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Director:
John R. Cherry III
Writers (WGA):
John R. Cherry III (story) &
Coke Sams (story) ...
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Release Date:
11 October 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Horror more
Plot:
After a misunderstanding, Ernest P. Worrell unleashes an evil troll on Halloween. full summary | add synopsis
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totally lovable, no matter how dumb it is more (36 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jim Varney ... Ernest

Eartha Kitt ... Old Lady Hackmore
Austin Nagler ... Kenny

Shay Astar ... Elizabeth
Jonas Moscartolo ... Trantor
John Cadenhead ... Tom Tulip
Bill Byrge ... Bobby Tulip
Richard Woolf ... Matt
Nick Victory ... Mike
Alec Klapper ... Joey
Steven Moriyon ... Gregg
Daniel Butler ... Cliff
Esther Huston ... Amanda
Larry Black ... Mayor Murdock

Denice Hicks ... Elizabeth's Mother
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ernest Scared Stiff (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1994) | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | Canada:G (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Iceland:LH | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Tennessee, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The emblem on the side of the Briarville police car reads "Ignoramus Ad Infinitum". more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Ernest leaves there are several bikes outside of the school, yet when Old Lady Hackmore leaves, there is only one bike (the one she takes). more
Quotes:
Old Lady Hackmore: [to Ernest] They will have to load you and the rest of this backward town onto a meat wagon with a pitch fork! more
Movie Connections:
Features White Zombie (1932) more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
totally lovable, no matter how dumb it is, 17 January 2007
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Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

The Ernest movies were ridiculous, pointless, and quite frankly, a distraction from anything realistic; and yet they were so lovable. Maybe it's just knowing that Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney) will always try his hardest to do something honest and benevolent, but always end up doing the most idiotic and embarrassing thing possible; think of him as Gilligan's successor. In "Ernest Scared Stupid", he accidentally awakens an evil troll who proceeds to go around kidnapping children with the aim of becoming indestructible.

Yes, it's total escapism, but the good kind. The perfect movie to watch with a bud. You gotta admit that some of the stuff here makes you laugh just because of its unpredictability. "Miak" is probably the best example.

Anyway, it's pretty fun. Also starring Eartha Kitt (happy birthday, Eartha!).

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