United States / Nov 11, 1988 / PG
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bill Welter | Waiter |
| Joe Candelora | Arresting Officer |
| Danny Dillon | Booking Officer |
| Lindsey Alley | Patsy |
| Phran Gauci | Lacy |
| Bill Cordell | Carl |
| Larry Francer | Brad |
| Jackie Welch | Animal Officer |
| Daniel Butler | Animal Officer |
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| Antonio Fabrizio | Mean-Looking Man |
| Tony Shepherd | Stunt Shopper |
| Bob Norris | Police Chief Spenks |
| Carmen J. Alexander | Police Officer |
| Miriam P. Saunders | Receptionist |
| Cyndi Vicino | Make-up Artist |
| Tom Nowicki | Crew Member |
| Michael O. Smith | Studio Guard |
| Jesse Stone | Elderly Man |
| Angelique Walker | Girl |
| Zachary Bowden | Boy |
| Donna Phillip Miller | Mom |
| Paul Darby | Ticket Agent |
| Cynthia Ergenbright | Museum Person |
| Bob Barnes | Controller #1 |
| Mike Hutchinson | Monster |
| Douglas Brush | Commander |
| D. Christian Gottshall | Controller #2 |
| Ray Russell | Stage-Hand |
| Rosa Nevin | Businesswoman (uncredited) |
| Jennifer Peña | Granddaughter (uncredited) |
| Jon Freda | Tourist (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyFamily
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ernest Saves Christmas |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Emshell Producers, Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III |
| Release date | 11 novembre 1988 |
| Executive producer | Martin Erlichman, Joseph L. Akerman Jr. |
| Production | Justis Greene, Ed Turner, Coke Sams, Stacy Williams, Doug Claybourne |
| Writer | B. Kline, Ed Turner |
| Editing | Sharyn L. Ross, Farrel Levy |
| Cinematography | Peter Stein, Terry Arthur, Dale Emminger |
| Assistant directors | Douglas A. Raine, Patrice Leung, John Cherry, Coke Sams, Todd Turner, Theresa Eubanks |
| Lighting | Robert Dracup, Jeff Hurst |
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| Camera operators | Terry Arthur, Peter Stein, Dale Emminger |
| Additional photography | Terry Arthur, Peter Stein, Dale Emminger |
| Production design | Ian D. Thomas, Chris August, Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur, James F. Clayton |
| Art direction | Ian D. Thomas, Chris August, Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur, James F. Clayton |
| Set decoration | Chris August, Ian D. Thomas, Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur, James F. Clayton |
| Visual effects | Tim McHugh |
| Music | Mark Snow, Rich Schirmer, Joanie Diener, Patrick Dodd |
| Sound | Mark Snow, Rich Schirmer, Joanie Diener, Patrick Dodd |
| Costume design | Peter Mitchell, Shawn Barry, June Brickman, Robert Hallowell II, Linda Hardy |
| Makeup | June Brickman, Peter Mitchell, Shawn Barry, Robert Hallowell II, Linda Hardy |
| Hairstyling | Robert Hallowell II, Peter Mitchell, Shawn Barry, June Brickman, Linda Hardy |
| Collection | Ernest Collection |
| Budget | 6.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 28.202.109 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Nov 17, 1989 / U
Japan / Nov 21, 1989 / G
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