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Ernest Saves Christmas
“A Holiday Comedy Unlike Any Other!”
54%
Movie
1h 31m
AI Analysis
Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Family with cozy and funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, date night, and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~91 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Ernest Saves Christmas 54% (209 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
54%
from 209 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1988-11-11
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- TMDB rating
- 5.4
- TMDB ID
- 26386
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What is Ernest Saves Christmas about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Ernest Saves Christmas?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Ernest Saves Christmas?
The official runtime for Ernest Saves Christmas is approximately 91 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jim Varney
Ernest P. Worrell
- O
Oliver Clark
Joe Carruthers
Noelle Parker
Harmony
Gailard Sartain
Chuck
Billie Bird
Mary Morrissey
Bill Byrge
Bobby
Douglas Seale
Santa
Robert Lesser
Marty
- K
Key Howard
Immigration Agent
Jack Swanson
Businessman
- B
Buddy Douglas
Pyramus
- P
Patty Maloney
Thisbe
- B
Beecher Martin
Agent Skippy
- B
Barry Brazell
Cab Passenger
- G
George Kaplan
Mr. Dillis
- B
Bill Welter
Waiter
- J
Joe Candelora
Arresting Officer
- D
Danny Dillon
Booking Officer
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