Ernest Saves Christmas

Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

A Holiday Comedy Unlike Any Other!

  • Genre: Comedy, Family
  • Release Date: 1988-11-11
  • User Rating: 5.3/10 from 173 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Emshell Producers
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Cherry
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From 173 Ratings

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Summary

When Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas surprises to a new Saint Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of characters. A perky teen runaway and hapless taxi driver Ernest P. Worrell must convince a skeptical kiddie-show host to take over the post of Father Christmas.

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  • Jim Varney

    as Ernest P. Worrell
  • Douglas Seale

    as Santa
  • Noelle Parker

    as Harmony
  • Gailard Sartain

    as Chuck
  • Bill Byrge

    as Bobby
  • Billie Bird

    as Mary Morrissey
  • Oliver Clark

    as Joe Carruthers
  • Robert Lesser

    as Marty
  • Barry Brazell

    as Cab Passenger
  • Phran Gauci

    as Lacy
  • Bill Cordell

    as Carl
  • Bob Norris

    as Police Chief Spenks
  • Tom Nowicki

    as Crew Member
  • Paul Darby

    as Ticket Agent
Directing John Cherry Director
Camera Terry Arthur Key Grip
Sound Mark Snow Original Music Composer
Camera Peter Stein Director of Photography
Production Justis Greene Unit Production Manager
Production Carol Sue Byron Unit Production Manager
Directing Coke Sams Second Unit Director
Directing Patrice Leung First Assistant Director
Directing Douglas A. Raine Second Assistant Director
Directing Todd Turner Second Second Assistant Director
Production Stacy Williams Producer
Production Doug Claybourne Producer
Production Justis Greene Co-Producer
Production Coke Sams Co-Producer
Production Ed Turner Associate Producer
Production Martin Erlichman Executive Producer
Production Joseph L. Akerman Jr. Executive Producer
Writing Bosco Kline Screenplay
Writing Ed Turner Screenplay
Writing Ed Turner Story