Ernest Scared Stupid
“A comedy so funny it's scary!”
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.
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Part of Ernest Collection
9 films
Cast
72 people
Jim Varney
Ernest
Known for
Toy Story
The Beverly Hillbillies
Bill Byrge
Bobby Tulip
Also in
Hey Vern, It's Ernest!
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
John Cadenhead
Tom Tulip
Also in
UHF
Sixty Cups of Coffee
Austin Nagler
Kenny
No other roles listed
Shay Astar
Elizabeth
Known for
3rd Rock from the Sun
The Lost
Jonas Moscartolo
Trantor
No other roles listed
Daniel Butler
Cliff
Also in
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
Bears Discover Fire
Larry Black
Mayor Murdock
Known for
Chill Factor
Alec Klapper
Joey
No other roles listed
Richard Woolf
Matt
No other roles listed
Nick Victory
Mike
No other roles listed
Eartha Kitt
Old Lady Hackmore
Known for
The Emperor's New Groove
The Emperor's New School
John Cherry Director · Charles Gale Writer Coke Sams Writer
Worldwide gross $14M · Budget $9.6M · United States release October 11, 1991
Box office
Budget
$9,600,000
Worldwide gross
$14,143,280
Gross vs. budget
1.5×
Production
Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
Emshell Producers
Production
United States
Produced in
Ernest Scared Stiff
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · October 11, 1991
Theatrical
United States · October 11, 1991
Theatrical
South Korea
December 5, 2022 · Digital
Türkiye
April 9, 1994 · TV
United Kingdom
August 14, 1992 · Physical
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