Ernest Goes to Jail

Ernest gets himself into a jam, naturally. A bumbling janitor is mistaken for a crime boss. It predictably ends in chaos.

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John Cherry directed Ernest Goes to Jail in 1990. See John Cherry's full filmography, where to start with John Cherry, or where to go after you've seen everything by John Cherry.

Ernest Goes to Jail was released in 1990 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 81 minutes.