Overview:"Ernest Goes to Jail" is a 1990 American comedy film directed by John R. Cherry III and stars Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell. The movie focuses on the character of Ernest who, due to a series of comic misadventures, winds up serving time in jail in place of a doppelgänger lawbreaker.
Characters:Jim Varney plays the dual roles of Ernest P. Worrell, a friendly but inefficient bank janitor, and the atrocious character Felix Nash, a hardened inmate who bears an extraordinary resemblance to Ernest. Other characters include Charlotte Sparrow (Barbara Bush), Ernest's colleague and love interest, and Lyle, a dim-witted prison guard played by Charles Napier.
The Plot:The movie begins with Ernest P. Worrell working as a bank janitor who dreams of becoming a teller. Nevertheless, his goals get suddenly pirated when a jury (on which he is chosen to sit) is assigned the case of criminal Felix Nash. Nash realizes that Ernest might pass as his twin, and orchestrates a strategy in which Ernest goes to jail on his behalf.
When in prison, Ernest is unaware about his new identity, thinking that his incarceration is an error. He communicates with the ruthless jail environment with his particular naivety and pleasant clumsiness, causing numerous comedic circumstances. Meanwhile, Nash, impersonating Ernest, prepares to rob the bank where Ernest works.
Last Twist and Climax:In a turn of occasions, Ernest gets electro-magnetic powers after being electrocuted throughout a messed up jail execution effort, using them to get away from the jail to stop Nash. Ernest fights versus Nash and his gang with his new-found powers while hilariously highlighting his innocence and clumsiness.
Although the bad guys manage to open the bank's vault, Ernest consists of the situation up until the arrival of the cops. On recognizing the reality, the policemen arrest Nash and the other real lawbreakers, while Ernest gets released from jail.
Ending:In the end, Ernest inadvertently ruins the bank utilizing a floor polisher, but stays unharmed. Regardless of damaging the bank, Ernest conserves the day, protects his dream task as a bank clerk, and wins Charlotte's heart.
"Ernest Goes to Jail" manifestly deciphers as a comedy of mistakes developed mainly to generate laughs instead of obstacle or complicate its own storyline or characters. Regardless of its light-hearted preposterousness, the motion picture handles to end with Ernest triumphantly clearing his name, guaranteeing justice is served, and even accomplishing his dreams.
Examination:While the movie can be considered as representative of its age with its simple plot and repeating slapstick tone, it has a charm of its own. An emphasize is Varney's performance as the adorable, yet ever blundering Ernest, intricately stabilized with his representation of the ominous Nash. "Ernest Goes to Jail" provides pleasurable, safe funny, regardless of its over-reliance on clichéd gags and foreseeable narrative, making it a timeless offering in the Ernest P. Worrell series of films.
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