If you loved Ernest Goes to School, try Ernest Goes to Africa

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

You already loved

Ernest Goes to Africa

1997 · dir. John Cherry

What they share

Theysit in Comedy / Family territory. If that's the register that drew you to Ernest Goes to School, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Ernest Goes to Africa is

Here's a film that probably sounded better on paper. Ernest unwittingly turns stolen diamonds into a yo-yo, which he gifts to a woman who wants a more adventurous paramour. When villains abduct her, Ernest's trip to Africa becomes inevitable. The film delivers exactly what one expects.

If you loved Ernest Goes to School, try Ernest Goes to Africa

Ernest Goes to School

Ernest Goes to Africa

What they share

What Ernest Goes to Africa is

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