John Cherry
Director · 23 credits · 13 in highly-rated films
Best known for Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (1990)
Frequent collaborators: Jim Varney
Best John Cherry movies by genre
Directed movies (20 total, ranked by score)
1Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Family, Comedy, TV Movie
2Pirates of the Plain
1999 · ★ 5.3 (10 votes)
Family, Adventure, Fantasy
3Ernest Saves Christmas
1988 · ★ 5.4 (215 votes)
Comedy, Family
4Ben Folds Five: Spare Reels
1998 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Documentary, Music
5Hey Vern, Win $10,000...Or Just Count On Having Fun!
1987 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
6Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain
1989 · ★ 5.1 (15 votes)
Comedy, Family
7Ernest Scared Stupid
1991 · ★ 5.3 (212 votes)
Comedy, Family, Horror
8Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 1
1986 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)
Comedy
9The Ernest Film Festival
1986 · ★ 4.5 (6 votes)
Comedy
10Your World as I See It
1994 · ★ 5.3 (6 votes)
Comedy
11Hey Vern, It's My Family Album
1983 · ★ 5.1 (8 votes)
Comedy
12Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
1985 · ★ 5.2 (28 votes)
Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy
13Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 2
1992 · ★ 5.5 (10 votes)
Family, Comedy
14Ernest Goes to Camp
1987 · ★ 5.2 (188 votes)
Comedy, Family
15Ernest Goes to Jail
1990 · ★ 5.0 (173 votes)
Comedy, Family, Crime
16The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy
1999 · ★ 4.2 (6 votes)
Family, Comedy
17Slam Dunk Ernest
1995 · ★ 4.3 (62 votes)
Comedy, Family, Romance
18Ernest Rides Again
1993 · ★ 4.3 (62 votes)
Comedy, Family
19Ernest in the Army
1998 · ★ 3.9 (58 votes)
Comedy, Family
20Ernest Goes to Africa
1997 · ★ 4.2 (67 votes)
Comedy, Family, Adventure
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.