I’m not saying Ernest Scared Stupid is one of the best ‘90s movies or anything like that, but the classic Halloween comedy ...

The late Jim Varney made a career out of playing a lovable goof called Ernest. An entire generation grew up renting his movies at the video store. I seem to recall wearing out the tape of several ...

most fans of high-quality Southern cinema — know Middle Tennessee’s many connections to Ernest P. Worrell, a character created and portrayed by outsized talent Jim Varney. As former Scene ...

Today, two decades after Varney’s death, both Ernest and Jim seem to endure largely as pop culture footnotes; or worse, as easy punchlines. But there’s more to Ernest than that, and this ...

It’s easy to overlook them nowadays but the first few “Ernest P. Worrell” movies were actually quite good. Jim Varney successfully translated his TV commercial persona, that of a lovable ...

Sure, a “scary” movie for kids may not scare you as an adult. However, horror movies are for everybody, or at least everybody who wants to indulge, so horror movies aimed toward kids fulfill a ...

Lastly, we’re talking main roles only. If an actor had a small part in another successful movie or TV show, that doesn’t count. With all that said, here are the biggest acting one-hit wonders.

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A curated list of the best Halloween movies ever, specifically narrowing the list of films to those where the holiday plays a major role.

It’s easy to overlook them nowadays but the first few “Ernest P. Worrell” movies were actually quite good. Jim Varney successfully translated his TV commercial persona, that of a lovable working class ...