3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain 1998  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Action / Comedy
Director: Sean McNamara
Cast: Hulk Hogan, Loni Anderson, Jim Varney, Victor Wong, Mathew Botuchis, Michael O'Laskey II, John Paul Roeske II, Chelsey Earlywine, Alan McRae, Margarita Franco, Lindsay Felton, Syntrell Ryder, Kirk Baily, Joseph Ackler, Brian Anglin
The three Ninjas–Rocky (Matthew Botuchis), Colt (Michael O'Laskey), and Tum Tum (John Paul Roeske)–are joined by Amanda (Chelsey Earlywine) and are enjoying Mega Mountain amusement park when an evil army of ninjas, led by Medusa (Loni Anderson), invade the premises and hold the owner of the park (Hulk Hogan) and the kids hostage. But never fear, the four kids jump into action and save the day.
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 Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2001  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Family / Fantasy
Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Cast: Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Cree Summer, Don Novello, Phil Morris, Claudia Christian, Jacqueline Obradors, Florence Stanley, David Ogden Stiers, John Mahoney, Corey Burton, Leonard Nimoy, Jim Varney, Jim Cummings
Young Milo Thatch (Michael J. Fox) joins an expedition that is searching for the lost continent of Atlantis. While Milo is intent on scientific research, other members of the team–Commander Lyle T. Rourke (James Garner) and Helga Sinclair (Claudia Christian)–have plans for wealth gained from knowledge of Atlantis' mystical power source. Good animated Disney fare.
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The Beverly Hillbillies 1993 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Cast: Jim Varney, Dabney Coleman, Cloris Leachman, Lily Tomlin, Diedrich Bader, Buddy Ebsen, Erika Eleniak, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Dolly Parton, Lea Thompson
This movie is an updated version of the television show that aired during the 1960s. All the characters are back as is all of the corn. Nevertheless, for "Beverly Hillbillies" fans, this is another chance to see new actors in the tried and true roles of Jed, Granny, and their family and friends. Unfortunately, the script and execution are not as good as the series.
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Daddy and Them 2001  R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Jim Varney, Jeff Bailey, Andy Griffith, Brenda Blethyn, Tuesday Knight, Kelly Preston, Sandra Seacat, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Affleck
There are plenty of oddball, red-neck characters in Billy Bob Thornton's follow-up to his highly successful "Sling Blade." The dysfunctional family of Claude (Thornton) comes together in support of Uncle Hazel (Jim Varney) who is accused of murder. But before long, the family groups are warring with each other.
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Ernest Goes to Africa 1997  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John R. Cherry III
Cast: Jim Varney, Linda Kash, Jamie Bartlett, Claire Marshall, Washington Xisolo, Robert Whitehead, Zane Meas, Sello Sebotsane, Frank Opperman, Charles Pillai
Diamond eyes have been stolen from an African cannibal tribe's statue. They end up being bought by Ernest to give to Renee (Linda Kash) to gain her favor, though he thinks they are cheap imitations. Both Ernest and Renee are captured and shipped to Africa in an attempt to regain the diamonds. Will Ernest save the day? Better than some of the entries in this series.
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Ernest Goes to Camp 1987 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: John R. Cherry III
Cast: Jim Varney, Victoria Racimo, Lyle Alzado, John Vernon, Iron Eyes Cody, Gailard Sartain, Daniel Butler, Hakeem Abdul-Samad, Patrick Day, Scott Menville, Jacob Vargas, Danny Capri
Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney) has been hired as a fix-it man at Camp Kikakee and is then appointed the job of counselor to a group of juvenile delinquents. The kids give him more than a few problems, but Ernest also has time to get involved in coming to the aid of an old Indian chief (Iron Eyes Cody) who is being pressured by Sherman Krader (John Vernon) to sell his land rights for the camp so that Krader can set up a strip-mining business.
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Ernest Goes to Jail 1990 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John R. Cherry III
Cast: Jim Varney, Gailard Sartain, Bill Byrge, Barbara Bush, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Barry Scott, Charles Napier, Dan Leegant, Jim Conrad, Jackie Welch
This is the third in the "Ernest" series, and despite inane stories, the series was popular. In this episode our hero (Jim Varney) is set up by an inmate who looks surprisingly like our hero, and ends up in the bad guy's place.
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Ernest Goes to School 1994  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Coke Sams
Cast: Jim Varney, Linda Kash, Bill Byrge, Corrine Koslo, Kevin McNulty, Jason Michas, Sarah Chalk, David Keith
Unfortunately, Ernest just won't go away, and this fifth entry in the series is for the real Ernest zealots only. Ernest is a high-school custodian when a brain accelerator is used to make him into a genius (for a short time). Why, you ask? You'll have to find out by watching this unwatchable film.
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 Ernest in the Army 1998 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John R. Cherry III
Cast: Jim Varney, Hayley Tyson, David Muller, Christo Davids, Jeffrey Pillars, Duke Ernsberger, Ivan Lucas, Mark Swanson, John R. Cherry III, Peter Butler
You have to be a Jim Varney fan to like this film. Actually, you have to be a Jim Varney fan to enjoy ANY of his films. This one is right down there with the others and earns a "BOMB" rating.
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Ernest Rides Again 1993 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John R. Cherry III
Cast: Jim Varney, Ron James, Tom Butler, Linda Kash, Duke Ernsberger, Jeffrey Pillars, Charles Siegel, Alfred Humphries
Are the English Crown Jewels really fake, with the real ones hidden in a cannon near the university where Ernest is a janitor? He finds them, and the chase is on as several others would like them as well. Terrible, simply terrible.
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Ernest Saves Christmas 1988 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John R. Cherry III
Cast: Jim Varney, Douglas Seale, Oliver Clark, Noelle Parker, Robert Lesser, Gailard Sartain, Billie Bird, Bill Byrge, Buddy Douglas, Patty Maloney, Tom Nowicki, Daniel Butler
Ernest learns that Santa Claus is in trouble and sets out to find a way to save Christmas.
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Ernest Scared Stupid 1991 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John R. Cherry III
Cast: Jim Varney, Eartha Kitt, Austin Nagler, Jonas Moscartolo, Shay Astar, Bill Byrge, Richard Woolf, Nick Victory, Alec Klapper, Michael Montgomery, Daniel Butler
Here we go again with number four in the "Ernest" series. They just keep on coming. This time lame-brained Ernest (Jim Varney) accidentally frees a terrible troll from its tomb.
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Fast Food 1989 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael A. Simpson
Cast: Clark Brandon, Randal Patrick, Tracy Griffith, Michael J. Pollard, Lanny Horn, Jim Varney, Blake Clark, Traci Lords, Pamela Springsteen, Randi Layne, Kevin McCarthy, Terry Hobbs
After being kicked out of college, Auggie (Clark Brandon) takes out a loan to open a fast food restaurant. The restaurant is a success–all the more reason for competitor Wrangler Bob (Jim Varney) to take over the business.
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Slam Dunk Ernest 1995  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John R. Cherry III
Cast: Jim Varney, Cylk Cozart, Aaron Joseph, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Lester Barrie, Colin Lawrence, Richard Leacock, Jay Brazeau, Louise Vallance
Ernest wants to be on the basketball team, but he is terrible–until an angel (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) provides him a pair of magical shoes. For Ernest fans ONLY.
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Snowboard Academy 1996 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Shepphird
Cast: Jim Varney, Corey Haim, Brigitte Nielsen, Joe Flaherty, John Ross, Andreas Apergis, Paul Hopkins, David DiSalvio, Erin Simms, George Spiridakis, Russell Yuen, James Salisko
Chris (Corey Haim) and his friends terrorize the slopes of his father's ski resort with their snowboarding–which is banned at the resort. Chris talks his father into allowing the sport, with objections from Chris' brother. Meanwhile, an inept Rudy (Jim Varney) is hired, bringing chaos, and the father's wife (Brigitte Nielsen) has her own fun on the side. Poor.
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 Toy Story 1995  G, 81 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: John Lasseter
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, R. Lee Ermey, Laurie Metcalf, Erik von Detten, John Morris, Penn Jillette, Jack Angel, Sarah Freeman, Debi Derryberry
This animated film makes you forget that the toys living in Andy's room are not really alive. In this play-world society, everyone has a rank and station. Problems begin when toy cowboy Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) is threatened by Andy's (voice of John Morris) birthday gift: a futuristic plastic spaceman, Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen). Woody is determined to do away with his nemesis.
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 Toy Story 2 1999  G, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: John Lasseter, Ash Brannon, Lee Unkrich
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, Kelsey Grammer, John Morris, Wayne Knight, Joan Cusack, Laurie Metcalf, Estelle Harris, Jodi Benson, R. Lee Ermey
While Andy (voice of John Morris) is off at summer camp, a greedy toy collector (voice of Wayne Knight), with plans to make big money, kidnaps Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) to complete his set of puppets from "Woody's Roundup." But all is not lost; Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen), Mr. Potato Head (voice of Don Rickles), Slinky Dog (voice of Jim Varney), Rex (voice of Wallace Shawn), and Hamm (voice of John Ratzenberger) spring to the rescue on a mission to retrieve Woody before Andy returns home.
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Wilder Napalm 1993 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Glenn Gordon Caron
Cast: Debra Winger, Dennis Quaid, Arliss Howard, M. Emmet Walsh, Jim Varney, Marvin J. McIntyre, Mimi Lieber, Justin LaBlanc, Lance Lee Baxley, Peter Willie
The Foudroyant brothers (Dennis Quaid and Arliss Howard) share unique talents–they can telekinetically set fires! Add to this Vida Foudroyant (Debra Winger), who is Wilder Foudroyant's arsonist wife, and you have a pretty zany, but often weak, story.
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| 1. 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)
2. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
3. The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
4. Daddy and Them (2001)
5. Ernest Goes to Africa (1997)
6. Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
7. Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)
8. Ernest Goes to School (1994)
9. Ernest in the Army (1998)
10. Ernest Rides Again (1993)
11. Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
12. Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
13. Fast Food (1989)
14. Slam Dunk Ernest (1995)
15. Snowboard Academy (1996)
16. Toy Story (1995)
17. Toy Story 2 (1999)
18. Wilder Napalm (1993)
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