Comedy ·Family ·Fantasy · United States of America · 2003 · 1h 37m

Elf

Elf poster
Director
Jon Favreau
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
Crew
Greg Gardiner — Director of Photography Dan Lebental — Editor John Debney — Original Music Composer Jon Favreau — Screenplay David Berenbaum — Writer Todd Komarnicki — Producer
Tagline

Discover your inner elf.

Synopsis

When 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.

Trailer Elf — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
elvesdwarfholidayadoptionsanta claussarcasmlooking for birth parentsromancefish out of waterorphannorth polechristmas spirit
Key Collaborators
Jon Favreau Director Greg Gardiner Director of Photography Dan Lebental Editor John Debney Original Music Composer Jon Favreau Screenplay David Berenbaum Writer Todd Komarnicki Producer Jon Berg Producer Shauna Robertson Producer Rusty Smith Production Design Laura Jean Shannon Costume Design
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