Ernest in the Army

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Ernest in the Army

PG

1998

1h 25m

Comedy

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A Persian Gulf dictator, Tufuti (Ivan Lucas), invades the country of Karifistan, subsequently plunging the United States into war. America's best soldiers respond to the call of duty. And so does good-natured bumbling yokel Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney). However, Ernest is anything but a conventional soldier, and he causes major military havoc. But he finds that he can help when he befriends a lost boy (Christo Davids) from Karifistan during the war.

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Steve Crum

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Is this Ernest 17 or 18? Matters not, since they are all Jim Varney the same.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 23, 2008

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Oct 7, 2005

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Michelle Alexandria

Eclipse Magazine

Rated: 0/5

Nov 10, 2004

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Linda Cook

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Rated: 3/5

Apr 7, 2004

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Rated: 1/5

Mar 27, 2004

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Oz

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Rated: 1/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Grant H

Great Amercian classic and beats all mrodern day kids films

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/31/24

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Daria D

This movie was interesting... Even the rates were not splendid.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/24/23

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Leandro R

I thought the movie was pretty funny even though it was kind of predictable. The jokes were ok and his face was sort of funny. I liked the part where he goes for the golf balls. I didn't get what the guy with the cat but he was some sort of businessman. This movie wouldn't compare to anything from Disney or Dreamworks, but this movie isn't animated and is relatively old but wasn't very low quality. The other critics witch I am not, don't seem to like it but don't say anything about what they didn't like. The President of life got called Tutti-frutti which was pretty funny.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/13/23

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Rich S

The last Ernest film was not the worst Ernest film. His films had a place in the movie industry, but that place was nowhere near the top shelf.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/25/21

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steve d

Those who enjoy the series will find a lot to like.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Ernest's last hurrah is amusing enough, but not one of the better movies in the series. (First and only viewing - 11/25/2018)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/29/19

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John R. Cherry III

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Jim Varney

Ernest

Hayley Tyson

Cindy

David Muller

Col. Gullet

Christo Davids

Ben-Ali

Jeffrey Pillars

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Synopsis

A Persian Gulf dictator, Tufuti (Ivan Lucas), invades the country of Karifistan, subsequently plunging the United States into war. America's best soldiers respond to the call of duty. And so does good-natured bumbling yokel Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney). However, Ernest is anything but a conventional soldier, and he causes major military havoc. But he finds that he can help when he befriends a lost boy (Christo Davids) from Karifistan during the war.

Director: John R. Cherry III
Producer: John R. Cherry III, Kenneth M. Badish
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Pillars, Joseph Dattorre
Production Co: Active Entertainment, Emshell Producers
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2017
Runtime: 1h 25m

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