Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

John R. Cherry III

Writers:

John R. Cherry III (screenplay) and
Coke Sams (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

22 May 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy

Plot:

A group of juvenile criminals is sent for vacation to Kamp Kikakee. The clumsy Ernest has to care for them...

Plot Keywords:

Mining | Juvenile Delinquent | Box Office Hit | Based On Commercial | Goofy Holler

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jim Varney	...	Ernest P. Worrell
Victoria Racimo	...	Nurse St. Cloud
John Vernon	...	Sherman Krader
Iron Eyes Cody	...	Old Indian 'Chief St. Cloud'
Lyle Alzado	...	Bronk Stinson (Foreman)
Gailard Sartain	...	Jake (Chef #1)
Daniel Butler	...	Eddie (Chef #2)
Patrick Day	...	Bobby Wayne
Scott Menville	...	Crutchfield
Jacob Vargas	...	Butch 'Bubba' Vargas
Danny Capri	...	Danny
Hakeem Abdul-Samad	...	Moustafa 'Moose' Hakeem Jones
Todd Loyd	...	Chip Ozgood
Andrew Woodworth	...	Pennington
Richard Speight Jr.	...	Brooks

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Company:

Emshell Producers

Trivia:

The middle initial in Ernest P. Worrell fittingly stands for "Powertools".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the ladder falls over backwards with Ernest in the beginning, you can see he jumps off screen before it hits the ground. You also see that he wasn't very high off the ground. Maybe 3-4 feet.

Quotes:

Crutchfield: That sure was some rap Chief was putting on for us.
Chip Ozgood: Do you think it's true?
Bobby Wayne: Well you wouldn't catch me standing around letting some Indian throw knives at me.
Crutchfield: Whack!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Colonel Homer (#3.20)" (1992)

Soundtrack:

HAPPY TOGETHER

Give it a try...

Ernest goes to camp was released in 1987 to not so good reviews. That didn't stop people from going to the theater. The film brought in nearly 25 million domestically. That's pretty good considering the film cost only 3 million to make. This movie might not be award winning, but if truly watched, you'll find that Ernest P. Worrell isn't as annoying after all. He can be funny at times. The story isn't all that bad for being written by unknowns. It involves Ernest, a goofball counselor who must save his camp from being destroyed by miners with the help of some juvenile kids. It's more interesting than it sounds. Give it a try, you'll know in the first 15 minutes whether it's your kind of movie or not.

Rating: C+