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Release Date: 1995

Cast: Jim Varney, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jay Brazeau, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Lester Barrie, Cylk Cozart, Louise Vallance

Categories: Movies, Sports, Family, Family-Oriented Comedy, Comedy, Slapstick

Slam Dunk Ernest is a 1995 comedy film, and the eighth full-length feature film starring Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell. It was released direct-to-video, and was directed by long-time Ernest collaborator John R. Cherry III. In the movie, Ernest joins his employer's basketball team and later becomes a star with the help of an angel (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). It was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia. The magic shoes concept was later used for the film Like Mike. Ernest (Jim Varney) takes a job with a cleaning service, and he soon seeks to join his co-workers' basketball team, "Clean Sweep",... MORE

Slam Dunk Ernest is a 1995 comedy film, and the eighth full-length feature film starring Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell. It was released direct-to-video, and was directed by long-time Ernest collaborator John R. Cherry III. In the movie, Ernest joins his employer's basketball team and later becomes a star with the help of an angel (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). It was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia. The magic shoes concept was later used for the film Like Mike. Ernest (Jim Varney) takes a job with a cleaning service, and he soon seeks to join his co-workers' basketball team, "Clean Sweep", as they compete in the city league tournament. He is reluctantly accepted by the team, but given only a minor role as their cheerleader and mascot. In his despair, he is visited by an angel, played by basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and given a pair of magic shoes, but is warned, "Don't misuse the shoes." When an injury to a key player leaves the team desperate for a replacement, Ernest is given an opportunity to play. In the process, he discovers that the supernatural shoes have imbued him with super speed and the ability to fly. Armed with these extraordinary abilities, he leads the team LESS