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Ernest in the Army

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Ernest in the Army
Release poster
Directed byJohn Cherry
Screenplay by
Story byJohn Cherry
Produced by
  • John Cherry
  • Kenneth M. Badish
Starring
  • Jim Varney
  • Hayley Tyson
  • David Muller
  • Christo Davids
  • Ivan Lucas
  • Jeffrey Pillars
  • Duke Ernsberger
CinematographyJimmy Robb
Edited by
  • Craig Bassett
  • Virgilio Da Silva
Music byMark Adler
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • February 24, 1998 (1998-02-24)
Running time
85 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ernest in the Army is a 1998 American comedy film directed by John Cherry and starring Jim Varney. It is the tenth film to feature the character Ernest P. Worrell, the ninth and final film in the Ernest series before Varney's death in February 2000.[2]

It was shot in Cape Town, South Africa's Koeberg Nature Reserve.[3] It was released direct-to-video on February 2, 1998.

Plot

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Ernest, working as a golf ball collector at a golf range in Valdosta, Georgia, fantasizes about driving a big rig. His friend, Ben, tells him that if he joins the United States Army, he will get to drive large vehicles and never have to go into actual combat. He enlists in the reserves, but one day, a UN peacekeeping commander Pierre Gullet and the British ambassador visit Ernest's camp and demand that the entire unit including him, be deployed to the fictional Middle Eastern country of Karifistan. He and his fellow soldiers are told to assist UN troops in the hope of saving the country from being invaded by an evil Islamic dictator named Tufuti of Arisia. Suddenly, he finds a lost boy, Ben-Ali and keeps him safe until his father, held in a prison called Sector 32, is found. A news reporter from Ernest's local Channel 3 and the colonel of Ernest's army are taken as hostages and brought to Sector 32, where the news reporter drops a hint on live television, which Ernest recognizes. He journeys to Sector 32 and frees the news reporter and Ben-Ali's father (who was narrating the movie itself), and steals a missile vehicle (carrying a Pluton missile with Colonel Gullet strapped on to it). However, as soon as Ernest releases the colonel, he restrains Ben-Ali and threatens Ernest to give him the missile, but they manage to release the missile, landing in the sand. At the end, the news reporter gets a new job and Ben-Ali is reunited with his father.

Cast

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Release

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Ernest in the Army was released direct-to-video on February 24, 1998.[4] The film had its first DVD release from Ventura Distribution on October 1, 2002.[5]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 17% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.6/10.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Ernest in the Army (PG)". BBFC. March 2, 1998. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Rossen, Jake (October 19, 2017). "Hey, Vern: It's the Ernest P. Worrell Story". Mental Floss. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Per film's end credits
  4. ^ Harti, John (February 20, 1998). "Star-studded slasher flick soon on video". The Sun News. p. 69. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ernest in the Army". DVD Talk. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ernest in the Army". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
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