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Ernest Goes to Jail

“Guilty of Maximum Fun in the First Degree!”

April 6, 19901h 21m
ComedyFamilyCrime

51%

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Bumbling bank janitor Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, and soon finds himself in trouble when he is covertly switched with a look-a-like crime boss. Ernest must escape from jail to expose the mix-up.

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