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Ernest Saves Christmas

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Calorie Rating: 133
Released: 1988-11-11
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Budget: 6000000
Revenue 28202109
Studios: Emshell Producers, Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III,


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.

Director / Directors

John Cherry
Director
Coke Sams
Second Unit Director
Douglas A. Raine
Second Assistant Director

Patrice Leung
First Assistant Director
Todd Turner
Second Second Assistant Director


Cast

Jim Varney
Character: Ernest P. Worrell
Oliver Clark
Character: Joe Carruthers
Noelle Parker
Character: Harmony

Gailard Sartain
Character: Chuck
Billie Bird
Character: Mary Morrissey
Bill Byrge
Character: Bobby

Douglas Seale
Character: Santa
Robert Lesser
Character: Marty
Key Howard
Character: Immigration Agent

Jack Swanson
Character: Businessman
Buddy Douglas
Character: Pyramus
Patty Maloney
Character: Thisbe

Beecher Martin
Character: Agent Skippy
Barry Brazell
Character: Cab Passenger
George Kaplan
Character: Mr. Dillis

Bill Welter
Character: Waiter
Joe Candelora
Character: Arresting Officer
Danny Dillon
Character: Booking Officer

Lindsey Alley
Character: Patsy
Phran Gauci
Character: Lacy
Bill Cordell
Character: Carl

Larry Francer
Character: Brad
Jackie Welch
Character: Animal Officer
Daniel Butler
Character: Animal Officer

Antonio Fabrizio
Character: Mean-Looking Man
Tony Shepherd
Character: Stunt Shopper
Bob Norris
Character: Police Chief Spenks

Carmen J. Alexander
Character: Police Officer
Miriam P. Saunders
Character: Receptionist
Cyndi Vicino
Character: Make-up Artist

Tom Nowicki
Character: Crew Member
Michael O. Smith
Character: Studio Guard
Jesse Stone
Character: Elderly Man

Angelique Walker
Character: Girl
Zachary Bowden
Character: Boy
Donna Phillip Miller
Character: Mom

Paul Darby
Character: Ticket Agent
Cynthia Ergenbright
Character: Museum Person
Bob Barnes
Character: Controller #1

Mike Hutchinson
Character: Monster
Douglas Brush
Character: Commander
D. Christian Gottshall
Character: Controller #2

Ray Russell
Character: Stage-Hand
Rosa Nevin
Character: Businesswoman (uncredited)
Jennifer Peña
Character: Granddaughter (uncredited)

Jon Freda
Character: Tourist (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Mark Snow
Original Music Composer
Peter Stein
Director of Photography

Justis Greene
Co-Producer
Ed Turner
Associate Producer
Martin Erlichman
Executive Producer

Bosco Kline
Screenplay
Justis Greene
Unit Production Manager
Coke Sams
Co-Producer

Carol Sue Byron
Unit Production Manager
Joseph L. Akerman Jr.
Executive Producer

Ed Turner
Screenplay