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Overview

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Director:
John R. Cherry III
Writers (WGA):
Ed Turner (story)
B. Kline (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
11 November 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Family | Comedy more
Tagline:
A holiday comedy unlike any other! more
Plot:
Ernest helps Santa Claus as he searches for his successor. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Jim Varney at his best!!! more (30 total)
US TV Schedule:
Sat. Nov. 2112:00 PMHALMRK   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jim Varney ... Ernest P. Worrel / Aster Clement, the governor's student / Auntie Nelda ('Mrs. Brock, Marty's Mother') / The Snake Guy
Douglas Seale ... Santa Claus / 'Seth Applegate' / 'Mr. Santos'
Oliver Clark ... Joe Curruthers

Noelle Parker ... Harmony Star / 'Pamela Trenton'
Gailard Sartain ... Chuck
Bill Byrge ... Bobby
Billie Bird ... Mary Morrissey
Robert Lesser ... Marty Brock
Key Howard ... Immigration Agent
Jack Swanson ... Businessman
Buddy Douglas ... Pyramus
Patty Maloney ... Thisbe
Beecher Martin ... Agent Skippy
Barry Brazell ... Cab Passenger
George Kaplan ... Mr. Dills
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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The only Ernest movie in which Vern "appears". more
Goofs:
Continuity: One of the reindeer's "power-up" lights turns on before its name is called. more
Quotes:
Santa Claus, aka 'Seth Applegate': [after Ernest has just finished driving suicidally on the freeway and busted a window to rescue one] I take it you really needed a tree? more
Movie Connections:
References Cool Hand Luke (1967) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Jim Varney at his best!!!, 16 November 2001
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Author: grabulac from Hollywood

This, my personal favorite Ernest film, is arguably one of the funniest. And its holiday theme adds that extra something for a comedy franchise (like Christmas Vacation did for the National Lampoon films). Basic story has Ernest literally save Christmas, with predictable but sometimes hilarious results. If you ever thought Ernest's schtick was funny, you gotta see this. And if you wanna laugh for the holidays, you can do a lot worse than this.

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