Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

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95 min - Comedy | Family | Fantasy - 11 November 1988 (USA)

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Ernest helps Santa Claus as he searches for his successor.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Jim Varney	...	Ernest P. Worrell
	Douglas Seale	...	Santa
	Oliver Clark	...	Joe Carruthers
	Noelle Parker	...	Harmony (as Noëlle Parker)
	Gailard Sartain	...	Chuck
	Billie Bird	...	Mary Morrissey
	Bill Byrge	...	Bobby
	Robert Lesser	...	Marty
	Key Howard	...	Immigration Agent
	Jack Swanson	...	Businessman
	Buddy Douglas	...	Pyramus
	Patty Maloney	...	Thisbe
	Beecher Martin	...	Agent Skippy
	Barry Brazell	...	Cab Passenger
	George Kaplan	...	Mr. Dillis

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Storyline

An obnoxious and bumbling but well-meaning man attempts to help Santa Claus find a successor. Failure wouild mean that there would be no Christmas. Written by K. Rose <rcs@texas.net>

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Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 November 1988 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Chaotische Weihnachten See more »

Filming Locations:

Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,710,734 (USA) (13 November 1988)

Gross:

$28,202,109 (USA)

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Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III, Emshell Producers See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

During filming, production ran into trouble when the reindeer began to shed their antlers, so replacement antlers had to be obtained. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Ernest arrives on the sleigh, the lady with Santa starts to brush away the snow before it starts flying around her head. See more »

Quotes

Harmony Star: Ernest, I'm not really a morning person, so could you keep it down to a dull... roar?
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Crazy Credits

(closing wishes) Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! KnoWhutImean? See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Ernest Scared Stupid (#4.27)" (2010) See more »

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