Ernest Goes to Camp

Directed by John Cherry
PG
May 22, 1987    1h 32m    Box Office: $23.5MComedy, Family
5.562%51%5.2
Ernest, a lovable loser who works as a summer camp handyman and dreams of becoming a guidance councilor, must find a way to inspire a group of juvenile delinquents as well as stop a shady strip mining company from closing the camp.

Where to Watch Ernest Goes to Camp

  • Jim VarneyErnest P. Worrell
  • Victoria RacimoNurse St. Cloud
  • John VernonSherman Krader
  • Lyle AlzadoBronk Stinson (Foreman)
  • Gailard SartainJake
  • Daniel ButlerEddy
  • Iron Eyes CodyOld Indian Chief
  • Patrick DayBobby Wayne
  • Scott MenvilleCrutchfield
  • Jacob VargasBubba Vargas
  • Danny CapriDanny
  • Hakeem Abdul-SamadMoustafa-Hakeem Jones
  • Todd LoydChip Ozgood
  • Andrew WoodworthPennington
  • Richard Speight Jr.Brooks
  • Jeffrey Buckner FordAttorney Elliott Blatz
  • Larry BlackMr. Tipton
  • Hugh SinclairCounselor Sparks
  • Eddy SchumacherCounselor Stennis
  • Johnson WestCounselor Puckett

Ernest Goes to Camp Ratings & Reviews

  • Rowan KrzysiakSeptember 15, 2025
    It really is terrible. I thought it would be 'this is just stupid' terrible but it's actually just terrible terrible.

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