# Ernest Goes to Africa (1997)

> An accident-prone everyman races across Africa to rescue his would-be girlfriend after stolen diamonds become an absurd yo-yo.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/21585

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Comedy, Family, Adventure
- Director: John Cherry
- Cast: Jim Varney, Linda Kash, Jamie Bartlett, Robert Whitehead, Sello Sebotsane, Frank Opperman, Zane Meas, Ian Yule
- TMDB rating: 4.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119068/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: goofy, energetic, buoyant, family movie night, lazy afternoon

## Movies like Ernest Goes to Africa

- [Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/11441)
- [Ernest Goes to School (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/12398)
- [Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/15739)
- [Slam Dunk Ernest (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/24775)
- [Ernest Rides Again (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/21433)
- [Road to Zanzibar (1941)](https://ember.film/movie/19960)
- [I'm for the Hippopotamus (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/4387)
- [Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/4880)
- [Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/4475)
- [The Air Up There (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/30565)

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