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Ernest Scared Stupid
MEANRANK
51/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 38, highest is IMDb on 59. Critics average 38, everyone else 54.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Well-intentioned, eternally bumbling Ernest P. Worrell accidentally releases an evil demon from its sacred tomb. As the demon flexes its power and goes on a ruinous rampage, good-guy Ernest tries to step in to save the town from mass destruction. Trouble is, a 200-year-old curse has scared Ernest stupid, and that means hilarity all around! So, kick back and let the laugh-ridden adventures begin.
Details
- Director
- John Cherry
- Writers
- Charles Gale, Coke Sams, John Cherry
- Released
- 11 October 1991
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rated
- PG
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