Product Details

• Actors: Gavin Barfield, Peter Butler, Josh Cherry, Christo Davids, Duke Ernsberger
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Active (Ven400)
• DVD Release Date: October 1, 2002
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006G8JX
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,254 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Ernest in the Army" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

The Army will never be the same after the enlistment of bungling buffoon Ernest P. Worrell, who tries his hand at boot camp.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost too real, July 30, 2002

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Erika Mitchell (E. Calais, VT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ernest in the Army [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie finds Ernest as a ball retriever at a driving range with aspirations of driving army trucks like real army people. His buddy assures him that if he joins the reserves, he can party every weekend while driving the big green trucks. So Ernest joins up. But coincidentally, his unit suddenly gets called up and sent to the Persian Gulf as peace keepers monitoring a border dispute. The border dispute goes rapidly out of control, and Ernest winds up on the front lines. The fate of the civilized world is in his hands!

Given the theme, it's not surprising that this movie is a bit more violent than Ernest's standard kids' fare. Guns actually get fired (but not by Ernest) and people fall down. If you are familiar with the Middle East or the army, you will find lots to laugh at in this movie. However, the overall plot almost comes across as too real these days to be as preposterous as it was originally intended.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The funniest Ernest movie yet, December 12, 2000

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jasenao (Dothan, Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ernest in the Army [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I've seen just about all the Ernest movies, and I have to say that "Ernest In The Army" is definitely the funniest one that I've seen so far. Ernest gets enrolled in the army without going through boot camp, he's supposed to just be a driver and one that just hangs around in the Army, but it turns out that he has to take a part in a battle and he goes on a rescue mission. Just about all of Ernest's (Jim Varney) antics in this movie are hilarious, such as the hospital incident and when Ernest tries to cook pancakes with some unusual ingredients. This is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.

If you like some of the other Ernest movies or if you like hilarious comedies, I definitely recommend getting "Ernest In The Army." Ernest really shows that he was meant to be in the army when it comes to comedy.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ernest in Top Form, September 10, 2001

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Sir Bowen (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ernest in the Army [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is right up there with the best of the Ernest movies. Varney is in top form as Ernest, and there's a great mix of other characters, too. The humor is quite witty, with the usual mixture of silliness and sophistication.