Ernest Saves Christmas

Name: Ernest Saves Christmas
Released: 1988-11-11

1988· PG· 1h 31m· Comedy· Family

“A Holiday Comedy Unlike Any Other!”

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.

1988-11-11 Watch on disney-plus Watch on movistartv

Ernest Saves Christmasno images yet

Cast & Characters

Select anyone for a tight summary — the full story lives on their Person page.

Key Crew

DirectorJohn Cherry

ScreenplayB. Kline

ProducerDoug Claybourne

Director of PhotographyPeter Stein

Original Music ComposerMark Snow

EditorSharyn L. Ross

Full cast & crew (30 cast · 42 crew)

Details

Released1988-11-11

Runtime1h 31m · PG

StatusReleased

StudiosEmshell Producers · Touchstone Pictures · Silver Screen Partners III

Budget$6M

Box office$28M

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Rating5.4/10 · 209 votes

Original languageen

← All film · Wikidata Q554843