Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- broad
- slapstick
- lighthearted
- family movie night
- lazy weekend
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a weak, formulaic entry in the Ernest series with limited appeal beyond committed fans.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ernest enters military service and creates comic friction through his unfamiliarity with soldiering.
Ernest finds a lost boy and must keep him safe while the boy's father recovers.
Jim Varney's Ernest P. Worrell persona is the film's central source of comic behavior and mishaps.
The lost boy becomes the concrete responsibility that drives Ernest's protective actions.
Films like Ernest in the Army, and why
Ernest Goes to Camp
family-friendly military slapstick centered on an incompetent but good-hearted protagonist
Ernest Goes to School
broad physical comedy and fish-out-of-water antics built around Jim Varney's Ernest character
The Pacifier
family comedy mixing comic misadventure with protecting a vulnerable child
Movie Details
- Director
- John Cherry
- Release Date
- 1998-02-24
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 3.9 / 10 (61)
Cast
- Jim Varney
- Hayley Tyson
- Farouk Valley-Omar
- Peter Butler
- Jeffrey Pillars
- John Cherry
- David Müller
- Christo Davids
- Duke Ernsberger
- Ivan D. Lucas
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Ernest in the Army about?
- Ernest's military misadventure becomes a slapstick rescue mission when he must protect a lost boy amid an investigation into a warmongering dictator.
- What is Ernest in the Army like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ernest in the Army as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Ernest in the Army violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Ernest in the Army as mild.
- What did critics think of Ernest in the Army?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a weak, formulaic entry in the Ernest series with limited appeal beyond committed fans.
- Which films are like Ernest in the Army?
- Films with a similar feel include Ernest Goes to Camp, Ernest Goes to School, and The Pacifier.
- How long is Ernest in the Army?
- Ernest in the Army runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ernest in the Army?
- In United States, Ernest in the Army streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
