Ernest Goes to Camp

Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)

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Ernest, a lovable loser who works as a summer camp handyman and dreams of becoming a guidance counselor, must find a way to inspire a group of juvenile delinquents while stopping a shady strip mining company from closing the camp as well.

Date of release
1987-05-22
TMDB
5.2 / 10 (197)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy, Family
Director
John Cherry
Collection
Ernest Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

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Ernest Goes to Camp is a 1987 American comedy film directed by John R. Cherry III that he co-wrote with Coke Sams. It stars Jim Varney, Victoria Racimo, Lyle Alzado, Iron Eyes Cody and John Vernon. It is the second film to feature the character Ernest P. Worrell and the first film in the Ernest series.

Production

The inception for the film came about when then Disney CEO Michael Eisner and executive Jeffrey Katzenberg were attending the Indianapolis 500 and were impressed with the reception that Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell had over Mickey Mouse during a parade. They set up a meeting with John R. Cherry III and Coke Sams to discuss producing a feature film. The duo had already made Dr.

Varney was reluctant to make the film for fear of being typecast. Despite him going on benders leading up to production, he maintained a professional and cordial attitude on set. Much of Varney's dialogue was improvised, which Disney was reportedly frustrated with. A romance between Ernest and Nurse St. Cloud (Victoria Racimo) was cut because Disney didn't find it suitable.

Principal photography took place in Tennessee from September 3 until September 24, 1986. About 150 local Boy Scouts were hired as extras.

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