Bill Byrge, Jason Michas
Votes: 2,906
8. Slam Dunk Ernest (1995 Video)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
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.
Director: John R. Cherry III | Stars: Jim Varney, Cylk Cozart, Aaron Joseph, A.J. Bond
Votes: 2,423
9. Ernest Goes to Africa (1997 Video)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family
Diamond smugglers kidnap the girl of his dreams, and Ernest P. Worrell goes to Africa to confront them and rescue her.
Director: John R. Cherry III | Stars: Jim Varney, Linda Kash, Jamie Bartlett, Clare Marshall
Votes: 2,327
10. Ernest in the Army (1998)
PG | 85 min | Comedy, Family, War
Ernest joins the Army reserves so he can drive the bigrigs, but ends up being sent into combat!
Director: John R. Cherry III | Stars: Jim Varney, Hayley Tyson, David Müller, Christo Davids
Votes: 2,668
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