Ernest Saves Christmas

Name: Ernest Saves Christmas
Director: John Cherry
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 1988-11-11
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Jim Varney, Oliver Clark, Noelle Parker, Gailard Sartain, Billie Bird

A Holiday Comedy Unlike Any Other!

5.7

40%Tomatometer

44

Metascore

5.3

TMDb

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.

DirectorJohn Cherry

Budget$6M

Box Office$28M

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.

DirectorJohn Cherry

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