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Ernest Goes to Camp is a 1987 comedy film starring Jim Varney. It is the second film to feature the character of Ernest P. Worrell
Plot Summary
Jim Varney reprises his role of Ernest P. Worrell as a maintenance man at a Summer Camp known as Camp Kickakee. Opportunity strikes and Ernest is offered a job as a camp counselor (his dream). Of course, things go wrong after Ernest muddles things up with a group of Juvenile Delinquents that are assigned to him. The film features one scene in which Ernest and the boys must serenade a box turtle so it will let go of Ernest's nose. Ernest teaches the delinquents a thing or two about friendship and self-respect as the boys go on to defend the Camp from an evil mining corporation (Krader Corporation) that wants to destroy the area. Chief St. Cloud teaches Ernest about how Indian Braves had to pass certain tests to be called warriors. Ernest passes the Indian bravery tests by standing up to Krader in a final scene in which he plugs the villain's hunting rifle with his finger. The boys and Ernest succeed in protecting the land and Camp Kickakee remains for young campers to enjoy. Things work out in the end and, as usual, a lesson has been learned.
Trivia
- The song used to detach the box turtle from Ernest's nose is "Happy Together," a song which was written and recorded by the musical group The Turtles.
- In his song 'Callin in Sick Today' Weird Al Yankovic mentions that he can "spend all day in my underwear watching 'Ernest Goes to Camp'" rather than going to work.
External links
"Ernest Goes to Camp"