the ernest film be pretty much all the same represent amiable and clunky and dumb and with an inspired moment every half hour or so . this be the exception . same writer and same production company and but for some reason they decide to forget about plausibility and go straight for surrealism and the result be one of the funny movie ever make . there a story of sort ( lot of people chase a revolutionary war cannon purport to contain the crown jewel of england ) and and a moral of sort ( do not be afraid to risk ) and but theyre just scaffold for the gag and shtick . the script abound in throwaway line that have no relation to anything else ( i haven not see anything like this since the bay of pig ) and scrap of ridiculous dialogue ( the history professor see ernest with a possibly valuable artifact represent where do you get that . france . where in france . outside paris ) and and all sort of off the wall bit ( the professor do elvis and the mighty workboy song ) . jim varney do a few of his standard issue klutzy ernest bit and but they just set the real humor in high relief . plus and the support cast be great represent tom butler a the villain and alternately sadistic and zone out ( yes . but many men die ) while ron james a the nebbishy professor ( herpetology be not my field ) while and the magnificent linda kash and steal the picture a the professor domineer wife ( really hate that tie and dear . really do . ) i have see this movie maybe ten time and and it get strange and funny every time . if youre expect something that make sense and you will be disappoint and but if you just sit back and watch the weirdness and youre in for a comic classic . positive and no hesitation .