When santa claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of christmas surprises to a new st. Ernest helps santa claus as he searches for his successor. Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of characters, including that lovable knowit. In it, ernest has to save christmas by helping santa claus, who has been incarcerated after trying to track down a man who has been chosen to be the next santa. Predictable but fun although some parts of the movie are slightly predictable, and possibly some of the jokes are now a little dated the film was released in 1988. The jokes are best described as cute as they often revolve around ernests impersonations and little remarks directly into the camera, or his best friend vern as he sees it. Along the way, santa and ernest help a cynical teen experience the seasons spirit like never before. Released by promotional release in 2002 containing music from ernest saves christmas 1988. Ernest saves christmas, dvd, comedycontemporary, holidaychristmas live action, 786936188196. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, making it quite difficult to recommend. Worrell must convince a skeptical kidsshow host to take over the post of father c.
And his christmascentric holiday disaster flick wont disappoint his truest fans. Ernest jim varney in promo for ernest saves christmas 1988. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification.
Theres no sex, violence, or language to speak of, which makes ernest saves christmas a fairly safe, if not exactly heartwarming, option for families. On the way to find joe, santa meets bumbling cab driver, ernest, and by mistake leaves his sack in the cab. Ernest saves christmas 1988 christmas movies full length for 2016. A perky teen runaway and hapless taxi driver ernest p. Description movie ernest saves christmas 1988 ernest helps santa claus as he searches for his successor full movie ernest saves christmas 1988 watch movie ernest saves christmas 1988 download movie ernest saves christmas 1988 online movie ernest saves christmas 1988. Jun 01, 2015 ernest saves christmas is a decent holiday flick with a few laughs, a few feels and a few weird surprises. John cherry directs jim varney in the comedy ernest saves christmas, which comes to dvd with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1. Ernest saves christmas 1988 part 22 video dailymotion. Rent ernest saves christmas 1988 starring jim varney and douglas seale on dvd and bluray. This should have won every academy award ever made and the big studio heads should make christmas slay into a real movie. Ernest saves christmas 1988 the movie database tmdb. Jim varney delivers both a ton of laughs and holiday cheer as the lovable tramp ernest p.
Financial analysis of ernest saves christmas 1988 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Once again christmas must be saved and ernest steps up. With jim varney, douglas seale, oliver clark, noelle parker. Ernest saves christmas by john cherry jim varney, douglas seale. High quality ernest saves christmas gifts and merchandise. Ernest saves christmas is a 1988 christmas comedy film directed by john r. Santa claus is nearing the end of his reign, and if he cannot find someone to replace him, the yearly voyage in a sleigh that brings so much joy to the children of the world will. Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of characters, including that lovable knowitall ernest p. Comedy, family, fantasy 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. Get set for a magical dose of holiday cheer, zany seasons greetings and spellbinding special effects in this fastpaced, heartwarming comedy hit. Varneys simpleminded alter ego was a mainstay during the 80s and 90s, when ernest entertained his fans in numerous movies, commercials, and a shortlived tv show. Ernest saves christmas is a 1988 american christmas comedy film directed by john r. Ernest saves christmas film santa claus travels to orlando to find a successor, a sometime actor and puppeteer, joe.
Ernest saves christmas is an innocent enough film that will likely appeal more to the children than their parents. Ernest, the cab driver, predictably picks up santa as a fare, and of course immediately interacts with him while he is laying waste to anyone and everything around him. Ernest saves christmas is the only reason for the season music. That little touchstone pictures blue dottheme seemed to be at the beginning of every movie during the late 80s early 90s. Worrell, and chronicles ernest s attempt to find a replacement for an aging santa claus. They made their first appearance in the television series hey vern, its ernest. Ernest saves christmas with jim varney a holiday favorite for kids of all ages. Ernest saves christmas by john cherry jim varney, douglas. Pg, 1 h 35 min jim varney, douglas seale, oliver clark, noelle parker director. Jun 20, 2014 ernest was already well established via a slew of commercials and a saturday morning tv show when he rolled into orlando to shoot his second feature film, 1988 s ernest saves christmas. There are no subtitles, but the soundtrack is closedcaptioned.
Jan, 20 the interrogator from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Ernest saves christmas 1988 ernest has become somewhat of an 80s institution over the years. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Ernest saves christmas is a 1988 touchstone pictures comedy film directed by john r.
I also watched this a lot during the holidays as a youngin. Ernests cocreatorsactor jim varney and adman john cherryreunited for this 1988 sequel to ernest goes to camp, the second in a long string of ernest movies. Ernest saves christmas 1988 r1 dvd cover ready to download and print. Nick, a perky teen runaway and hapless taxi driver ernest p. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. This time around, the vestwearing, vernbugging doofus was given an even tougher task than saving a group of misfit campers. Cherry iii, john cherry on allmovie when santa claus decides to retire, he appoints a. Ernest and a runaway girl, pamela, try to help santa. A 1988 film starring jim varney as his signature character, ernest p.
Overview of ernest saves christmas, 1988, directed by john r cherry, with douglas seale, joe candelora, michael o smith, at turner classic movies. Feb 28, 2015 when santa claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of christmas surprises to a new st. Nov 18, 2016 ernest saves christmas 1988 ernest has become somewhat of an 80s institution over the years. Get ernest saves christmas dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. And his christmas centric holiday disaster flick wont disappoint his truest fans. 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. Ernest saves christmas is a fun family film thats wildly entertaining and tremendously fun. Pamela, who had attempted to steal the sack, returns it, and ernest, after many mishaps, manages to deliver santas sleigh and reindeer from the airport, just in time for joe to take over on christmas eve. Jul 14, 2018 ernest saves christmas 1988 full movie drama comedy fantasy holiday movie part 12. Ernest was already well established via a slew of commercials and a saturday morning tv show when he rolled into orlando to shoot his second feature film. Its up to ernest to get santa out of jail and get a hold of joe, the man chosen to be the next santa. Ernest saves christmas 1988 full movie drama comedy fantasy holiday movie part 12.
Worrell must convince a skeptical kiddieshow host to take over the post of father christmas. Ernest saves christmas soundtrack from 1988, composed by mark snow. Ernest and santa team up to try and set about convincing the celebrity of his festive calling. The english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital surround. Ernest saves christmas is a decent holiday flick with a few laughs, a few feels and a few weird surprises. Ernest saves christmas brings back good memories of seeing it in theatres back when movie theatres were a routine family outing. Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of characters, including that. Rent ernest saves christmas 1988 on dvd and bluray.
Rent ernest saves christmas 1988 on dvd and bluray dvd. The interrogator from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Ernest also interacts with a little thiefslutrunaway named harmony, who jumps in his cab after she had walked a check at a restaurant. Ernest saves christmas 1988 comedy, family, fantasy usa. In ernest saves christmas, the rubberfaced title character varney, the obnoxious and nottoobright tv commercial pitchperson and star of 1987s ernest goes to camp, is a. Find movie and film cast and crew information for ernest saves christmas 1988 john r. This is the first film to feature gailard sartains character, chuck along with bill byrge as his brother, bobby. Ernest saves christmas 1988 posters the movie database. Ernest saves christmas all tracks are score cues 2.
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