4.1 Score

1991 • 1h 31min • PG • Horror, Comedy, Family

Ernest Scared Stupid

"A comedy so funny it's scary!"

Well-intentioned, eternally bumbling Ernest P. Worrell accidentally releases an evil demon from its sacred tomb. As the demon flexes its power and goes on a ruinous rampage, good-guy Ernest tries to step in to save the town from mass destruction. Trouble is, a 200-year-old curse has scared Ernest stupid, and that means hilarity all around! So, kick back and let the laugh-ridden adventures begin.

IMDb 5.8

RT 17%

MC 38

Director

John Cherry

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Jim Varney

Ernest

Bill Byrge

Bobby Tulip

John Cadenhead

Tom Tulip

Austin Nagler

Kenny

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Elizabeth

Jonas Moscartolo

Trantor

Daniel Butler

Cliff

Larry Black

Mayor Murdock

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Jim Varney Ernest

Bill Byrge Bobby Tulip

John Cadenhead Tom Tulip

Austin Nagler Kenny

Shay Astar Elizabeth

Jonas Moscartolo Trantor

Daniel Butler Cliff

Larry Black Mayor Murdock

Alec Klapper Joey

Richard Woolf Matt

Nick Victory Mike

Eartha Kitt Old Lady Hackmore

Steven Moriyon Gregg

Esther Huston Amanda

Denice Hicks Elizabeth's Mother

Melanie Wheeler Crying Woman

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