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.
November 11, 1988
Released
Ernest Saves Christmas
1h 31min
$6,000,000
$28,202,109
English
Emshell ProducersTouchstone PicturesSilver Screen Partners III