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The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #39 Slam Dunk Ernest

 The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #39 Slam Dunk Ernest

Slam Dunk Ernest

Made for TV movie that I had on my list only as a slight possibility but was able to watch it for free. I knew what I was getting into and my expectations were at least met. Wouldn't have attempted it if I was only watching 30 movies. Maybe I will do an Ernest marathon someday.

An angel played by Kareem squares off against a greedy devil man over a little boy and for some reason there are magical basket shoes given to Jim Varney's rube character Ernest P. Worrell.
Ernest misses a shot so bad when he is young that he never picks up a basketball until he becomes a janitor with a group that has it's own team. The shoes have a mind of their own and make him do ridiculous things on and off the court. There is a love interest but she would rather work with the devil man. I've never watched any other Ernest movie except Ernest Scared Stupid (which I still enjoy quite a bit), though I did enjoy the Electroman part of the trailer for Ernest Goes to Jail. Our first Cylk Cozart appearance on this list, who shows up in many things I watch, as the janitor squad's leader. The director called out Kareem for not being having a personality.

Movie Rotten Tom Rotten Tom Aud IMDB   Internet Rank My Rank
39. Slam Dunk Ernest 50 31 4.5 37 37
40. Eddie 17 36 5.2 39 40

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