"Ernest, a lovable loser who works as a summer camp handyman and dreams of becoming a guidance counselor, must find a way to inspire a group of juvenile delinquents while stopping a shady strip mining company from closing the camp as well."
Jim Varney
as Ernest P. Worrell
Victoria Racimo
as Nurse St. Cloud
John Vernon
as Sherman Krader
Lyle Alzado
as Bronk Stinson (Foreman)
Gailard Sartain
as Jake
Daniel Butler
as Eddy
Iron Eyes Cody
as Old Indian Chief
Patrick Day
as Bobby Wayne
Scott Menville
as Crutchfield
Jacob Vargas
as Bubba Vargas
Danny Capri
as Danny
Hakeem Abdul-Samad
as Moustafa-Hakeem Jones
Todd Loyd
as Chip Ozgood
Andrew Woodworth
as Pennington
Richard Speight Jr.
as Brooks
Jeffrey Buckner Ford
as Attorney Elliott Blatz
Larry Black
as Mr. Tipton
Hugh Sinclair
as Counselor Sparks
Eddy Schumacher
as Counselor Stennis
Johnson West
as Counselor Puckett
Jean Wilson
as State Supervisor
Mac Bennett
as Technician #1
John Brown
as Technician #2
Robert Green Benson III
as Camper #1
Adam Ruff
as Camper #2
Michael Chappelear
as Camper #3
Lance Bridgesmith
as Camper #4
Paulo Deleon
as Young Indian Brave
Harvey Godwin Jr.
as Brave's Father
Jeff Standing Bear
as Medicine Man
Ivan Green
as Mr. Stewart
Christian Haas
as Molly Stewart
Brenda Haynes
as Mrs. Stewart
Mike Hutchinson
as Miner with Walkie-Talkie (uncredited)
John Cherry
Director
Terry Arthur
Key Grip
Screenplay
Coke Sams
Martin Erlichman
Executive Producer
Elmo Williams
Stacy Williams
Producer
Shane Keister
Original Music Composer
Harry Mathias
Director of Photography
Jim May
Marshall Harvey
Editor