Elf (film)
Sign in to saveElf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum. It stars Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf, a human raised by Santa's elves, who learns about his origins and heads to New York City to meet his biological father. James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Asner and Bob Newhart appear in supporting roles.
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6.7When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.
Cast
- Will Ferrell as Buddy
- James Caan as Walter
- Bob Newhart as Papa Elf
- Ed Asner as Santa
- Mary Steenburgen as Emily
- Zooey Deschanel as Jovie
Themes
- elves
- dwarf
- holiday
- adoption
- santa claus
- sarcasm
- looking for birth parents
- romance
- fish out of water
- orphan
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jon Favreau
- Written by
- David Berenbaum
- Produced by
- Jon Berg Todd Komarnicki Shauna Robertson
- Starring
- Will Ferrell James Caan Zooey Deschanel Mary Steenburgen Ed Asner Bob Newhart
- Cinematography
- Greg Gardiner
- Edited by
- Dan Lebental
- Music by
- John Debney
- Production company
- Guy Walks Into a Bar
- Distributed by
- New Line Cinema
- Release date
- November 7, 2003 ( 2003-11-07 )
- Running time
- 97 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $33 million
- Box office
- $228.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- elf
- Genre
- family film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jon Favreau
- Screenwriter
- David Berenbaum
- Cast member
- Peter Dinklage
- Composer
- John Debney
- Producer
- Shauna Robertson
- Production company
- Meet Dave
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Vancouver
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 887484
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.elfmovie.com
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- publication date
- 2003-11-07
- title
- Elf
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 177874109
- Commons category
- Elf (film)
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- review score
- 66/100
- capital cost
- 33000000
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Encyclopedic overview
Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum. It stars Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf, a human raised by Santa's elves, who learns about his origins and heads to New York City to meet his biological father who doesn't know of his existence. James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Asner and Bob Newhart appear in supporting roles.
Elf was released in the United States on November 7, 2003, by New Line Cinema. It became a major critical and commercial success, grossing $228.9 million worldwide against a $33 million budget. Ferrell's performance as Buddy, in particular, was praised by critics. The film inspired the 2010 Broadway musical Elf: The Musical and NBC's 2014 stop motion animated television special Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas. It has been hailed by many as a modern classic and is often listed as one of the best Christmas films of all time.
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