The best Jim Varney’s comedy movies

Jim Varney

Jim Varney

15/06/1949- 10/02/2000
We present our ranking of the best Jim Varney’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Jim Varney.
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Toy Story

Toy Story
8.3/10
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.

Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2
7.9/10
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies
5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 15/10/1993
  • Character: Jed Clampett
Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with regard to life in the big city, so when Jed starts a search for a new wife there are inevitably plenty of takers and con artists ready to make a fast buck

Ernest Goes to Camp

Ernest Goes to Camp
5.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 22/05/1987
  • Character: Ernest P. Worrell
Ernest, a lovable loser who works as a summer camp handyman and dreams of becoming a guidance councilor, must find a way to inspire a group of juvenile delinquents while stopping a shady strip mining company from closing the camp as well.

3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain

3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
3/10
Three young boys, Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum together with their neighbor girl, computer whiz Amanda are visiting Mega Mountain amusement park when it is invaded by an army of ninjas led by evil Medusa, who wants to take over the park and hold the owners for ransom. Kids and retired TV star Dave Dragon, who made his farewell appearance at the park at the time the ninjas appeared, have to break Medusa's vicious plans.

Ernest Goes to School

Ernest Goes to School
4.6/10
Jim Varney's recurring dim-bulb character Ernest P. Worrell returns in this film as a school janitor seeking to obtain a high school diploma.

Ernest Scared Stupid

Ernest Scared Stupid
5.8/10
Well-intentioned, eternally bumbling Ernest P. Worrell accidentally releases an evil demon from its sacred tomb. As the demon flexes its power and goes on a ruinous rampage, good-guy Ernest tries to step in to save the town from mass destruction. Trouble is, a 200-year-old curse has scared Ernest stupid, and that means hilarity all around! So, kick back and let the laugh-ridden adventures begin.

Daddy and Them

Daddy and Them
5.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 26/10/2001
  • Character: Hazel Montgomery
When an uncle is charged with murder, the event reverberates throughout a poor Arkansas family, including a struggling musician and his wife, her mother, her sister, and his father.

Ernest Saves Christmas

Ernest Saves Christmas
5.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 11/11/1988
  • Character: Ernest P. Worrell
When Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas surprises to a new Saint Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of characters. A perky teen runaway and hapless taxi driver Ernest P. Worrell must convince a skeptical kiddie-show host to take over the post of Father Christmas.

Ernest Goes to Jail

Ernest Goes to Jail
5.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 06/04/1990
  • Character: Ernest P. Worrell
Bumbling Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, where a crooked lawyer notices a resemblance with crime boss Mr. Nash, and arranges a switch. Nash assumes Ernest's job as a bank employee, while Ernest undergoes Nash's sentence to the electric chair. But instead of killing him, the electrocution gives Ernest superhuman powers, enabling him to escape from jail and foil Nash's attempt to rob the bank.

Slam Dunk Ernest

Slam Dunk Ernest
4.5/10
Ernest P. Worrell becomes a basketball star after an angel bearing an uncanny resemblance to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives him a pair of magic sneakers.

Snowboard Academy

Snowboard Academy
2.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 16/07/1997
  • Character: Rudy James
A wacky free-for-all comedy about the riotous rivalry between snobby skiers and knuckle-dragging snowboarders.

Treehouse Hostage

Treehouse Hostage
5.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 24/09/1999
  • Character: Carl Banks
Timmy Taylor and his two friends, Stevie and Buddy capture escaped convict Carl Banks (Jim Varney) and hold him hostage in their treehouse over the weekend so that Timmy can use Carl as his current event project at school on Monday. The boys then find that Carl is mixed up in a counterfeiting ring that could spell trouble for them too.

Wilder Napalm

Wilder Napalm
5.5/10
Wilder and Wallace are brothers and pyrokinetics. Ever since childhood they've been able to start fires with their minds but following a tragedy in which they accidentally killed a man, the brothers have grown up very differently. Wilder has become a regular 9-5 workaday joe but Wallace performs his feats with a traveling circus. When the circus comes to Wilder's home town Wallace starts coming on strong to Wilder's wife, Vida who, ironically, is a slight pyromaniac.

Ernest in the Army

Ernest in the Army
4.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 24/02/1998
  • Character: Ernest P. Worrell
Ernest P. Worrell is now in the military as a soldier. Once he begins, him and his team investigates a dictator who was responsible for the wars in the nearly village. Suddenly, Ernest finds a lost boy and has to keep him safe until his father recovers.

Ernest Goes to Africa

Ernest Goes to Africa
4.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 27/06/1997
  • Character: Ernest P. Worrell
The title says it all. There's a mix up involving stolen diamonds which Ernest has (naturally) made into a yo-yo and given to his would be girlfriend, Rene. But Rene wants a man of action, and doesn't think that Ernest fits the bill. After the bad guys come looking for the stolen diamonds and kidnap Rene, all of her fantasies come true as Ernest has to go to Africa to rescue her.

Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam

Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
4.9/10
  • Genre: AdventureComedyScience Fiction
  • Release: 09/04/1986
  • Character: Dr. Otto VonSchnick / Rudd Hardtact / Laughin' Jack / Guy Dandy / Auntie Nelda / Ernest P. Worrell
Evil baddie Dr. Otto Von-Schnick-ick-ick tries to take over the planet by first destroying all of our financial systems, collapsing the world's economy and sending populations across the globe into mass panic! Only one goody-goody can stop him.. or can he? The oblivious Lance Sterling is on the case! With the aid of his underappreciated assistant Doris, will Lance manage to save the day and defeat Doctor Otto before the mad scientist's megalomaniacal plan is fulfilled? Or will the villain succeed in distracting them to their doom with his many convincing costumes, courtesy of his own convenient Changing Coffin? Tune in to find out!

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
7.2/10
Celebration of Disneyland's 35th Anniversary

Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain

Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain
5.9/10
An exciting mock documentary produced for the opening of the Splash Mountain attraction at Disneyland. Ernest Goes To Splash Mountain chronicles the adventures of Ernest P. Worrell who trains as America's first "Splashtranaut" destined to become the very first person to conquer the mountain. Ralph Story, veteran news anchor and his team are determined to cover the momentous event by every angle possible.

Ernest Rides Again

Ernest Rides Again
4.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 12/11/1993
  • Character: Ernest P. Worrell
Buffoonish Ernest and his dimwitted pal Abner unearth a huge cannon reputed to contain the crown jewels of England.

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