Many of the actors who appear in this movie were previously in the Ernest P. Worrell movies including Jim Varney who played Ernest. The movie was written and directed by Coke Sams who wrote, produced and directed most of the series.
The character Existo was played by actor/writer Bruce Arntson on the tv show Hey, Vern! It's Ernest (1988).
This is the first time Jim Varney and Gailard Sartain worked together since Ernest Goes to Jail (1990).