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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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    Pat Graham
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    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
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    Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

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    09/13/05
    Emanuel Levy
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    EmanuelLevy.Com

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

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    08/11/03
    Fred Topel
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    About.com

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    11/05/02
    Philip Martin
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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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    06/21/03
    Walter Chaw
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    Film Freak Central

    Feverishly funny family fun

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    Linda Cook
    Linda Cook
    Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

    Totally undeserving of its status as a punchline, this may be no classic but it's a fine kiddie tale

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    12/30/02
    Luke Y. Thompson
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    06/17/03
    Mark Palermo
    Mark Palermo
    Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

    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
    Scott Weinberg
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    Typical, typical Ernest nonsense, cookie cutter funny.

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