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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
Theresa Eubanks
Script Supervisor



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

B. 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

Peter Mitchell
Costume Design
Ian D. Thomas
Art Direction

Tim McHugh
Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris August
Set Decoration

Rich Schirmer
Sound Mixer
Jeff Hurst
Best Boy Electric

Dale Emminger
Best Boy Grip
Shawn Barry
Costume Supervisor
June Brickman
Key Makeup Artist

Linda Hardy
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Mike Weesner
Special Effects Coordinator

James F. Clayton
Construction Coordinator
Loolee De Leon
Production Coordinator
Barbara Lange
Production Coordinator

Sara Fuller
Location Manager
Buck Allen
Location Manager
Joanie Diener
Music Editor

Farrel Levy
First Assistant Editor
Patrick Dodd
Sound Supervisor