# Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

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**Runtime**: 91 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Family
**Directed by**: John Cherry
**Written by**: Ed Turner, B. Kline
**Starring**: Jim Varney, Oliver Clark, Noelle Parker, Gailard Sartain, Billie Bird, Bill Byrge

> *A Holiday Comedy Unlike Any Other!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Santa’s shopping for a replacement like it’s a midlife crisis in velvet. When Kris Kringle skips town, Ernest—a man who once talked a bear out of hitchhiking—gets roped into the search. His resume includes winning by sheer accident, proving the world still needs a Santa who can outrun mall security.

**Mood tags**: cozy

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