5.5/10 9,721 votes

Released:
1987-05-22

Overview:
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.

Director:
John Cherry

Runtime:
1h 32min

Genre:
Comedy, Family

• Cast:
• 
  Jim Varney
  as
  Ernest P. Worrell
• 
  Victoria Racimo
  as
  Nurse St. Cloud
• 
  John Vernon
  as
  Sherman Krader
• 
  Lyle Alzado
  as
  Bronk Stinson (Foreman)
• 
  Gailard Sartain
  as
  Jake