Review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) by Mec R — 08 Mar 2008

Another great Ernest movie. Good clean christmas movie the whole family can watch. Varney was a master!

This review of Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) was written by Mec R on 08 Mar 2008.

Ernest Saves Christmas has generally received mixed reviews.

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