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Bumbling bank janitor Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, and soon finds himself in trouble when he is covertly switched with a look-a-like crime boss. Ernest must escape from jail to expose the mix-up.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $25,029,791
English
Budget--
Revenue $25,029,791
Keywords
prison
tennessee
janitor
electric chair
bank robbery
impersonation
doppelgänger
prison break
magnetism
irreverent
lighthearted
absurd
witty
whimsical
authoritarian
baffled
earnest
excited
exuberant
vibrant
Casts
Jim Varney
Ernest P. Worrell
Gailard Sartain
Chuck
Bill Byrge
Bobby
Barbara Tyson
Charlotte Sparrow
Barry Scott
Rubin Bartlett
Randall "Tex" Cobb
Lyle
Dan Leegant
Oscar Pendlesmythe
Charles Napier
Warden
Jackie Welch
Judge
Charlie Lamb
Another Con
Jim Conrad
Eddie
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
Defense Attorney
Bruce Arntson
Juror
Mike Montgomery
Warden's Assistant
Mike Hutchinson
Gate Guard
Badd Catt
Jail Guard (uncredited)
Melanie Wheeler
Prosecutor
Daniel Butler
Waiter
Mac Bennett
Con
Rick Schulman
Mean Guard
Andy Stahl
Jerry
Myke R. Mueller
Vinnie
John Davis
Other Guard
Barkley
Rimshot
Steve Jarrell
Prisoner
Gregory Lee Knowles
Prison Guard
Chambers Stevens
Jury Man
Crews
John Cherry
Director
Charlie Cohen
Writer
Terry Arthur
Key Grip
Peter Stein
Director of Photography
Bruce Arntson
Original Music Composer
Kirby Shelstad
Original Music Composer
Stacy Williams
Producer
Coke Sams
Co-Producer
Martin Erlichman
Executive Producer
Phil Walden
Associate Producer
Sharyn L. Ross
Editor
Ben Rubin
Casting Director
Chris August
Production Designer
Mark Ragland
Art Direction
Connie Gray
Set Decoration
Shawn Barry
Costume Designer
Bert Samet
Hairstylist
June Brickman
Key Makeup Artist
Carol Sue Byron
Unit Production Manager
Daniel J. Heffner
Executive In Charge Of Production
Lynda Foote
Costume Supervisor
William H. Schirmer
Special Effects Coordinator
Chuck Waters
Stunt Coordinator
Backdrops & Posters
