Ernest Saves Christmas
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 Varney's character Ernest P. Worrell, the most commercially successful film in the Ernest franchise, and chronicles Ernest's attempt to help find a replacement for an aging Santa Claus.
Plot
A man claiming to be Santa Claus arrives in Orlando, Florida, where Ernest P. Worrell is working as a taxicab driver. Ernest picks up Santa, who tells him he is on his way to inform a local celebrity named Joe Carruthers that he has been chosen to be the new Santa Claus. Joe hosted a long-running, but recently-cancelled local children's program with emphasis on manners and integrity, which Ernest remembers fondly.
Cast
- Angelique Walker
- Antonio Fabrizio
- Barry Brazell
- Beecher Martin
- Bill Cordell
- Bill Welter
- Billie Bird
- Bob Barnes
- Bob Norris
- Buddy Douglas
- Carmen J. Alexander
- Cyndi Vicino
- Cynthia Ergenbright
- D. Christian Gottshall
- Daniel Butler
- Danny Dillon
- Donna Phillip Miller
- Douglas Brush
- Douglas Seale
- Gailard Sartain
- George Kaplan
- Jack Swanson
- Jackie Welch
- Jesse Stone
- Jim Varney
- Joe Candelora
- Key Howard
- Larry Francer
- Lindsey Alley
- Michael O. Smith
- Mike Hutchinson
- Miriam P. Saunders
- Noelle Parker
- Oliver Clark
- Patty Maloney
- Paul Darby
- Phran Gauci
- Ray Russell
- Robert Lesser
- Tom Nowicki
- Zachary Bowden
More details
| author | Bosco Kline Ed Turner |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Florida |
| director | John R. Cherry III |
| editor | Ian D. Thomas |
| genre | comedy fantasy |
| keywords | act agent animal control arrest ceiling christmas eve claim drive ernest p. worrell escape from jail film director fly horror film local celebrity meet mental hospital movie studio nothing old man only way orlando florida pass police chief run away runaway teen santa claus ship spell talent agent talk taxicab teach teenage girl walk |
| musicBy | Mark Snow |
| producer | Joseph Akerman |
| productionCompany | John R. Cherry III Silver Screen Partners Touchstone Pictures |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| recordedAt | Disney's Hollywood Studios Nashville Orlando Orlando International Airport |
| theme | children's comedy |