Ernest Rides Again

Directed by John Cherry

PG

12 November 1993 1h 39m Box Office: US$1.5MComedy, Family

4.814%42%4.2

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Ernest P. Worrell becomes a new adventurer along with his History Professor partner, Abner Melon. Once they team up together, they discover a really huge existing historical cannon and the crown jewels hidden near the jungle. Ernest must save the jewels especially, before a lousy mob keeps it.

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Cast of Ernest Rides Again

Jim VarneyErnest P. Worrell
Ron JamesAbner (as Ron K. James)
Tom ButlerDr. Glencliff
Linda KashNan
Frank C. TurnerVan Driver
Lillian CarlsonReceptionist
Alf HumphreysSurgeon (as Alf Humphries)
Mitchell KostermanThug 1 (as Mitch Kosterman)
Alan RobertsonHead Man
Dave 'Squatch' WardConstruction Worker 1
Duke ErnsbergerFrank
Jeffrey PillarsJoe
Denalda WilliamsVan Driver's Wife
Alex DiakunLibrarian
Dee Jay JacksonConstruction Worker 2
Charles SiegelChancellor
George JosefThug 2
Tony MorelliThug 3
Russell RobertsSuits Commander
J. B. BivensSecurity Sergeant
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Ernest Rides Again Ratings & Reviews

Jacob22 February 2026
Probably the weakest Ernest movie in the franchise, but it’s still pretty funny. I’ll get this out of the way and say that it has one of the hardest openings of all time. Ernest movies have such good music (Man Named Worrell, Brave Hearts, Don’t Make Me Climb), but they’ve never gotten official releases, which sucks. Anyways, after the opening credits, the quality of Rides Again begins to take a nose-dive as it decides to rip off the electricity gimmick from Ernest Goes to Jail, but with a noticeably cheaper budget. It’s worth mentioning that this was the first Ernest movie to be produced outside of Touchstone Pictures, which could explain a lot of the issues that Rides Again has. After Ernest manages to outrun a power-saw that wants to murder him, he discovers this movie’s plot device and shows it to a history professor, Dr. Abner Melon, who becomes the second main character. Together, they embark on a journey to uncover the missing Crown Jewels of England. While their relationship isn’t bad, I can’t help but feel that Ernest uncharacteristically acts like a prick towards Abner for no reason. Surprisingly, Ernest becomes somewhat flanderized and even a little mean-spirited in this movie, which is sad to watch. It’s like he lost his heart and soul, but still does “Ernest” things. And if you’re still not convinced that this movie is bad, they recasted Chuck and Bobby so the audience would know that God has abandoned us. 1.8/5.0

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