Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | John Cherry |
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| Writer: | John Cherry, Coke Sams |
| Staring: |
| Ernest, a lovable loser who works as a summer camp handyman and dreams of becoming a guidance counselor, must find a way to inspire a group of juvenile delinquents while stopping a shady strip mining company from closing the camp as well. | |
| Release Date: | May 22, 1987 |
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| Director: | John Cherry |
| Writer: | John Cherry, Coke Sams |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Silver Screen Partners III, Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II, Emshell Producers |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $23,509,382
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jim Varney | Ernest P. Worrell |
| Victoria Racimo | Nurse St. Cloud |
| John Vernon | Sherman Krader |
| Lyle Alzado | Bronk Stinson (Foreman) |
| Gailard Sartain | Jake |
| Daniel Butler | Eddy |
| Iron Eyes Cody | Old Indian Chief |
| Patrick Day | Bobby Wayne |
| Scott Menville | Crutchfield |
| Jacob Vargas | Bubba Vargas |
| Danny Capri | Danny |
| Hakeem Abdul-Samad | Moustafa-Hakeem Jones |
| Todd Loyd | Chip Ozgood |
| Andrew Woodworth | Pennington |
| Richard Speight Jr. | Brooks |
| Jeffrey Buckner Ford | Attorney Elliott Blatz |
| Larry Black | Mr. Tipton |
| Hugh Sinclair | Counselor Sparks |
| Eddy Schumacher | Counselor Stennis |
| Johnson West | Counselor Puckett |
| Jean Wilson | State Supervisor |
| Mac Bennett | Technician #1 |
| John Brown | Technician #2 |
| Robert Green Benson III | Camper #1 |
| Adam Ruff | Camper #2 |
| Michael Chappelear | Camper #3 |
| Lance Bridgesmith | Camper #4 |
| Paulo Deleon | Young Indian Brave |
| Harvey Godwin Jr. | Brave's Father |
| Jeff Standing Bear | Medicine Man |
| Ivan Green | Mr. Stewart |
| Christian Haas | Molly Stewart |
| Brenda Haynes | Mrs. Stewart |
| Mike Hutchinson | Miner with Walkie-Talkie (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Cherry | Director, Screenplay |
| Coke Sams | Screenplay |
| Shane Keister | Original Music Composer |
| Terry Arthur | Key Grip |
| Harry Mathias | Director of Photography |
| Marshall Harvey | Editor |
| Jim May | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Martin Erlichman | Executive Producer |
| Elmo Williams | Executive Producer |
| Stacy Williams | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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