Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
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.
- Released
- 1988-11-11
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- John Cherry, B. Kline, Ed Turner
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 from 221 votes
Cast
- 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
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