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 179 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 31min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Emshell Producers
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Cherry
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From 179 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

  • Oliver Clark

    as Joe Carruthers

  • Noelle Parker

    as Harmony

  • Gailard Sartain

    as Chuck

  • Billie Bird

    as Mary Morrissey

  • Bill Byrge

    as Bobby

  • Douglas Seale

    as Santa

  • Robert Lesser

    as Marty

  • Key Howard

    as Immigration Agent

  • Jack Swanson

    as Businessman

  • Buddy Douglas

    as Pyramus

  • Patty Maloney

    as Thisbe

  • Beecher Martin

    as Agent Skippy

  • Barry Brazell

    as Cab Passenger

  • George Kaplan

    as Mr. Dillis

  • Bill Welter

    as Waiter

  • Joe Candelora

    as Arresting Officer

  • Danny Dillon

    as Booking Officer

  • Lindsey Alley

    as Patsy

  • Phran Gauci

    as Lacy

  • Bill Cordell

    as Carl

  • Larry Francer

    as Brad

  • Jackie Welch

    as Animal Officer

  • Daniel Butler

    as Animal Officer

  • Antonio Fabrizio

    as Mean-Looking Man

  • Tony Shepherd

    as Stunt Shopper

  • Bob Norris

    as Police Chief Spenks

  • Carmen J. Alexander

    as Police Officer

  • Miriam P. Saunders

    as Receptionist

  • Cyndi Vicino

    as Make-up Artist

  • Tom Nowicki

    as Crew Member

  • Michael O. Smith

    as Studio Guard

  • Jesse Stone

    as Elderly Man

  • Angelique Walker

    as Girl

  • Zachary Bowden

    as Boy

  • Donna Phillip Miller

    as Mom

  • Paul Darby

    as Ticket Agent

  • Cynthia Ergenbright

    as Museum Person

  • Bob Barnes

    as Controller #1

  • Mike Hutchinson

    as Monster

  • Douglas Brush

    as Commander

  • D. Christian Gottshall

    as Controller #2

  • Ray Russell

    as Stage-Hand

  • Rosa Nevin

    as Businesswoman (uncredited)

  • Jennifer Peña

    as Granddaughter (uncredited)

  • Jon Freda

    as Tourist (uncredited)
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

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