Ernest in the Army is a 1998 English-language Family Comedy motion picture written by John R. Cherry Iii, Joseph Dattorre and Jeff Pillars. The movie is directed by John R. Cherry Iii and produced by Kenneth M. Badish and John R. Cherry Iii. Ernest P. Worrell is now in the military as a soldier. Once he begins, him and his team investigates a dictator who was responsible for the wars in the nearly village. Suddenly, Ernest finds a lost boy and has to keep him safe until his father recovers. Written by Bash. Ernest in the army features Jim Varney, Hayley Tyson, David Müller, Christo Davids, Jeffrey Pillars, Duke Ernsberger and Mark Swanson. The motion picture has a running time of 85 min. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Emshell Producers.