Ernest Scared Stupid
1991 · Movie · PG · 91 min · ★ 5.3 · 28% critics
A well-meaning but clumsy man accidentally unleashes an ancient monster tied to a long-standing town curse just before Halloween. As fear and chaos spread and kids are put in danger, he scrambles to protect the community using oddball ideas, help from locals, and a surprising weakness that might stop the creature.
Also known as Ernest 4: Scared Stupid · Ernest Scared Stiff
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Details
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-10-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 28/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (208 votes)
About
If you want a family-friendly Halloween comedy with goofy humor, mild scares, and a warm-hearted hero, this fits; Not for you if you dislike broad slapstick or kid-focused stories like Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween.
Pros: lots of slapstick laughs; Halloween-friendly spooky fun; memorable gross monsters | Cons: thin, silly story; some jokes wear out; side characters forgettable
Themes
- missouri
- tree house
- halloween
- troll
- evil
- briarville missouri
Cast & crew
Jim Varney
as Ernest
Bill Byrge
as Bobby Tulip
- JC
John Cadenhead
as Tom Tulip
- AN
Austin Nagler
as Kenny
Shay Astar
as Elizabeth
- JM
Jonas Moscartolo
as Trantor
Daniel Butler
as Cliff
- LB
Larry Black
as Mayor Murdock
- AK
Alec Klapper
as Joey
- RW
Richard Woolf
as Matt
Directed by John Cherry