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Ernest in the Army is a 1998 comedy film directed by John R.1Cherry III and starring Jim Varney . It is the tenth and final film to feature the character of Ernest P.2It was re-released by Mill Creek Entertainment on DVD October 31, 2006 as part of the DVD box sets Maximum Ernest and Essential Ernest Collection with Your World As I See It (1994) and Knowhutimean?3In the film, Ernest joins the Army because he wants to drive large vehicles, but ends up being sent into combat.4Worrell is now in the military as a soldier. The film received a PG rating from the MPAA for "mild innuendo and comic action." It was shot in Cape Town , South Africa's Koeberg Nature Reserve.5
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Ernest in the Army is a 1998 comedy film directed by John R. Cherry III and starring Jim Varney . It is the tenth and final film to feature the character of Ernest P. Worrell before Varney's death in February 2000. In this film, Ernest joins the Army because he wants to drive large vehicles, but ends up being sent into combat.
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Ernest in the Army is a 1998 American direct-to-video comedy film directed by John R. Cherry III and starring Jim Varney . It is the tenth and final film to feature the character of Ernest P. Worrell before Varney's death in February 2000. In this film, Ernest joins the Army because he wants to drive large vehicles, but ends up being sent into combat.
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1998 US direct-to-video comedy film by John Cherry Ernest in the Army is a 1998 American direct-to-video comedy film directed by John Cherry and starring Jim Varney .It is the tenth film to feature the character Ernest P.Worrell , the ninth and final film in the Ernest series and the final appearance of Jim Varney as Ernest, before Varney's death in February 2000. In this film, Ernest joins the Army because he wants to drive large vehicles, but ends up being sent into combat.
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1998 film by John Cherry Ernest in the Army is a 1998 American comedy film directed by John Cherry and starring Jim Varney . It is the tenth film to feature the character Ernest P. Worrell , the ninth and final film in the Ernest series before Varney's death in February 2000. It was released direct-to-video on February 2, 1998.
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