Ernest Goes to Camp
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Ernest Goes to Camp is a 1987 slapstick comedy film starring Jim Varney as the bumbling but well-meaning Ernest P. Worrell, who tries to save a summer camp from being taken over by a mining company.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ernest Goes to Camp canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6711986 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernest Goes to Camp Context triple: [Gailard Sartain, notableWork, Ernest Goes to Camp]
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A.
Ernest
Ernest is a masculine given name of Germanic origin meaning "serious" or "resolute," borne by numerous notable figures across history and culture.
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B.
Daddy Day Camp
Daddy Day Camp is a 2007 family comedy film and sequel to Daddy Day Care, centered on two fathers who take over a dilapidated summer camp.
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C.
The Camp
The Camp is the popular nickname for Camp Randall Stadium, the historic home football venue of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers.
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D.
Stiltsville
Stiltsville is a historic collection of wooden stilt houses built over the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida.
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E.
Willy and the Poor Boys
"Willy and the Poor Boys" is a 1969 roots-rock album by Creedence Clearwater Revival, noted for its blend of swamp rock, blues, and socially conscious songs like "Fortunate Son."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernest Goes to Camp Target entity description: Ernest Goes to Camp is a 1987 slapstick comedy film starring Jim Varney as the bumbling but well-meaning Ernest P. Worrell, who tries to save a summer camp from being taken over by a mining company.
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A.
Ernest
Ernest is a masculine given name of Germanic origin meaning "serious" or "resolute," borne by numerous notable figures across history and culture.
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B.
Daddy Day Camp
Daddy Day Camp is a 2007 family comedy film and sequel to Daddy Day Care, centered on two fathers who take over a dilapidated summer camp.
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C.
The Camp
The Camp is the popular nickname for Camp Randall Stadium, the historic home football venue of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers.
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D.
Stiltsville
Stiltsville is a historic collection of wooden stilt houses built over the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida.
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E.
Willy and the Poor Boys
"Willy and the Poor Boys" is a 1969 roots-rock album by Creedence Clearwater Revival, noted for its blend of swamp rock, blues, and socially conscious songs like "Fortunate Son."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
slapstick comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ernest P. Worrell character from television commercials ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossUS | about 23,500,000 USD ⓘ |
| character | Ernest P. Worrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Harry Mathias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | John R. Cherry III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Marshall Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ernest Saves Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
family film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corporate greed
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| leadActor | Jim Varney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ernest P. Worrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Shirley Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong | Gee I'm Glad It's Raining NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Ernest film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Ernest P. Worrell, a bumbling but well-meaning handyman, tries to save a summer camp from being taken over by a mining company. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Elmo Williams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Erlichman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Silver Screen Partners II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Touchstone Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-05-22 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Coke Sams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John R. Cherry III NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanny Huber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | summer camp ⓘ |
| starring |
Daniel Butler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Eyes Cody NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Varney NERFINISHED ⓘ John Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Menville NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Racimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ernest Goes to Camp Description of subject: Ernest Goes to Camp is a 1987 slapstick comedy film starring Jim Varney as the bumbling but well-meaning Ernest P. Worrell, who tries to save a summer camp from being taken over by a mining company.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.