Ernest Saves Christmas
(1988)
★ 5.4 IMDb · 218 votes
Year: 1988
Runtime: 91 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: John Cherry
Cast: Джим Варни, Oliver Clark, Noelle Parker, Gailard Sartain, Билли Бёрд, Bill Byrge, Дуглас Сил, Robert Lesser, Key Howard, Jack Swanson
Plot
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.
Ernest P. Worell, a sweet but silly taxi driver who at times suffers delusions of grandeur, has just chauffeured a rather extraordinary fare: "His Great Red Oneness, the Claus" himself. It seems Santa hasn't got the magic for another Christmas season, and has come to Orlando, Florida for Joe Carruthers, the man he has chosen as his successor. But things quickly begin to unravel, thanks to Joe's meddling agent and Santa's increasingly unreliable memory. Incredibly, dimwitted Ernest soon becomes Santa's only hope! Joining forces with a young runaway named "Harmony Star," Ernest rushes to save the holidays as we know them.