No doubt relishing the steady paychecks, Jim Varney and director John Cherry just kept crankin’ out the Ernest movies, and they just kept going straight to video.
This time around, Ernest P Worrell (Varney) joined the Army Reserves, so he could drive the big rigs and ended up challenging a power-hungry Middle Eastern dictator. He also found himself caring for a lost boy.
This was the final Ernest film and Jim Varney’s final on-screen appearance as the character of Ernest P Worrell.
Varney was diagnosed with lung cancer a year before production began but felt he would recover eventually. He became increasingly ill as production continued and was noticeably weak during filming. Varney died two years later, on 10 February 2000, aged just 50.
Pvt. Ernest P. Worrell/Army Captain/Arab on Quicksand
Jim Varney Cindy Swanson
Hayley Tyson Col. Bradley Pierre Gullet
David Müller Ben-Ali
Christo Davids Gen. Rodney Lincoln
Jeffrey Pillars Barnes
Duke Ernsberger Preident Almar Habib Tufuti
Ivan Lucas Sgt. Ben Kovsky
John Cherry Ali Tenbu
Peter Butler Kibee
Farouk Valley-Omar Cpl. Davis
Josh Cherry Mr Beetleman
Tony Hawes Frank Williams
Gavin Barfield Blostrand
David Trengrove Comrade Blatz
Jeff Shapiro Ambassador Kitchen
Gordon van Rooyen Chuck
Robert Foster
Director
John Cherry
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