Ernest Goes to Camp

Name: Ernest Goes to Camp
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: May 22, 1987
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 24
Cast: Daniel Butler, Gailard Sartain, Iron Eyes Cody, Jacob Vargas, Jim Varney

1987

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Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: May 22, 1987 | PG

Starring: Daniel Butler, Gailard Sartain, Iron Eyes Cody, Jacob Vargas, Jim Varney, John Vernon, Lyle Alzado, Patrick Day, Scott Menville, Victoria Racimo

Summary: Ernest, a lovable loser who works as a summer camp handyman and dreams of becoming a guidance councilor, must find a way to inspire a group of juvenile delinquents as well as stop a shady strip mining company from closing the camp.

Director: John R. Cherry III

Genre(s): Comedy, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 92 min

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Hal Hinson

Although the film is little more than a slapstick showcase for the nosey-neighbor character Varney has played in TV commercials, it's not the slapped-together piece of work you might expect. The movie is fairly inoffensive, and younger kids may get a real boost out of its us-against-the-world spirit. Read full review

Caryn James

There have been worse ideas for innocuous summer films, but not many worse executions. The slapstick is tame and predictable. The characters and their inspirational message are served up as neatly - there's no avoiding this - as if they were in commercials. Read full review

Bill Cosford

Despite some clever stunts and Varney's energetic persona-recycling, Ernest Goes to Camp, which was directed by the same man who makes the Ernest commercials, requires heroic patience for those much over 12. [25 May 1987, p.C8]

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

The dialog is dumb, the acting is dull, the attempts at physical humor are for the most part predictable. Read full review

Johanna Steinmetz

Most of the problem with this movie is that Ernest is too much of a cartoon to carry such exposure, particularly since he hogs most of the scenes. The other characters, even the children, behave like cardboard props. Read full review

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