Slam Dunk Ernest

Ernest P. Worrell becomes a basketball star after an angel bearing an uncanny resemblance to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives him a pair of magic sneakers.

Cast

Jim Varney

as Ernest P. Worrell

Cylk Cozart

as Barry

Aaron Joseph

as Quincy

A.J. Bond

as Little Ernest

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

as Archangel

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

as T.J.

Lester Barrie

as Willie

Colin Lawrence

as Tommy T.

Richard Leacock

as Walter

Jay Brazeau

as Mr. Moloch

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