Ernest Goes to Jail
Apr 06, 1990 | IMDB 5
81 min Watch NowComedy, Family, Crime
Bumbling bank janitor Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, and soon finds himself in trouble when he is covertly switched with a look-a-like crime boss. Ernest must escape from jail to expose the mix-up.
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