if(document.getElementById('commitchange-script')) return; In the '70s there was Billy Carter, brother of President Jimmy (so cherished they named a beer after him). var script = document.createElement('script'); Also, did you ever wonder which real-life town claims to be setting for the movie? Hailing from the Blue Grass State of Kentucky, Jim Varney stole our hearts as excitable and perpetually denim-clad Ernest P. Worrell, whose catchphrase "Knowhutimean?" Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter. Saving Christmas, though, probably had a more positive global effect than learning how to slam dunk. On the other hand, this is an Ernest movie. Ernest Saves Christmas House When the park first opened, this house from Residential Street was special because as the tour tram passed, Herbie would race down the driveway and rear up on his hind wheels to greet guests. Punk's not dead, it's just trapped in an Ernest movie. Writers of letters selected for publication will be notified via email. Can you name the four main actors in the 1954 musical film 'White Christmas'? Maybe it's because you remember it as Dana's apartment in Ghostbusters. Well Seneca Falls has long claimed to be THE town Bedford was based on. Early career. Ernest later picks up Santa Claus, who tells Ernest that he is on his way to inform a local celebrity named Joe Carruthers (Oliver Clark) that he has been chosen to be the new Santa Claus. When the park first opened, this house from Residential Street was special because as the tour tram passed, Herbie would race down the driveway and rear up on his hind wheels to greet guests. Put Arnold in a Christmas movie and you get cheesy Christmas gold. script.src = 'https://us.commitchange.com/js/donate-button.v2.js'; Let's just cut to the chase, pretty much all of Santa Claus is shot in Canada, particularly the town of Oakville. At some point Herbie was removed (probably due to maintenance issues). Our small but mighty local team works tirelessly to bring you high-quality, uncensored news and cultural coverage of Central Florida. The unmistakable glowing signage of OIA hangs in the background as Santa strolls to baggage claim, winking at children and attempting to discuss business with a fellow traveler. It is not an actual Orlando residence you may visit to reflect upon the nature of Ernest and Vern's bizarre relationship. Ernest Saves Christmas is a 1988 American Christmas comedy film directed by John R. Cherry III and starring Jim Varney.This is the first film to feature Gailard Sartain's character, Chuck along with Bill Byrge as his brother, Bobby. ©2020 Verizon Media. Today is National Voter Registration Day! And yet we should still celebrate, for this suggests that the City Beautiful always was Ernest's home sweet home (at one point Ernest even mentions that he "grew up" with Vern, ostensibly in that very neighborhood). The infamous building from Die Hard. Ernest was already well established via a slew of commercials and a Saturday morning TV show when he rolled into Orlando to shoot his second feature film, 1988's Ernest Saves Christmas. When you order pizza do you tell the driver to "keep the change, ya filthy animal"? DONATE TO ORLANDO WEEKLY PRESS CLUB. Sadly, the home of Vern, Ernest's long-suffering neighbor whose physical identity remains shrouded in mystery, was constructed on the backlot at Disney's MGM Studios. (function() { You should also know only one additional filming location remains, and we found it for you! The '90s seemed like a hayseed free-for-all, what with Billy Ray Cyrus, Hank Hill, Tom Arnold and the Rednex (authors of "Cotton Eye Joe"). We welcome readers to submit letters regarding articles and content in Orlando Weekly. Later on, a few key scenes take place at the Orlando Amtrak Station, which isn't as bustling as you'd expect a train station to be on Christmas Eve in a movie. Perfect place to crash before letting your reindeer loose in Starved Rock State Park (just like the movie). The Emser Building... Today it still serves as the headquarters for the Emser Tile Company. Letters may be edited and shortened for space. Unlike many newspapers, ours is free – and we'd like to keep it that way, because we believe, now more than ever, everyone deserves access to accurate, independent coverage of their community. 'Ernest Saves Christmas' (1988) Due to a Christmas emergency, Santa Claus needs to appoint a successor. The house was later used in the Jim Varney movie, Indiana Jones Temple of the Forbidden Eye. Did Walter's apartment building look a little familiar to you? Hey Vern, it's the Orlando Amtrak Station at "magic hour!" Looks pretty much the same today. Many of the same stores seen in the movie are there today on the town's main drag. Another fun tidbit is that Ernest Saves Christmas was the first major film filmed almost entirely in Orlando. If you choose to visit, don't jump off the roof like Mel did. I saw Herbie at Hollywood Studios on my birthday last year, but I don't remember if he was parked with other vehicles on the Backlot Tour or playing a part in LMA.

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