Ernest Saves Christmas poster
Director John Cherry
Screenplay Bosco Kline, Ed Turner

Ernest Saves Christmas

Tagline: A Holiday Comedy Unlike Any Other!

Release Date: 1988-11-11

Duration: 95 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Jim Varney
    Ernest P. Worrell
  • Gailard Sartain
    Chuck
  • Oliver Clark
    Joe Carruthers
  • Tom Nowicki
    Crew Member
  • Noelle Parker
    Harmony
  • Billie Bird
    Mary Morrissey
  • Robert Lesser
    Marty
  • Bill Byrge
    Bobby
  • Douglas Seale
    Santa
  • Bill Cordell
    Carl