So grab your bottle of Miak and head over to Vern's house as we take a look at every Ernest movie in order of release date and chronologically (which happen to be the same). 'Ernest Goes to Camp' (1987)Where the Big-Screen Ernest BeganErnest made his first jump to the big screen in 1987 with Ernest Goes to Camp. Being the first Ernest movie, Ernest Goes to Camp is still highly regarded among fans. While working as, of course, a janitor at a high school, Ernest finds his job in jeopardy in Ernest Goes to School. 'Ernest Goes to Africa' (1997)The Low Point of the SeriesMonarch Home VideoYou may be looking at the title of Ernest Goes to Africa and think, "How did this happen?