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Ernest Saves Christmas
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Directed By
John R. Cherry III
Written By
Ed Turner
story by / screenplay by
B. Kline
screenplay by
Cast
Jim Varney
Ernest P. Worrell
Douglas Seale
Santa
Oliver Clark
Joe Carruthers
Noelle Parker
Harmony
Gailard Sartain
Chuck
Billie Bird
Mary Morrissey
Bill Byrge
Bobby
Robert Lesser
Marty Brock
Key Howard
Immigration Agent
Jack Swanson
Businessman
Buddy Douglas
Pyramus
Patty Maloney
Thisbe
Beecher Martin
Agent Skippy
Barry Brazell
Cab Passenger
George Kaplan
Mr. Dillis
Bill Welter
Waiter
Joe Candelora
Arresting Officer
Danny Dillon
Booking Officer
Lindsey Alley
Patsy
Phran Gauci
Lacy
Bill Cordell
Carl
Larry Francer
Brad
Jackie Welch
Animal Officer
Daniel Butler
Animal Officer
Antonio Fabrizio
Mean-Looking Man
Bob Norris
Police Chief Spenks
Carmen J. Alexander
Police Officer
Miriam P. Saunders
Receptionist
Cyndi Vicino
Make-Up Artist
Tom Nowicki
Crew Member
Michael O. Smith
Studio Guard
Jesse Stone
Elderly Man
Angelique Walker
Girl
Zachary Bowden
Boy
Donna Phillip Miller
Mom
Paul Darby
Ticket Agent
Cynthia Ergenbright
Museum Person
Bob Barnes
Controller #1
Mike Hutchinson
Monster
Douglas Brush
Commander
D. Christian Gottshall
Controller #2
Ray Russell
Stage-Hand
Brett Cipes
Man
Jon Freda
Tourist
Cindy Haroutunian
Air Traffic Controller
Rosa Nevin
Business Person at Work Building
Jennifer Peña
Granddaughter
Produced By
Joseph Akerman Jr.
executive producer
Doug Claybourne
producer
Martin Erlichman
executive producer
Justis Greene
co-producer
Coke Sams
co-producer
Ed Turner
associate producer
Stacy Williams
producer
Music
Mark Snow
Cinematography
Peter Stein
director of photography
Sound
Sally Becom
apprentice
Mark Berger
supervising re-recording mixer
Todd Boekelheide
re-recording mixer
Karen Brocco
asst. sound effects editor
Francesca Dodd
apprentice
Patrick Dodd
sound supervisor
Nick Hammond
boom man
Polly Holmes
asst. sound effects editor
Mark Levinson
asst. dialogue editor
Douglas Murray
sound designer / supervising sound editor
David Parker
re-recording mixer
Rich Schirmer
sound mixer
Robert Shoup
sound effects editor
Sharon Smith Holley
cable person
Mark Zimbicki
boom man
Vanessa Theme Ament
foley artist
Philip Rogers
sound recordist
Editing
Sharyn L. Ross
Casting Director
Kathleen Letterie
Production Design
Ian D. Thomas
Art Direction
Ian D. Thomas
Set Design
Chris August
Costumes
Peter Mitchell
Makeup
June Brickman
key makeup artist
Robert Hallowell II
beard design / hair design
Linda Hardy
hair assistant / makeup assistant
Special Effects
Jama Ball
special effects assistant
Vince Gimondo
special effects/grip welder
Mike Vézina
special effects assistant
Mike Weesner
special effects coordinator
Visual Effects
Glenn Campbell
motion control operator
Bernie Gagliano
optical line-up
Allen Gonzales
effects animation
Cynthia Neill Knizek
visual effects inbetweener
Kevin Koneval
optical camera operator
John Kuhlman
optical line-up
Paul Lasaine
matte artist
Tim McHugh
visual effects supervisor
Peter Montgomery
motion control operator
Ron Osenbaugh
color timer
Brian Raymond
effects librarian
Bob Rundell
optical supervisor
Steve Rundell
visual effects producer
Carolyn Soper
visual effects coordinator
Lucy Tanashian-Gentry
storyboard artist
Doug Ulm
optical camera operator
Assistant Director
Patrice Leung
first assistant director
Douglas A. Raine
second assistant director
Coke Sams
second unit director
Todd Turner
second second assistant director
Production Management
Carol Sue Byron
unit production manager
Justis Greene
unit production manager
Daniel J. Heffner
executive in charge of production
Art Department
Robert Beck
prop man
Vicky Bowlin
set dresser
Robert Burdick
carpenter
Chris Carpenter
set dresser
James F. Clayton
construction coordinator
Sandi Cook
scenic painter
Gregory Gossett
carpenter
Todd Hatfield
scenic painter
Andrew Heller
property master / set dresser
Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur
property master
Kim McClees
set dresser
Ryan Schultz
carpenter
Rick Thompson
carpenter
Tina Zeno
set dresser
Stunts
Tom Bahr
stunt player
Bobby J. Foxworth
stunt player
Jerry Gatlin
stunt coordinator
Gene Hartline
stunt player
Robert Jauregui
stunt player
Candice Orsini
stunt player
Tony Shepherd
stunt actor: Shopper
Cactus Simser
stunt preformer
Chuck Waters
stunt double: Ernest
Editorial
Bruce W. Cathcart
assistant editor
Gina Gallo
second assistant editor
David Grant
apprentice editor
Farrel Levy
first assistant editor
Other
Tom Akos
driver
Andy Burr
driver
Karen Chalk Wheeler
driver
Russell Davis
driver
Dan Douglas
driver
Steve Duff
driver
Michael Foster
driver
Neil Hyman
transportation captain
A. Welch Lambeth
transportation coordinator
Walter Lambeth
driver
Big John Moore
driver
Bill Pitts
driver
Lee Siler
driver
Cactus Simser
driver
Cecil Stone
driver
Doug White
driver
Prentis Woods
driver
Music Department
Walt Borchers
scoring crew
Terry Brown
scoring crew
Tom Brown
music copyist
Joanie Diener
music editor
Chuck Garsha
scoring crew
Armin Steiner
scoring mixer
Sally Stevens
singer
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist
Don Davis
orchestrator
William Ross
orchestrator
James Thatcher
musician: French horn
Shirley Walker
orchestrator
Casting Department
Veronica Krupski
extras casting
Costume Department
Shawn Barry
costume supervisor
Lynda Foote
costumer
Camera Department
Mary Antinozzi
camera production assistant
Terry Arthur
key grip
Suzanne Cobb
electrician
Armanda Costanza
assistant camera
Robert Dracup
gaffer
Dale Emminger
best boy
Scott Forrester
grip
Howard Fox
grip
Shelley Gazin
still photographer
Vince Gimondo
grip welder
Frank Godwin
second assistant camera
David A. Harp
first assistant camera
Billy Hendricks
electrician
Robert Hoelen
grip
Jeff Hurst
best boy / gaffer: second unit
Michael Lonzo
director of photography: second unit
Billy Mears
dolly grip
Craig Mitchell
grip
D.L. 'Pete' Peterson
crane operator
Nik Petrik
first assistant camera
Thomas Pielemeier
grip
Tommy Ray Sullivan
electrician
James Tomaro
electrician
Location Management
Buck Allen
location manager
Sara Fuller
location manager
Script Department
Theresa Eubanks
script supervisor
Sandy Stoller
script supervisor: second unit
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