Elf(2003)
Discover your inner elf.
6.7(4,593)1h 37m2003-11-07
ComedyFamilyFantasy
Overview
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.
- Director:
- Jon Favreau
- Writers:
- David Berenbaum, Jon Favreau
- Producers:
- Todd Komarnicki, Shauna Robertson, Jon Berg
- Cinematographer:
- Greg Gardiner
- Composer:
- John Debney
- Production:
- New Line Cinema, Guy Walks into a Bar Productions
- Budget:
- $32,000,000
- Revenue:
- $228,500,000
- Status:
- Released
Trailer
Cast
Will Ferrell
Buddy
James Caan
Walter
Bob Newhart
Papa Elf
Ed Asner
Santa
Mary Steenburgen
Emily
Zooey Deschanel
Jovie
Daniel Tay
Michael
Faizon Love
Gimbels Manager
Peter Dinklage
Miles Finch
Amy Sedaris
Deb
Michael Lerner
Fulton
Andy Richter
Morris
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