Well-intentioned, eternally bumbling Ernest P. Worrell accidentally releases an evil demon from its sacred tomb. As the demon flexes its power and goes on a ruinous rampage, good-guy Ernest tries to step in to save the town from mass destruction. Trouble is, a 200-year-old curse has scared Ernest stupid, and that means hilarity all around! So, kick back and let the laugh-ridden adventures begin.
There's a scene towards the beginning where Ernest appears as a medley of characters. Two of them are elderly women caricatures that feature Ernest in drag.
Not blackface, but brownface. Towards the beginning Ernest does a medley of different "characters" and dresses up as such. His Ottoman character has noticeably darker skin.
Children are menaced, captured and turned into wooden dolls. It is very scary. The children have their layers restored after Trantor the troll is defeated.
Children are menaced, captured and turned into wooden dolls. It is very scary. The children have their layers restored after Trantor the troll is defeated.
The town sheriff points a gun at the mayor’s children. A troll eats gun ammunition and a second troll whacks the first troll in the head, firing the ammunition at a restrained police officer.