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Elf Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Elf

Release Date: Friday, November 7, 2003

Director: Jon Favreau

Starring: Will Ferrell Ed Asner James Caan Zooey Deschanel Bob Newhart

PG Comedy N/A

  • 4.17 / 5.0
76% 24%

Plot – What's the story about?

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Plot
Many years ago, a playful toddler accidentally ended up in one of Santa's bags of presents, and got whisked away to the North Pole, where he would live out his entire childhood. One of Santa's elves adopted the child, named Buddy, and raised it among the tight-knit community of elves, who live up North with Santa, making toys year-round. Now a tall, fully grown man, Buddy and his distinctly non-elfishness, regularly causes havoc in Santa's workshop. He is unable to fully fit in with the other elves, and becomes forlorn. This inspires Buddy's adopted elf father to suggest to his human son that it's time for him to travel out into the world of men, and try to find his biological father and family back in New York City. However, it maybe just as hard for Buddy to fit into this new world, as he's only existed with other elves around him, and is not quite used to the ways of humans--especially urbanites.
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Who stars in Elf – Cast List

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Who is making Elf – Crew List

A look at Elf behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Jon Favreau last helmed The Lion King and The Jungle Book. The film's writer Jon Favreau last penned The Mandalorian and Chef.

Director
Jon Favreau
Producers
Jon Berg
Todd Komarnicki
Shauna Robertson
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Production – What we know about the Elf

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Parent Rating
PG Parental Guidance Suggested for some mild rude humor and language
Runtime
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Language
English
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Elf Release Date: When was the film released?

Elf was released in on Friday, November 7 , 2003. There were five other movies released on the same date, including Love Actually, Billabong Odyssey and Love Forbidden.

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Elf is scheduled to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on . Availability may vary by region. Pre-order your copy of Elf today on Amazon.

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  • Set the production budget to $35,000,000

  • Added the soundtrack release date of November 4, 2003

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