| Elf (2003)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Will Ferrell |
Buddy
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| Bob Newhart |
Papa Elf
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| Edward Asner |
Santa
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| James Caan |
Walter
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| Zooey Deschanel |
Jovie
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| Mary Steenburgen |
Emily
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| Daniel Tay |
Michael
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| Faizon Love |
Gimbel's Manager
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| Peter Dinklage |
Miles Finch
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| Amy Sedaris |
Deb
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| Plot |
| Elf is genuinely good. Not just Saturday Night Live-movie good, when the movie has some funny bits but is basically an insult to humanity; Elf is a smartly written, skillfully directed, and deftly acted story of a human being adopted by Christmas elves who returns to the human world to find his father. And because the writing, directing, and acting are all genuinely good, Elf is also genuinely funny. Will Ferrell, as Buddy the adopted elf, is hysterically sincere. James Caan, as his rediscovered father, executes his surly dumbfoundedness with perfect aplomb. Zooey Deschanel, as a department store worker with whom Buddy falls in love, is adorably sardonic. Director Jon Favreau (Swingers) shepherds the movie through all the obligatory Christmas cliches and focuses on material that's sometimes subtle and consistently surprising. Frankly, Elf feels miraculous. Also featuring Mary Steenburgen, Bob Newhart, Peter Dinklage, and Ed Asner as Santa Claus. --Bret Fetzer |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Family; Fantasy |
| Director |
Jon Favreau |
| Producer |
Jon Berg; Todd Komarnicki |
| Writer |
David Berenbaum |
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| Studio |
New Line Cinema |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG |
| Running Time |
95 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
11/7/2003 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
473 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
5/29/2005 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Standard 1.33:1 Color
 Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
794043716829 |
| Release Date |
11/16/2004 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen |
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