The ERNEST series gets a shot in the arm with this above-par entry involving the beloved blue-collar boob with gems stolen from an African idol. Jim Varney hasn't improved in the versatility department, but the supporting cast is crisply professional and the hoary gags date back to the
Cenozoic rather than the Paleozoic Era.
An African cannibal tribe is outraged when adventurer Thompson (Jamie Bartlett) steals the jeweled eyes from their god's statue. In the process of getting the pilfered objects to private collector Prince Kazim (Robert Whitehead), Thompson loses them at an Ohio flea market.
Eager to impress local waitress Renee (Linda Kash), jerk-of-all-t...
Released:
1997
Rated:
PG
Length:
90 mins