- Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
- Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
- Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) (#1 Box Office movie its opening week end with $17 million in ticket sales)
- Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
- Ernest Rides Again (1993)
- Ernest Goes to School (1994)
- Slam Dunk Ernest (1995)
- Ernest Goes to Africa (1997)
- Ernest in the Army(1998)
- Ernest the Pirate (2000) (Was near finishing of filming when Jim Varney died of lung cancer. The film was cancelled.)
(Source: Wikipedia.)
Luckily I saw the first four movies, but the others have never been broadcast, probably because they were made for straight-to-video market. When I had time, I used to watch these movies quite a lot, especially Ernest Scared Stupid (French: Ernest à la chasse aux monstres; Ernest was dubbed by French comedian Jacques Balutin — the guy who, incidentally, was the French voice of Starsky and Cubitus). Here are the very kitschy opening credits:
I love the music, but also the silly, ridiculous "horror" movies of the 50s! (OK, Nosferatu was released in 1922.) In this film, Ernest accidentally unleashes an army of trolls in a small town. The trolls are led by Trantor, whose eyes still make me think of that of G.W. Bush…
I admit the picture doesn't show the eyes very clearly, but it's the only picture I found. For an overall survey of the movie, please read this webpage. And if you want to see the troll in motion, you may want to watch the end scene. Ernest always pulled a face, like in the following vid:
Please watch this fragment, from Ernest Goes to Jail, where Ernest is the member of a jury…
This is hilarious!
PS. Is there anyone out here who knew this character? Please comment.
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