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Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Soon, Buddy overhears that he is a human, and Papa Elf explains that Buddy was born to Walter Hobbs and Susan Wells and given up for adoption.
Director Jon Favreau makes a cameo appearance in the film as the Hobbs' family doctor. One Christmas Eve, an orphaned baby boy stows away on Santa Claus's sack of toys. A small store in Maine received a licensing fee from the producers after it was learned that they had owned the then-abandoned "Gimbel's" name. While Edward Asner was the only one to reprise his role from the film, the rest of the cast consists of Jim Parsons as Buddy, Mark Hamill as Walter Hobbs, Kate Micucci as Jovie, Rachael MacFarlane as Emily Hobbs, Max Charles as Michael Hobbs, and Gilbert Gottfried as Mr. Greenway. [25], Roger Ebert gave it three out of four stars, calling it "one of those rare Christmas comedies that has a heart, a brain and a wicked sense of humor, and it charms the socks right off the mantelpiece. Elf on the Shelf is going Hollywood. The following morning, Kirsten huddles in the now-inexplicably destroyed forest as it begins to snow for the first time that winter. On Christmas Eve, after finding Finch's notebook full of ideas, Walter and his team scramble to create a book to pitch. Buddy finds Santa, who explains that the sleigh has lost its engine and cannot fly without it; due to a shortage of Christmas spirit. Buddy and Jovie, now married, bring their newborn daughter Suzie to visit Papa Elf. [14] Asked to rewrite it, a turning point came when he realized he could make Buddy's world an homage to the Rankin Bass Christmas specials.
[citation needed] Jon Favreau eventually directed the film. The best Christmas movies ever", "Beth Leavel, Mark Jacoby and George Wendt to Star in Elf – The Musical on Broadway", "Elf: Music From The Major Motion Picture", "American certifications – Elf: Music from the Major Motion Picture", Recording Industry Association of America, "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: 'Guardians' on Cassette Cashes In", "Crave Brings Elf to GBA for the Holidays", "Will Ferrell Says 'Bah Humbug' to 'Elf 2, "Elf 2 Could Happen Says Jon Favreau (Exclusive)", "James Caan Says There's No 'Elf 2' Because Will Ferrell and Jon Favreau 'Didn't Get Along, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elf_(film)&oldid=983933339, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2017, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Elf is a 2003 American Christmas fantasy comedy film, directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum. The next day, Walter reluctantly takes Buddy to work with him after being encouraged by Emily and sends him down to the mail room so he will not cause any trouble. "[23], Template:Anchor
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas is an hour long stop motion animated musical television special based on the film and the musical of the same name. $33 million On November 14, 2010, a stage musical version of the film opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway. Terry Zwigoff was offered to direct, but declined due to his commitment on another Christmas comedy of 2003, Bad Santa. It was directed by Jon Favreau with a script written by David Berenbaum. Susan subsequently died and Walter, who now works for a children's book publisher at the Empire State Building in New York City, is unaware of Buddy's existence. Buddy got up the courage to ask her out on a date.
Meanwhile, Walter's company is in trouble after their most recent book fails to sell. [49] Despite this, during an interview in January 2016, Favreau stated that a sequel to Elf could possibly be made. During the date, the two fall in love. The WTF Friday Video of the Week: The Elves Are Coming! [21], Roger Ebert gave it 3 out of 4 stars, calling it "one of those rare Christmas comedies that has a heart, a brain and a wicked sense of humor, and it charms the socks right off the mantelpiece. Back at the office, Walter feels extremely guilty for upsetting Buddy and has given up hope on saving his job until Eugene and Morris reveal that they found a notebook Finch left behind in the conference room. Heartbroken, Buddy leaves a note for Walter, Emily, and Michael on an Etch A Sketch and wanders about in the streets, lamenting that he does not fit in anywhere. After hearing about Buddy's imprisonment, Walter reluctantly bails him out and takes him to the family's doctor for a DNA test, which confirms that Buddy is in fact Walter's biological son. When Greenway callously refuses, Walter and Michael insult Greenway before allowing the latter to fire Walter who is walking out. Even though he can't get naked or use naughty words, there's a devil of comedy in Ferrell, and he lets it out to play.
The story is about one of Santa's elves (Ferrell) who learns of his true identity as a human and goes to New York City to meet his biological father (Caan), spreading Christmas cheer in a world of cynics as he goes. Despite Emily being overjoyed that Walter has another son, both Walter and Michael are put off by Buddy's immature behavior (such as slathering his spaghetti in M&M's and maple syrup, and not understanding that neither of them are interested in playing with him), but Emily insists that Buddy stay with them until he "recovers". [11][12][13] According to Favreau, the script was initially "much darker" and did not interest him, although he was interested in working with Ferrell's first post-SNL movie. Buddy belches for twelve seconds, after drinking a 2-liter bottle of Coca-Cola.
However, Jovie, who saw the events on television and was among the crowd, remembers what Buddy told her earlier about how singing is the best way to spread Christmas cheer. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.
It was directed by Casey Nicholaw, with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan. It was also announced that Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Daniel Tay, Ed Asner, Bob Newhart, and the other actors would star in it.
[16] CGI usage was kept to a minimum due to Favreau's own preference, something that he would later note he "had to fight very hard" for. [54], The score to the film, composed and conducted by John Debney and performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony, was released by Varèse Sarabande.[55]. It premiered in a limited theatrical release in 1989, and it was given a R rating. After receiving the nightie, Walter gets a call from the police and reluctantly bails him out of jail. David Berenbaum's screenplay underwent uncredited rewrites by Scot Armstrong,[4][5] Chris Henchy,[6] and the writing team of Adam McKay and Will Ferrell.[7][8][9].
In 2017, Fandango users rated Elf the best Christmas film of the 21st century.[37]. In desperation, Walter and his team secure a meeting with best-selling children's author Miles Finch.
Buddy travels to New York where he has trouble adjusting to the customs of the cynical human world. [48] Later in December 2013, Will Ferrell stated that he doesn't want to make a sequel to Elf. She acted snobby towards him, so Buddy told her that she needed to sing some Christmas carols. Whilst there, he meets Jovie, an unenthusiastic Gimbels employee to whom he is instantly attracted. Elf is an American feature film of the family, holiday and comedy genres.
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