Just exactly like every other Ernest movie you've ever seen. And yet, Varney's innocent playfulness is somehow oddly appealing.
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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Release:
Sep 3, 2002
Reviews for Ernest Goes to Camp
Totally undeserving of its status as a punchline, this may be no classic but it's a fine kiddie tale
Has some honest laughs ... but it also spawned Ernest's movie career. Call it a toss-up.
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