Ernest Scared Stupid

Ernest Scared Stupid
Ernest Scared Stupid
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Cherry
Screenplay by	Charlie Gale; Coke Sams;
Story by	John Cherry; Coke Sams;
Produced by	Stacy Williams
Starring	Jim Varney;
Cinematography	Hanania Baer
Edited by	Craig Bassett
Music by	Bruce Arntson; Kirby Shelstad;
Production; companies	Touchstone Pictures; Touchwood Pacific Partners I; Emshell Producers Group;
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	October 11, 1991;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$9.6 million
Box office	$14.1 million

Ernest Scared Stupid is a 1991 American comedy horror film directed by John Cherry. It stars Jim Varney and Eartha Kitt. It is the fifth film to feature the character Ernest P. Worrell, and the fourth film in the Ernest series, after Ernest Goes to Jail (1990). In the film, Ernest unwittingly unleashes an evil troll upon a small town on Halloween night and helps the local children fight back.

It was released on October 11, 1991, and grossed $14.1 million. It marked the final film to be released by Touchstone Pictures as the end of a four-film deal. The next film in the series, Ernest Rides Again was released in November 1993.

^ Cite error: The named reference AFIHistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Schweid, Ricbard (April 2, 1991). "Ernest gets Scared Steroid". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. With numbers like that, it's no surprise Disney was ready to okay another $9.6 million budget and give their approval to the script for Ernest Scared Stupid, written by Cherry, Coke Sams and Dan Butler
^ "Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

[AFIHistory-1] Cite error: The named reference AFIHistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] Schweid, Ricbard (April 2, 1991). "Ernest gets Scared Steroid". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. With numbers like that, it's no surprise Disney was ready to okay another $9.6 million budget and give their approval to the script for Ernest Scared Stupid, written by Cherry, Coke Sams and Dan Butler

[mojo-3] "Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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