

Ernest Saves Christmas
1988-11-11 · 91 min · ★ 5.4
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 details
- Directors
- John Cherry
- Production companies
- Emshell Producers, Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 28,202,109
Top Cast
Jim VarneyErnest P. Worrell
Noelle ParkerHarmony
Gailard SartainChuck
Billie BirdMary Morrissey
Bill ByrgeBobby
Douglas SealeSanta
Robert LesserMarty
Jack SwansonBusinessman
Patty MaloneyThisbe
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