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A Balasaur Score of 36 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 14%, Metacritic 28/100. Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do. Number 5 of 6 in its series by score. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Buffoonish Ernest and his dimwitted pal Abner unearth a huge cannon reputed to contain the crown jewels of England.
Ratings
IMDb4.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes14%
Metacritic28/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
64 audience votes
Key crew
- John CherryDirector
- John CherryScreenplay
- William M. AkersScreenplay
- Bruce ArntsonOriginal Music Composer
- Kirby ShelstadOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- 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
Stills
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Themes
cannonslapstick comedycrown jewels