Ernest Saves Christmas

Ernest Saves Christmas

A Holiday Comedy Unlike Any Other!

Part of Ernest Collection

1988•1h 31m•5.3/10

ComedyFamily

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.3/10(206)

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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Production

Emshell Producers, Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jim Varney

Jim Varney

Ernest P. Worrell

Oliver Clark

Joe Carruthers

Noelle Parker

Noelle Parker

Harmony

Gailard Sartain

Gailard Sartain

Chuck

Billie Bird

Billie Bird

Mary Morrissey

Bill Byrge

Bill Byrge

Bobby

Douglas Seale

Douglas Seale

Santa

Robert Lesser

Robert Lesser

Marty

Key Howard

Immigration Agent

Jack Swanson

Jack Swanson

Businessman

Buddy Douglas

Pyramus

Patty Maloney

Thisbe

Beecher Martin

Agent Skippy

Barry Brazell

Cab Passenger

George Kaplan

Mr. Dillis

Bill Welter

Waiter

Joe Candelora

Arresting Officer

Danny Dillon

Booking Officer

Lindsey Alley

Patsy

Phran Gauci

Lacy

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