Ernest Goes to Africa (1997)

Title: Ernest Goes to Africa (1997)

Genre: Comedy, Family

Director: John R. Cherry III

Cast: Jim Varney, Linda Kash, Jamie Bartlett, Claire Marshall, Frank Opperman, Robert Whitehead, Ian Yule, Washington Xisolo, Zane Meas, Charles Pillai

Release: 1997-06-27

Runtime: 90

Plot: 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.