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Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)

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Reviews Counted: 13

Fresh: 8

Rotten:5

Average Rating: 5.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Ernest P. Worrell, America's lanky, lovable know-it-all becomes the handyman at Kamp Kikakee and is then promoted to camp counselor to a gang of juvenile delinquents from the Midstate Boys... Ernest P. Worrell, America's lanky, lovable know-it-all becomes the handyman at Kamp Kikakee and is then promoted to camp counselor to a gang of juvenile delinquents from the Midstate Boys Detention Center. As if they weren't enough, there's also the big mining co. takeover to divert. [More]

Starring: Jim Varney, Victoria Racimo, John Vernon, Iron Eyes Cody

Starring: Jim Varney, Victoria Racimo, John Vernon, Iron Eyes Cody

Director: John R. Cherry

Director: John R. Cherry

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Sep 3, 2002

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  • Ernest Goes To Camp
  • Ernest P. Worrell, America's lanky, lovable know-it-all (played to perfection by comedian "Hey, Vern! KnoWhutImean?" Jim Varney), stars as the hero of this frenetic, side-splitting comedy. The handyman at Kamp Kikakee, Ernest achieves his greatest ambition and becomes a camp counselor to a gang of juvenile delinquents from the Midstate Boys Detention Center! Not only must Mr. Advice-for-every-possible-occasion wrangle the wayward youths, but he has to save the camp from the ruthless clutches of a giant mining company too. Comic pandemonium ensues in the laugh riot of the summer season ... or any ol' time!
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    03/17/08
    Joshua Tyler
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    Typical, typical Ernest nonsense, cookie cutter funny.

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    03/06/08
    Steve Crum
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    09/13/05
    Emanuel Levy
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    Feverishly funny family fun

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    03/11/05
    Clint Morris
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    08/04/04
    Linda Cook
    Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

    Ernest did much better in some of the follow-ups.

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    Fred Topel
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    06/21/03
    Walter Chaw
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    06/17/03
    Mark Palermo
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    05/20/03
    Caryn James
    New York Times
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    Totally undeserving of its status as a punchline, this may be no classic but it's a fine kiddie tale

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    Luke Y. Thompson
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    11/05/02
    Philip Martin
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    07/26/02
    David Poland
    Hot Button

    Just exactly like every other Ernest movie you've ever seen. And yet, Varney's innocent playfulness is somehow oddly appealing.

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    07/26/02
    Audrey Rock-Richardson
    Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

    Has some honest laughs ... but it also spawned Ernest's movie career. Call it a toss-up.

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    07/25/02
    Scott Weinberg
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