Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 13
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 5
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Release Date: May 22, 1987 Wide
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Ernest (Jim Varney) gets a job as a fix-it man at a summer camp for troubled boys, but what he really wants to be is a counselor. This juvenile comedy, filled with potty humor and slapstick, chronicles his campaign to get a promotion. A consummate bungler, he ends up causing all kinds of comical chaos. Fortunately, he also ends up helping many of the campers. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
May 22, 1987 Wide
Sep 3, 2002
All Critics (16) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (5) | DVD (1)
Typical, typical Ernest nonsense, cookie cutter funny.
Feverishly funny family fun
Ernest did much better in some of the follow-ups.
Totally undeserving of its status as a punchline, this may be no classic but it's a fine kiddie tale
Just exactly like every other Ernest movie you've ever seen. And yet, Varney's innocent playfulness is somehow oddly appealing.
Has some honest laughs ... but it also spawned Ernest's movie career. Call it a toss-up.
I don't care if the critics like this or not. Jim Varney was(and still is) one of my favorite actors of all time. He was truly gifted and a multi-faceted actor. How could anyone not fall for that lovable, yet zany 'Ernest'? 'Ernest Goes to Camp' is just one of the many movies I love starring Jim Varney. It's not hard
February 18, 2011
Super Reviewer
Ernest P. Worrell: You see these hands? Huh? Huh? You see them? If I put them in my pockets I will be arrested for concealing lethal weapons.
November 26, 2006Super Reviewer
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