Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau, written by David Berenbaum and released in the United States on November 7, 2003.
It stars Will Ferrell as the film's central character "Buddy," with Ed Asner as Santa Claus, Bob Newhart as Papa Elf and James Caan as Buddy's real dad.
Elf begins with narration by Papa Elf (Bob Newhart), explaining the only three jobs available to an elf: making shoes for a cobbler; baking cooki...
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Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau, written by David Berenbaum and released in the United States on November 7, 2003.
It stars Will Ferrell as the film's central character "Buddy," with Ed Asner as Santa Claus, Bob Newhart as Papa Elf and James Caan as Buddy's real dad.
Elf begins with narration by Papa Elf (Bob Newhart), explaining the only three jobs available to an elf: making shoes for a cobbler; baking cookies inside of trees; and working in Santa's workshop. He also explains Buddy's presence at the North Pole — as an infant in an orphanage, he crawled into Santa Claus's sack of toys one Christmas Eve and was accidentally taken to the North Pole. Santa (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 (Will Ferrell) grows, his height and poor toymaking skills raise awkward questions that his adoptive father continually waves away. Papa Elf also...
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