Le père Noël est en prison (1988)

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Jim Varney

Ernest P. Worrell

Douglas Seale

Santa

Oliver Clark

Joe Carruthers

Noelle Parker

Harmony
(as Noëlle Parker)

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
(as Bill Christie)

Joe Candelora

Arresting Officer

Danny Dillon

Booking Officer

This IS my favorite Christmas movie. It is funny, in a totally ridiculous, moronic, Ernest sort of way - it has all of his best schtick and then some. I really like the message, too - that Christmas is in the heart. Unlike some of the typical Christmas movies there is no major transformation where the mean man becomes the nice guy -the nice guy stays the nice guy and becomes even better. Suspend your need to see Citizen Kane and just watch it for the total silliness. You will enjoy it.

goldenhawk40
Dec 26, 2001
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Trivia
John Cherry the director of this movie and of most of the other Ernest movies said he thought this was the best of the Ernest movies.

Goofs
When Ernest and the elves are orbiting the Earth in the sleigh, the picture of the Earth shows that it's daytime in the Western Hemisphere, but Ernest's sleigh ride took place at night.

Quotes
Ernest P. Worell: [quietly] Santa Claus.
Mary Morrissey: What did you say?
Ernest P. Worell: His name is Santa Claus!
[children giggle]
Ernest P. Worell: That's it. Yuck it up. He happens to be a close, personal friend of mine. Nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah-nyah. Fifth graders think they know everything.

Crazy credits
(closing wishes) Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! KnoWhutImean?

Alternate versions
Some VHS and DVD prints have slightly different opening and closing credit sequences, notably some have "and Douglas Seale as Santa Claus," while others just have "and Douglas Seale." The closing credits on some prints also feature smaller type.