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Ernest Goes to Africa

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Goofy handyman Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney) wants to impress Rene Loomis (Linda Kash), the object of his affection, and buys some jewels at a flea market. Unbeknown to Ernest, they are extremely valuable stones, taken from an African statue. After Ernest makes the jewels into a yo-yo, thugs abduct both him and Rene, bringing them to Africa. Soon Ernest is running amok around the continent as he attempts to rescue Rene and avoid getting himself into even more trouble.

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Justin Brown Medium Popcorn A ridiculous movie, packed full of ridiculous commentary. Rated: 1/5 Aug 30, 2018 Full Review Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn One of the worst movies I've ever seen. Rated: 1/5 Aug 30, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris M Surprisingly this plot from 1997 feels more like a movie from 1955. Down to the African Cannibal tribe which pretty don't exist anymore in modern Africa. Like most Ernest movies it has some gross out jokes I could do without. The Flea Market was full of assholes. The one thing I'm impressed with is that they actually filmed in Africa, considering this was a right to video movie and probably didn't have a huge budget to work with. Of course there's a scene where Ernest dresses up in "brown face" which will offend the more easily offended types. But it was important to the plot and it was pretty funny. Lastly the puppet effects for the crocodile was bad. Probably a victim of the budget. Not for everyone, especially if you are the type that get offended easily but I enjoyed it more than the last Ernest movie. Not perfect and some of it "Didn't age well." But still worth checking out. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/13/22 Full Review Audience Member While having some bits that will probably be problematic for 2020 audiences, this is just another innocent, goofy Ernest adventure. Not the strongest note to go out on, but there's still a few laughs. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/30/20 Full Review steve d Nothing great but Varney is as good as ever. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This Ernest movie was pretty good. Jim Varney and the rest of the cast did a pretty good job in this movie. The plot to the movie was funny and pretty adventurous. This is a movie for the whole family to enjoy. Not everyone will enjoy this movie, but I thought it wasn't too bad. If you enjoy the Ernest movies, check this one out sometime if you haven't yet. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Some laughs but not much. Not as bad as the final film though, but still pretty abysmal. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Eighth(!) Ernest adventure has title star the target of fortune hunters when a priceless African treasure winds up in his possession. Contains countless closeups of Ernest's patented facial expressions; the backbone of the film series. Certain African stereotypes--such as Ernest being prepared to be cooked in a large pot by savages--are unfortunate. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Goofy handyman Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney) wants to impress Rene Loomis (Linda Kash), the object of his affection, and buys some jewels at a flea market. Unbeknown to Ernest, they are extremely valuable stones, taken from an African statue. After Ernest makes the jewels into a yo-yo, thugs abduct both him and Rene, bringing them to Africa. Soon Ernest is running amok around the continent as he attempts to rescue Rene and avoid getting himself into even more trouble.
Director
John R. Cherry III
Producer
John R. Cherry III, Kenneth M. Badish
Screenwriter
John R. Cherry III
Production Co
Emshell Producers
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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