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It stars Will Ferrell as the film's central character "Buddy". As an infant in a New York orphanage, Buddy had crawled into Santa's bag on Christmas Eve, and Saint Nick unwittingly brought him back to the North Pole. Not knowing whom the child belonged to, it was decided that he would be raised by the elves, and it would never be disclosed to him that he was really a human. However, when Buddy overhears the other elves talking about him being human, he goes to his adopted father for advice. John William Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967[1]) is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated Irish-American comedian, impressionist and actor who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career. ... A typical depiction of Santa Claus. ... The Christmas Eve (1904-05), watercolor painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Christmas Eve, the evening of December 24th, the preceding day or vigil before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the Christmas season. ... For other uses, see North Pole (disambiguation). ...

Buddy's adopted father acknowledges that Buddy is a human, and tells him the entire story of how he got to be raised by elves. Most importantly, he tells Buddy about his human father, Walter Hobbs, who lives in New York City. Buddy soon decides to go off on a quest to find his father, which leads to all kinds of humorous trouble. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Storyline

Elf begins with narration by "Papa Elf" (played by Bob Newhart), explaining the only three jobs available to an elf, which are making shoes for the shoe cobbler, baking cookies inside of trees (which is dangerous in the dry season) and working in Santa's workshop. An infant in an orphanage crawls into Santa's sack of toys one Christmas eve and is accidentally taken to the North Pole. Santa (played by a decidedly unjolly Edward Asner) decides to allow the child, called "Buddy" after a label on his diaper, to be raised by Papa Elf who has no children of his own. As Buddy grows (played as an adult by Will Ferrell), he is raised as an elf; his immense stature and poor toymaking skills pose awkward questions that his adopted father continually waves away. After a string of accidents in which his non-elfness becomes obvious, Papa Elf finally breaks the news to Buddy that he was adopted. Buddy is overwhelmed by the news, and with encouragement from a snowman (voiced by jazz/blues singer Leon Redbone) he sets off to New York City to find his biological father Walter Hobbes (portrayed by James Caan), who is a cold-hearted children's book publishing executive. George Robert Bob Newhart (born September 5, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. ... shoe for right foot A shoe is a piece of footwear for humans, less than a boot and more than a slipper. ... This page is about edible cookies. ... A typical depiction of Santa Claus. ... A human infant In basic English usage, an infant is defined as a child at the youngest stage of life, especially before they can walk or simply a child before the age of one. ... An orphanage (historically an orphans asylum before the latter word took on its modern insane asylum connotation) is an institution dedicated to caring for orphans (children who have lost their parents) and abused, abandoned, and neglected children. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Christmas Eve (1904-05), watercolor painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Christmas Eve, the evening of December 24th, the preceding day or vigil before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the Christmas season. ... For other uses, see North Pole (disambiguation). ... Edward Asner (born November 15, 1929 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and later continued in a spinoff series, Lou Grant. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... John William Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967[1]) is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated Irish-American comedian, impressionist and actor who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career. ... A classic snowman. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... James Langston Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940), commonly known as James Caan, is an American Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American film, stage and television actor. ... Jane Frank: illustration from Thomas Yoseloffs The Further Adventures of Till Eulenspiegel (1957). ...

Much of the film's comedy arises from Buddy's lack of knowledge about "normal" human behavior and the conflicts between his naïve, merry attitude and the hostile attitude of many New Yorkers. This dynamic is reminiscent of the fish-out-of-water themes of Crocodile Dundee and the classic, black-and-white Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin: wise man or knowing man) in the family Hominidae (the great apes). ... Crocodile Dundee is a 1986 Australian comedy film set in the Australian Outback in the area around Walkabout Creek and in New York City. ... Jefferson Smith redirects here. ...

Many of the jaded people he meets no longer believe in Santa (which Buddy finds jolting, as he normally sees Santa on an almost daily basis) and believe Buddy is simply a colorful eccentric wearing yellow tights and singing carols. Although initially skeptical of Buddy's irrepressible nature, a young woman named Jovie (played by Zooey Deschanel) begins to fall in love with him. A yellow Tulip. ... Three women wearing different styles of tights Tights are a type of leg coverings fabric extending from the waist to feet. ... Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress. ...

The movie climaxes when Buddy meets Santa again in Central Park and helps fix his sleigh, which is powered by the Christmas spirit. Buddy and Jovie are also married and have a baby. Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres or 3. ... For the cricket meaning, see Sledging (cricket) A sled, sledge or sleigh is a vehicle with runners for sliding instead of wheels for rolling. ...

Trivia

• On the outside, the department store across the street from the Empire State Building shown in the movie is the current home of the CUNY Graduate Center, which was the former site of a B. Altman and Company department store, but was called Gimbel's. Both companies have gone bankrupt.
• The "amateur footage" of Buddy walking through Central Park is a spoof of the Patterson-Gimlin film, the most well-known alleged footage of Bigfoot.
• Director Jon Favreau appears as a doctor who performs a blood test to verify that Buddy is Walter's son. He also voices the narwhal.
• Miles Finch, the children's author in this film, was made up for this film and has never existed.
• Screenwriter David Berenbaum makes a cameo appearance as a worker in Walter's office.
• In one scene, a children's book entitled "Pigmalion" is visible, a send-up to the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion.
• The Central Park rangers seem to be a spoof of the Ringwraiths from The Lord of the Rings.
• NY1, the TV news station on which the story of the Santa sighting spread, is a real 24-hour news station based in New York City.
• When this screenplay first emerged in 1993, Jim Carrey was slated to play Buddy.
• Leon the Snowman is based on Sam the Snowman from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Additionally, Buddy's elf costume resembles that of the head elf in "Rudolph".
• The Code of the Elves:
  1. Treat Every Day Like Christmas.
  2. There's Room For Everyone on the Nice List.
  3. The Best Way to Spread Christmas Cheer is Singing Loud for All to Hear.
• When Buddy tested the jack-in-the-boxes, a crazy laugh can be heard. This is the same laugh done by Ripper Roo of the Crash Bandicoot series. It was originally the sound of the hyena in Lady and the Tramp. Additionally, in the opening credits, while the walrus is bouncing up and down on the snow is the same sound as when Crash Bandicoot jumps on boxes in the same series.
• Nobody ever gets to finish Miles' pitch starting at the cover. The first time, Buddy runs in, high off of Jovie's kiss and the second time Michael comes in and tells Walter that Buddy is missing.
• The larger of the two security guards who remove Buddy from the building twice is played by Pat Ferrell, Will's brother.
• One of the elves in Santa's workshop was played by Peter Billingsley, who is most famous for playing the role of Ralphie in the now-classic holiday film "A Christmas Story".

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Selected cast and crew

• Will Ferrell - Buddy
• Edward Asner - Santa Claus
• Bob Newhart - Papa Elf
• James Caan - Walter
• Mary Steenburgen - Emily
• Zooey Deschanel - Jovie
• Daniel Tay - Michael
• Faizon Love - Krumpet (Gimbel's Manager)
• Peter Dinklage - Miles Finch
• Amy Sedaris - Deb
• Michael Lerner - Fulton
• Andy Richter - Morris
• Kyle Gass - Eugene
• Artie Lange - Gimbel's Santa
• Claire Lautier - NY 1 Reporter
• Richard Side - Elf Teacher

Directed by Jon Favreau; written by David Berenbaum; distributed by New Line Cinema. John William Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967[1]) is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated Irish-American comedian, impressionist and actor who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career. ... Edward Asner (born November 15, 1929 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and later continued in a spinoff series, Lou Grant. ... George Robert Bob Newhart (born September 5, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. ... James Langston Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940), commonly known as James Caan, is an American Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American film, stage and television actor. ... Mary Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress. ... Faizon Love Faizon Love (born Langston Faizon Satisima on June 14, 1968 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba) is Cuban American an actor and voice actor. ... Peter Dinklage (born June 11, 1969) is an American actor. ... Amy Sedaris (born March 29, 1961 in Endicott, New York) is an American actress, author, and comedian. ... Michael Lerner is the name of several notable people from the Americans: Michael Lerner, rabbi and left-wing political activist Michael Lerner, actor Michael Lerner, retailer with Lerner Stores This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Paul Andrew Andy Richter (born October 28, 1966) is best known for his former role as Conan OBriens sidekick on Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... Kyle Richard Gass (born July 14, 1960)[1] is an American actor and a member of the bands Tenacious D (along with Jack Black) and Trainwreck. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Richard Side is a Vancouver based actor, writer and producer whose screen acting credits include The Delicate Art of Parking and Elf (film). ... Jonathan K. Favreau (born on October 19, 1966) is an American actor and director. ... New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ...

External links

• Official site for the movie
• Elf at the Internet Movie Database
• Jon Favreau interview