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  • 1987
  • PG
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 1987
  • PG
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 32 m
Ernest Goes to Camp

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.

Directed By: John R. Cherry III

Written By: Coke Sams, Glenn Petach, Steve Leasure, John R. Cherry III

  • 1987
  • PG
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 1987
  • PG
  • Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
  • 1 h 32 m

Ernest Goes to Camp

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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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.

Directed By: John R. Cherry III

Written By: Coke Sams, Glenn Petach, Steve Leasure, John R. Cherry III

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
24
0% Positive
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20% Mixed
1 Review
80% Negative
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50
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.
By Hal Hinson FULL REVIEW
30
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.
By Caryn James FULL REVIEW
25
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]
By Bill Cosford FULL REVIEW
20
The dialog is dumb, the acting is dull, the attempts at physical humor are for the most part predictable.
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12
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.
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Production Company Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III, Emshell Producers
Release Date May 22, 1987
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating PG
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Website https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ernest-P-Worrell-Fan-Page/268524573186343
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• 1 Nomination

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