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Ernest Saves Christmas(Movie, 1988)

1h 35min | Genres: Comedy, Kids & Family
Ernest Saves ChristmasRating: 2.7/5 (with 7474 votes)
Ernest Saves Christmas is a 1988 American Christmas comedy film directed by John Cherry and starring Jim Varney. This is the third film to feature the character Ernest P. Worrell, the second film in the Ernest series, and the highest-grossing film in the Ernest series. The film chronicles Ernest's attempt to help find a replacement for an aging Santa Claus. ()
Part of the Ernest Collection
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About Ernest Saves Christmas

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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Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) original theatrical teaser Trailer [FTD-0262](Teaser, 0:40)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Florida
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 17 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Croatian (HR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 11/11/1988
Cast: Jim Varney, Douglas Seale, Oliver Clark, Billie Bird, Gailard Sartain, Jesse Stone, Noelle Parker, Robert Lesser, Key Howard, Jack Swanson, Buddy Douglas, Patty Maloney, Beecher Martin, Barry Brazell, George Kaplan, Bill Welter, Joe Candelora, Danny Dillon, Lindsey Alley, Phran Gauci, Bill Cordell, Larry Francer, Jackie Welch, Daniel Butler, Antonio Fabrizio, Bob Norris, Carmen J. Alexander, Miriam P. Saunders, Cyndi Vicino, Tom Nowicki, Michael O. Smith, Jesse Stone, Angelique Walker, Zachary Bowden, Donna Phillip Miller, Paul Darby, Cynthia Ergenbright, Bob Barnes, Mike Hutchinson, Douglas Brush, D. Christian Gottshall, Ray Russell
Screenwriter: Ed Turner, Bosco Kline
Director of Photography: Peter Stein
Composer: Mark Snow
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Ernest Resgata o Natal"
"Chaotische Weihnachten"
"Ο Έρνεστ σώζει τον Άι Βασίλη"
"Ernest Salva la Navidad"
"Ernest 2 - Saves Christmas"
Keywords: holiday, christmas
Budget: 6,000,000 USD
Revenue: 28,202,109 USD (= 470%)

17 movies in the Ernest Collection

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:13462, Added: 02/19/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024