Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
Rayting:
5.6/
10 10.1K votes
Language: English
Release date: 11 November 1988
Ernest helps Santa Claus as he searches for his successor.
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User Reviews
I remember Ernest Saves Christmas coming on television every year around Christmas time. I've watched it for like 10 times and it never disappoints. It's one of my favorite Christmas movies. Jim Varney's Ernest character is one of the most underrated comedy characters. For comedians it's hard to play over the top characters without the risk of losing the audience because the character comes off as phony and acted, not genuine. It's not the case here from the hilarious movements, expressions and his persona, Ernest and Jim Varney's other personas are hilarious.
All the other actors also had great memorable performances and were equally charming. Tied it in with a feel good Christmas story that gives it a special, inspiring feel this movie ranks as one of my favorite Christmas movies.
Fmovies: This is the best Ernest movie and a Christmas time classic.
This movie started off great; the first 30 minutes are very funny and clever with some interesting characters. That's the good news. The bad news is that the film then gets too repetitive and then it gets downright stupid.
What we wind up getting is a Santa Claus with "magical" powers with a lot of New Age baloney thrown in the mix. It's just ridiculous and hardly the kind of "Christmas movie" I would expect from Jim Varney's "Ernest."
To be fair, it still had a decent amount of laughs and is profanity-free but just not a film I could recommend.
Ernest Saves Christmas fmovies. I am 16. When I was younger, I would watch this movie all the time at Christmas. This, along with A Christmas Story and (Clark Griswold's) Christmas Vacation are the traditional Christmas movies. It didn't get very high ratings, but these people are looking for action and intrigue, not just good holiday laughs. I suggest you find a copy for your children.
Ernest rules! Ernest always can make a good movie for all seasons. I mean, you got....
1. Ernest Goes To Camp-Good Summer movie.
2. Ernest Saves Christmas-Good Christmas movie.
3. Ernest Scared Stupid-Good Halloween movie.
You got to love Ernest. Watch this movie. But it will get you into a Christmas mood. Nothing wrong with that.
This IS my favorite Christmas movie. It is funny, in a totally ridiculous, moronic, Ernest sort of way - it has all of his best schtick and then some. I really like the message, too - that Christmas is in the heart. Unlike some of the typical Christmas movies there is no major transformation where the mean man becomes the nice guy -the nice guy stays the nice guy and becomes even better. Suspend your need to see Citizen Kane and just watch it for the total silliness. You will enjoy it.