Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) - Credits and Details

Ernest Saves Christmas Credits and Details

Directed by
	John R. Cherry III	...	as John Cherry
Written by
	Ed Turner	...	story by / screenplay by
	B. Kline	...	screenplay by
Cast
	Jim Varney	...	Ernest P. Worrell
	Douglas Seale	...	Santa
	Oliver Clark	...	Joe Carruthers
	Noelle Parker	...	Harmony (as Noëlle Parker)
	Gailard Sartain	...	Chuck
	Billie Bird	...	Mary Morrissey
	Bill Byrge	...	Bobby
	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. Dillis
	Bill Welter	...	Waiter (as Bill Christie)
	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
	Antonio Fabrizio	...	Mean-Looking Man (as Antonio Fabrizzio)
	Bob Norris	...	Police Chief Spenks
	Carmen J. Alexander	...	Police Officer (as Carmen Alexander)
	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
Uncredited Cast
	Brett Cipes	...	Man
	Jon Freda	...	Tourist
	Cindy Haroutunian	...	Air Traffic Controller
	Rosa Nevin	...	Business Person at Work Building
	Jennifer Peña	...	Granddaughter
Produced by
	Joseph Akerman Jr.	...	executive producer
	Doug Claybourne	...	producer
	Martin Erlichman	...	executive producer
	Justis Greene	...	co-producer
	Coke Sams	...	co-producer
	Ed Turner	...	associate producer
	Stacy Williams	...	producer
Original Music by
	Mark Snow
Special Effects by
	Jama Ball	...	special effects assistant
	Vince Gimondo	...	special effects/grip welder
	Mike Vézina	...	special effects assistant
	Mike Weesner	...	special effects coordinator
Visual Effects by
	Glenn Campbell	...	motion control operator
	Bernie Gagliano	...	optical line-up
	Allen Gonzales	...	effects animation
	Cynthia Neill Knizek	...	visual effects inbetweener
	Kevin Koneval	...	optical camera operator
	John Kuhlman	...	optical line-up
	Paul Lasaine	...	matte artist
	Tim McHugh	...	visual effects supervisor
	Peter Montgomery	...	motion control operator
	Ron Osenbaugh	...	color timer
	Brian Raymond	...	effects librarian
	Bob Rundell	...	optical supervisor
	Steve Rundell	...	visual effects producer
	Carolyn Soper	...	visual effects coordinator
	Lucy Tanashian-Gentry	...	storyboard artist
	Doug Ulm	...	optical camera operator
Stunts
	Tom Bahr	...	stunt player
	Bobby J. Foxworth	...	stunt player
	Jerry Gatlin	...	stunt coordinator
	Gene Hartline	...	stunt player
	Robert Jauregui	...	stunt player
	Candice Orsini	...	stunt player
	Tony Shepherd	...	stunt actor: Shopper
	Cactus Simser	...	stunt preformer
	Chuck Waters	...	stunt double: Ernest

Additional Info
Premiere:	November 11, 1988
DVD Release:	September 03, 2002
Country:
Distributor:	Touchstone Pictures
Websites:

Ratings
5.8 / 10	44 / 100

Production Companies
Touchstone Pictures (presents)
Silver Screen Partners III (in association with)
Emshell Producers (Emshell Producers Group) (producer)

Distributors
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1988) (United States) (Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.) (theatrical)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1991) (United States) (broadcast premiere) (TV)
Disney Channel (1996) (United States) (The Disney Channel) (TV)
Touchstone Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
Touchstone Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
Disney+ (2021) (United States) (VOD) (video)
Paramount (2025) (United States) (video)

Filming Locations
Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA (Studio)
Florida, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Orlando International Airport - 1 Airport Boulevard, Orlando, Florida, USA
Orlando Science Center, Orlando, Florida, USA ("Orlando Children's Museum" scenes)
Orlando, Florida, USA
Tennessee, USA
USA

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