2003 Movies : Holiday

With Will Ferrell • Jon Favreau • James Caan • Todd Komarnicki • Zooey Deschanel • Ed Asner • Mary Steenburgen • Shauna Robertson • Jon Berg • Bob Newhart • David Berenbaum

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.

With Billy Bob Thornton • Lauren Graham • Tony Cox • John Requa • Bob Weinstein • Bernie Mac • Brett Kelly • Lauren Tom • Terry Zwigoff • Glenn Ficarra • John Cameron • Cloris Leachman • John Ritter • Sarah Aubrey

This is the story of two criminals who disguise themselves as Santa Claus (Billy Bob Thornton) and his elf, traveling across the country to major malls, using the good will people have towards Santa to rob the stores blind. The plan is going great until the two baddies meet an introverted 8-year-old boy who reminds them of the true meaning of Christmas.