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Ernest Saves Christmas

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Ernest Saves Christmas

Nov 11, 1988

1h 31m

★ 5.4

A Holiday Comedy Unlike Any Other!

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Family

Production Companies

Emshell Producers

Touchstone Pictures

Silver Screen Partners III

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Cast

Jim Varney

Ernest P. Worrell

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Joe Carruthers

Oliver Clark

Noelle Parker

Harmony

Noelle Parker

Gailard Sartain

Chuck

Gailard Sartain

Billie Bird

Mary Morrissey

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Bill Byrge

Bobby

Bill Byrge

Douglas Seale

Santa

Douglas Seale

Robert Lesser

Marty

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Immigration Agent

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Jack Swanson

Businessman

Jack Swanson

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Pyramus

Buddy Douglas

Patty Maloney

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