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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
David Berenbaum (written by)
Release Date:
7 November 2003 (USA)
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Tagline:
This holiday, discover your inner elf.
Plot:
After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Elf
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North Pole
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Police Hunt
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Narwhal
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Burping
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Awards:
2 wins
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7 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(136 articles)
Will Ferrell makes like Chazz Reinhold and crashes wedding photo
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 21 December 2009, 9:47 AM, PST)
Dan O'Bannon, Chris Henry And Actresses Who Play Wii In Today's Twitter-Wood
(From MTV Movies Blog. 18 December 2009, 3:30 PM, PST)
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 21 December 2009, 9:47 AM, PST)
Dan O'Bannon, Chris Henry And Actresses Who Play Wii In Today's Twitter-Wood
(From MTV Movies Blog. 18 December 2009, 3:30 PM, PST)
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A star is born in this laugh-out-loud holiday comedy...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Will Ferrell | ... | Buddy | |
| James Caan | ... | Walter | |
| Bob Newhart | ... | Papa Elf | |
| Edward Asner | ... | Santa | |
| Mary Steenburgen | ... | Emily | |
| Zooey Deschanel | ... | Jovie | |
| Daniel Tay | ... | Michael | |
| Faizon Love | ... | Gimbel's Manager | |
| Peter Dinklage | ... | Miles Finch | |
| Amy Sedaris | ... | Deb | |
| Michael Lerner | ... | Fulton | |
| Andy Richter | ... | Morris | |
| Kyle Gass | ... | Eugene | |
| Artie Lange | ... | Gimbel's Santa | |
| Leon Redbone | ... | Leon the Snowman (voice) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Buddy - Der Weihnachtself (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some mild rude humor and language.
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Runtime:
97 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Norway:7 |
Finland:K-3 |
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:AL (DVD rating) |
South Korea:All |
New Zealand:G |
Portugal:M/6 |
Sweden:Btl |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Brazil:Livre |
Canada:G |
Germany:6 |
Philippines:G |
Singapore:G |
Spain:T |
UK:PG |
USA:PG (certificate #40170) |
Finland:S
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Trivia:
One of the skyscrapers built by Buddy in Gimbels is the Liberty One building in Philadelphia. In real life, Gimbels was a Philadelphia-based department store.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Walter and Emily are talking in their room, and Walter is lying on the bed, his legs change position between shots.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Papa Elf: Oh, hello. You're, uh, you're probably here about the story. Elves love to tell stories. I-I'll bet you didn't know that about elves. There's, uh, probably a lot of things you didn't know about elves. Another, another interesting, uh, elfism, uh, there are only three jobs available to an elf. The first is making shoes at night while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps.
Disgruntled Cobbler Elf: Lazy bum! Couldn't even make a clog!
Papa Elf: You can bake cookies in a tree. As you can imagine, it's, uh, dangerous having an oven in an oak tree during the dry season. But the third job, some call it, uh, "the show" or "the big dance," it's the profession that every elf aspires to. And that is to build toys in Santa's workshop.
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Papa Elf: Oh, hello. You're, uh, you're probably here about the story. Elves love to tell stories. I-I'll bet you didn't know that about elves. There's, uh, probably a lot of things you didn't know about elves. Another, another interesting, uh, elfism, uh, there are only three jobs available to an elf. The first is making shoes at night while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps.
Disgruntled Cobbler Elf: Lazy bum! Couldn't even make a clog!
Papa Elf: You can bake cookies in a tree. As you can imagine, it's, uh, dangerous having an oven in an oak tree during the dry season. But the third job, some call it, uh, "the show" or "the big dance," it's the profession that every elf aspires to. And that is to build toys in Santa's workshop.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofs Back to the Future (1985)
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Soundtrack:
You Make Me Feel So Young
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Charming Christmas confection--about a boy raised by elves in the North Pole who grows up and journeys to N.Y.C. in search of his biological father--puts a clever spin on even the most familiar gags, successfully walking a fine line between absurdist comedy and holiday schmaltz. Will Ferrell looks like a string-bean in yellow tights and, with his mass of curly hair peeking out from underneath his elf's hat, he could easily be used as a walking punchline. Fortunately, director Jon Favreau's handling of "Elf" is incredibly nimble, treating Ferrell and his naive character Buddy with the utmost respect; you can laugh at all the silly pranks without ever feeling guilty. Favreau's work is smooth, and he's assembled an incredible supporting cast of character actors to back his star, though some may find the climactic moments (involving Edward Asner as Santa Claus) a bit too literal--and the movie is certainly funnier before we get to this point. Still, the special effects are kept to a minimum in order to let the people shine...and that's not only refreshing, it's heart-warming. *** from ****