Slam Dunk Ernest Apr 2026

Released in 1995, Slam Dunk Ernest is the seventh installment in the Ernest P. Worrell series starring Jim Varney. It marks a significant shift for the franchise as it was one of the first entries produced after the character moved away from the high-budget support of Disney's Touchstone Pictures.

Reviews of the film are highly polarized, often reflecting the decline in production quality of the later Ernest films: The Importance of Being Ernest Part 7: Slam Dunk Ernest Slam Dunk Ernest

The film follows Ernest P. Worrell, who works as a janitor for a mall cleaning service called "Clean Sweep". While his coworkers are talented basketball players in a local city league, Ernest is relegated to being the team’s cheerleader and mascot due to his complete lack of athletic skill. Released in 1995, Slam Dunk Ernest is the