Ernest Goes to Africa (1997)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

John R. Cherry III

Writer:

John R. Cherry III (written by)

Genre:

Family | Comedy

Tagline:

And Africa Will Never Be The Same!

Plot:

The title says it all. There's a mix up involving stolen diamonds which Ernest has (naturally) made into a yo-yo and given to his would be girlfriend...

Plot Keywords:

Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Seventh Part | Eighth Part | Sequel | Africa

Cast

Jim Varney	...	Ernest P. Worrel / Hey You, the Hindu / Auntie Nelda / African Woman dancer
Linda Kash	...	Rene Loomis
Jamie Bartlett	...	Mr. Thompson
Claire Marshall	...	Betty, Rene's serving mate
Washington Xisolo	...	Sinkatutu Chief
Robert Whitehead	...	Prince Kazim
Zane Meas	...	Jameen
Charles Pillai	...	Kareem
Sello Sebotsane	...	Bazoo (Thompson's Thug)
Frank Opperman	...	Dobbs
Dan Robbertse	...	Thug #1
Frank Pereira	...	Thug #2
Tony Caprari	...	Weasel
Ian Yule	...	Ol' Man At Flea Market
David Germond	...	Mr. Abazz, the stealing Man at Flea Market

MPAA:

Rated PG for language, some mild violence and brief sexual innuendo.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:12 | UK:PG (cut) | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company:

Emshell Producers

Trivia:

At one point, Earnest mentions a (fictional) movie called "Illinois Smith and the Curse of Hitler's Brain". The Indiana Jones reference is obvious, but there was actually a movie called _They Saved Hitler's Brain (1968)_.

Movie Connections:

Follows Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1986)

Good Ernest humor. Bad movie.

I saw this on WAM last night and had to see it. As another viewer said, there were flashes of pure brilliance so in contrast with the bad plot. Basically all the Ernest humor was really good. Anything having to do with Africa was bad. Sometimes, it wasn't clear whether the filmmakers knew the difference between Africa and India, as Indian accents abounded. Jamie Bartlett was also an excellent villain. Somehow seeing him yell the standard, "You fools!" at his henchmen gave a kind of satisfaction you don't normally get from a B-movie villain. Regardless, it was an Ernest movie, thus stupid by definition. If you like Varney's characters (Ernest/Hey You/etc[you shouldn't know about all of them]) then you should definitely see this movie.