Once upon a Christmas Eve, an orphan baby crawled into Santa's bag of gifts and was taken to the North Pole. Raised by Papa Elf, Buddy comes to realise he doesn't fit in with the other elves. Determined to find a place where he belongs, Buddy searches for his real dad - in New York City! In the Big Apple, Buddy finds out why his dad is on the naughty list! But most importantly, he sees that the world is seriously lacking in Christmas spirit. So with the help if a beautiful department store elf, Buddy tries to teach his dad and the world the true meaning of Christmas spirit and to prove everyone that Santa really exists.
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About Elf
- Synopsis
Ferrell will play a man who is raised from infancy as an elf after accidentally falling into Santa's gift sack during Christmas. The story begins at the North Pole, where he is inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size. As a result, Santa decides to send him to the U.S. in search of his true identity.
- Director
- Jon Favreau
- Cast
- Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner, Mary Steenburgen, Daniel Tay, Peter Dinklage, Amy Sedaris, Michael Lerner
- Writers
- David Berenbaum
- Producers
- Jon Berg, Todd Komarnicki, Shauna Robertson
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