Overview
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.
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DirectorJohn Cherry
WriterCoke Sams, John Cherry
Cast
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
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Budget
$3M
Revenue
$24M
TMDb Votes
185
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026