Ernest Goes to Jail
PGUnited States rating19901h 21mComedy, Family, Crime
A clumsy bank janitor is accidentally swapped with a criminal who looks just like him. He ends up in a prison and must find a way to get back to his friends and his job. This comedy follows his silly attempts to navigate the situation while dealing with his new magnetic abilities.
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PG US
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A clumsy bank janitor is accidentally swapped with a criminal who looks just like him. He ends up in a prison and must find a way to get back to his friends and his job. This comedy follows his silly attempts to navigate the situation while dealing with his new magnetic abilities.
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What's in it
- Scary
- Some
- Violence
- Some
- Language
- Mild
- Rude humour
- Some
- Sad themes
- Mild
- Pace
- Moderate
- The film follows a traditional cinematic structure with a mix of situational comedy and steady narrative progression. Estimated
Scary moments
- Approx.ScaryErnest is taken to the electric chair for execution before gaining his powers.
- Approx.ScaryA villain holds a woman hostage at a bank with a bomb nearby.
- Approx.SomeA bomb explodes in the night sky at the end of the film.
Talk about it after
- 1Why did Ernest have to act like someone else even though he was scared?
- 2How did Ernest's friends help him in the end?
- 3What did you think about the silly things that happened when Ernest became magnetic?
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