Ernest Saves Christmas

Ernest Saves Christmas

1988

When Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas surprises to a new St. Nick, A perky teen runaway and hapless taxi driver Ernest P. Worrell must convince a skeptical kids-show host to take over the post of Father Christmas.

A holiday comedy unlike any other!

JBscale
44
Mediocre

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Family
Length
1 hr. 35 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 11, 1988
US Box Office
$28,202,109 (#2955 of 7539)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Disney/Buena Vista
Released
September 3, 2002
Acquired Date
February 18, 2012
Times Seen
3 Times
Last Watched
December 22, 2013

Actors

Jim Varney
Jim Varney
Douglas Seale
Douglas Seale
Oliver Clark
Oliver Clark
Noelle Parker
Noelle Parker
Gailard Sartain
Gailard Sartain
Billie Bird
Billie Bird
Bill Byrge
Bill Byrge
Robert Lesser
Robert Lesser

Directors

John R. Cherry III
John R. Cherry III

Producers

Doug Claybourne
Doug Claybourne
Stacy Williams
Stacy Williams

Writers

B. Kline
B. Kline
Ed Turner
Ed Turner

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Rotten
40%
Tomatometer
15 votes
RT Stale
43%
Popcornmeter
764 votes
METASCORE
44
7 votes
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
13,519 votes

Tags

  1. Christmas
  2. Ernest

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media