Slam Dunk Ernest

Slam Dunk Ernest

Directed by John Cherry

Produced by Emshell Producers, Pacific Motion Pictures

199593 min4.3 / 10

A lighthearted family comedy about an underdog gaining magical basketball prowess through divine intervention, built entirely on earnest charm and physical humor.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Slam Dunk Ernest scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Slam Dunk Ernest easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Is Slam Dunk Ernest sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Does Slam Dunk Ernest end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Slam Dunk Ernest violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

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