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.
Directed by John Cherry
holiday
christmas
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
2.8 / 5
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Cast
Jim Varney
Ernest P. Worrell
Noelle Parker
Harmony
Gailard Sartain
Chuck
Billie Bird
Mary Morrissey
Bill Byrge
Bobby
Douglas Seale
Santa
Robert Lesser
Marty
Jack Swanson
Businessman
Jackie Welch
Animal Officer
Daniel Butler
Animal Officer
Tom Nowicki
Crew Member
Jon Freda
Tourist (uncredited)
Crew
John Cherry
Director
Mark Snow
Original Music Composer
Martin Erlichman
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
74 reviews
Rainey
10.0★ · 12/24/25
ernest is the king of side quests and has a costume for everything
ernest is the king of side quests and has a costume for everything
chris gorski
5.0★ · 12/24/25
wayyy too much talk about “Santa’s Sack”. take a shot everytime someone mentions “Santa’s Sack”. everyone wants to get their hands on “Santa’s Sack”.
wayyy too much talk about “Santa’s Sack”. take a shot everytime someone mentions “Santa’s Sack”. everyone wants to get their hands on “Santa’s Sack”.
Callie Wane
5.0★ · 12/24/25
yes, a christmas movie filmed all over orlando, exactly what i needed.
yes, a christmas movie filmed all over orlando, exactly what i needed.
