The read
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Bumbling bank janitor Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, and soon finds himself in trouble when he is covertly switched with a look-a-like crime boss. Ernest must escape from jail to expose the mix-up.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes11%
Metacritic40/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
183 audience votes
Key crew
- Charlie CohenWriter
- John CherryDirector
- Bruce ArntsonOriginal Music Composer
- Kirby ShelstadOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jim VarneyErnest P. Worrell
- Gailard SartainChuck
- Bill ByrgeBobby
- Barbara TysonCharlotte Sparrow
- Barry ScottRubin Bartlett
- Randall 'Tex' CobbLyle
- Dan LeegantOscar Pendlesmythe
- Charles NapierWarden
- Jackie WelchJudge
- Charlie LambAnother Con
- Jim ConradEddie
- Jeffrey Buckner FordDefense Attorney
Stills
Themes
prisontennesseejanitorelectric chairbank robberyimpersonationdoppelgängerprison breakmagnetismirreverentlightheartedabsurd