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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 taxi driver Ernest P. Worrell must convince a skeptical kiddie-show host to take over the post of Father Christmas.
Theatrical
Nov 11, 1988
Box Office
$28.2M
Budget
$6.0M
Return
4.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 3, 2002
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
B. Kline, Ed Turner
Producers
Music
Studio
Emshell Producers, Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III
Quotes
See all →Ernest Returns with New Adventures Ahead
Taglines
He's back! And this time...
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Unique Holiday Comedy Experience
Taglines
A holiday comedy unlike any other!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Ernest Collection
A series of films charting the many adventures of good-natured but dim-witted Ernest P. Worrell.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jim Varney
Ernest P. Worrell
O
Oliver Clark
Joe Carruthers
N
Noelle Parker
Harmony
G
Gailard Sartain
Chuck
B
Billie Bird
Mary Morrissey
B
Bill Byrge
Bobby
D
Douglas Seale
Santa
R
Robert Lesser
Marty
K
Key Howard
Immigration Agent
J
Jack Swanson
Businessman
B
Buddy Douglas
Pyramus
P
Patty Maloney
Thisbe
B
Barry Brazell
Cab Passenger
J
Joe Candelora
Arresting Officer
B
Bill Cordell
Carl
J
Jackie Welch
Animal Officer
D
Daniel Butler
Animal Officer
A
Antonio Fabrizio
Mean-Looking Man
T
Tony Shepherd
Stunt Shopper
C
Cyndi Vicino
Make-up Artist
