Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
Well-intentioned, eternally bumbling Ernest P. Worrell accidentally releases an evil demon from its sacred tomb. As the demon flexes its power and goes on a ruinous rampage, good-guy Ernest tries to step in to save the town from mass destruction. Trouble is, a 200-year-old curse has scared Ernest stupid, and that means hilarity all around! So, kick back and let the laugh-ridden adventures begin.
- missouri
- tree house
- halloween
- troll
- evil
- briarville missouri
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Shay Astar — Elizabeth
- Jonas Moscartolo — Trantor
- Daniel Butler — Cliff
- Larry Black — Mayor Murdock
- Alec Klapper — Joey
- Richard Woolf — Matt
- Nick Victory — Mike
- Eartha Kitt — Old Lady Hackmore
- Steven Moriyon — Gregg
- Esther Huston — Amanda
- Denice Hicks — Elizabeth's Mother
- Directed
- John Cherry
- Written
- Coke Sams, Charles Gale, John Cherry
Production
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 · 216 ratings
- Studio
- Touchwood Pacific Partners 1, Touchstone Pictures, Emshell Producers
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1987Ernest Goes to Camp
Where it starts.
Ernest Saves Christmas
1988
Ernest Goes to Jail
1990
Ernest Scared Stupid
1991 · You’re here
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
