John Cherry

John Cherry

October 11, 1948 · 77 years old

John R. Cherry III was an American film director and screenwriter, most notable for creating the character of Ernest P. Worrell.

Known For

9 titles
1
Ernest Scared Stupid

Ernest Scared Stupid

1991 · 1h 31m · Movie

Ernest accidentally unleashes an ugly troll that plots to transform children into wooden dolls in the town of Briarville, Missouri.

5.8
2
Ernest Saves Christmas

Ernest Saves Christmas

1988 · 1h 31m · Movie

Ernest helps Santa Claus as he searches for his successor.

5.7
3
Ernest Goes to Jail

Ernest Goes to Jail

1990 · 1h 21m · Movie

Ernest P. Worrell is a bank janitor sent to jail when people mistake his identity for a look-alike.

5.4
4
Ernest Goes to School

Ernest Goes to School

1994 · 1h 29m · Movie

Jim Varney's recurring dim-bulb character Ernest P. Worrell returns in this film as a school maintenance man seeking to obtain a high school diploma.

4.6
5
Ernest in the Army

Ernest in the Army

1998 · 1h 25m · Movie

Ernest joins the Army reserves so he can drive the bigrigs, but ends up being sent into combat!

4.4
6
Ernest Rides Again

Ernest Rides Again

1993 · 1h 36m · Movie

Buffoonish Ernest and his dimwitted pal Abner unearth a huge cannon reputed to contain the crown jewels of England.

4.8
7
Slam Dunk Ernest

Slam Dunk Ernest

1995 · 1h 33m · Movie

Ernest P. Worrell becomes a basketball star after an angel bearing an uncanny resemblance to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives him a pair of magic sneakers.

4.6
8
Ernest Goes to Africa

Ernest Goes to Africa

1997 · 1h 30m · Movie

Diamond smugglers kidnap the girl of his dreams, and Ernest P. Worrell goes to Africa to confront them and rescue her.

4.6
9
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam

Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam

1985 · 1h 37m · Movie

Dr. Otto grows a hand out of the top of his head and tries to destroy the world.

4.9
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