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

Ernest Saves Christmas Trailers

Cast

Ernest P. Worrell

Jim Varney

Joe Carruthers

Oliver Clark

Harmony

Noelle Parker

Chuck

Gailard Sartain

Mary Morrissey

Billie Bird

Bobby

Bill Byrge

Santa

Douglas Seale

Marty

Robert Lesser

Immigration Agent

Key Howard

Businessman

Jack Swanson

Pyramus

Buddy Douglas

Thisbe

Patty Maloney

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