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Ernest Goes to Africa (1997)

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Slapstick handyman Ernest is in love and wants to buy a bauble for his gal Renee, so he goes to a local flea market and buys a couple of shiny faux jewels. He has no idea that they are real and that they were stolen from a sacred African idol by a crooked adventurer. He also does not know that a villainous Arab prince is impatiently waiting for the stones to arrive. and so he thinks nothing of making the cheap "rocks" into a yo-yo. When the explorer's henchmen discover that the witless Ernest

PG, 1 hr. 35 min.

Comedy

Directed By: John R. Cherry III , John R. Cherry

Written By: John R. Cherry

On DVD: Oct 1, 2002

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I'm a big Ernest fan and this one was a bit darker for an Ernest movie. But Varney is hilarious. I laugh myself in stitches to see him dressed as a Harem Girl and when he gets kissed by that man. I have to say, Varney doesn't look half bad in false eye lashes and a blond wig. He's just about the only guy I know that

February 25, 2011

Stacy Avary

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I grew up with Ernest and love a lot of the movies, but this one I couldn't get behind. I turned it off after he visits the restaurant. That waitress was uber wench and the she-male who totaled her car and somehow got Ernest fired was beyond tolerable. Sad this was one of the last films to have Varney in the Ernest garb.

January 3, 2009