Elf: 10th Anniversary [Blu-ray/DVD] [SteelBook]

Director: Jon Favreau Jon Favreau

Overview

For his sophomore stab at directing, actor/writer/director Jon Favreau (Swingers, Made), took on this holiday comedy starring Saturday Night Live-alum Will Ferrell. Ferrell stars as Buddy, a regular-sized man who was raised as an elf by Santa Claus (Edward Asner). When the news is finally broken to Buddy that he's not a real elf, he decides to head back to his place of birth, New York City, in search of his biological family. Elf also stars James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel, and Bob Newhart.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/05/2013
UPC:	0883929357710
Original Release:	2003
Rating:	PG
Source:	Warner Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00

Special Features

Blu-ray disc 1:; Feature film; Commentaries by Will Ferrell and director Jon Favreau; Deleted/alternate scenes; Music from Elf; Elf karaoke; The story of Buddy the Elf: tapping all the way; Elf, the Broadway Musical: Gumley's Tour; Behind-the-scenes; And much more!; ; DVD disc 2:; Feature film; ; Includes bonus CD soundtrack sampler

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Will Ferrell	Buddy,Security Guard
James Caan	Walter
Bob Newhart	Papa Elf
Edward Asner	Santa
Mary Steenburgen	Emily
Zooey Deschanel	Jovie
Daniel Tay	Michael
Faizon Love	Gimbel's Manager
Peter Dinklage	Mile Finch
Amy Sedaris	Deb
Michael Lerner	Fulton
Andy Richter	Morris
Kyle Gass	Eugene
Artie Lange	Gimbels Santa
Claire Lautier	NY 1 Reporter
Ted Friend	NY 1 Anchor
Patrick McCartney	Security Guard
Jon Favreau	Doctor
Lydia Lawson-Baird	Carolyn
Annie Brebner	Elf Student
Luke Paul	Elf Student
Meghan Black	Elf,Nurse
Patrick Baynham	Elf
Michael Roberds	Disgruntled Cobbler Elf
Peter Hulne	Elf Twin,Elf Twin,Elf Twin
Richard Side	Elf Teacher
David Paul Grove	Pom Pom
Kristian Ayre	Foom Foom
Lorin Heath	Perfume Clerk
Dillard Brinson	Printer
Brad Turner	Office Co-Worker
David Berenbaum	Office Co-Worker
Brenda Crichlow	Office Co-Worker
Oscar Goncalves	Francisco
Murray Jack	Man in Elevator
Mark Acheson	Mailroom Guy
Robin Mossley	Chuck
Paul Schofield	Kid with Santa
Matt Walsh	Himself
Will McCormack	Witness
Gus Michael	Witness,Child
Terry J. Scarlatos	Police Officer
Jonathan Bruce	Biker
Akeen A. Smith	School Kid
Michael Christopher Fischetti	School Kid
Jane Bradbury	Susan Welles
Leon Redbone	Leon the Snowman
Ray Harryhausen	Polar Bear Cub,Voices
Brenda McDonald	Nun
Luke Pohl	Elf Student
John Debney	Composer

Technical Credits

Jon Favreau

David Berenbaum

Jon Favreau	Director,Screenwriter
David Berenbaum	Screenwriter
Jon Berg	Producer
Todd Komarnicki	Producer
Shauna Robertson	Producer
Julie Wixson Darmody	Executive Producer
Jimmy Miller	Executive Producer,Producer
Toby Emmerich	Executive Producer,Producer
Cale Boyter	Executive Producer,Producer
Kent Alterman	Executive Producer,Producer
Scott Ateah	Stunts
Susie Farris	Casting
Tony Lazarowich	Special Effects
Bill Westenhofer	Special Effects
Julie Darmody	Executive Producer,Producer
Anders Ericson	Special Effects
Leanne Buchanan	Stunts
David Householter	Producer
Simon Alexander	Special Effects
Ron Bedrosian	Sound Effects
Julio Carmona	Sound Effects
Matt Colleran	Sound Effects
Nerses Gezalyan	Sound Effects
David Husby	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Shauna Weinberg	Producer

Editorial Reviews

It's not easy to make a Christmas classic. For every A Charlie Brown Christmas and Miracle on 34th Street, there are countless films that put special effects where their hearts ought to be. Elf is a rare exception. With genuine charm and the immense likability of its star, Elf gives holiday cheer a good name. Will Ferrell stars as Buddy, a human raised by elves at the North Pole. But the over-six-foot-tall Buddy literally does not fit in, and he ventures to New York (via the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, the sea of swirly, twirly gum drops, and the Lincoln Tunnel) where he is reunited with Walter, his biological father (James Caan), a children's book editor, who was not aware of Buddy's existence. Clad in yellow tights and a whimsical elfin coat, Buddy's childlike enthusiasm for all things sugar and all things Christmas converts cynics like Walter, melts the heart of Jovie (indie queen Zooey Deschanel), a wary department store clerk, and inspires the faith that is needed to power Santa's sleigh. There are warm and wonderful scenes, including Buddy and Jovie's impromptu duet of "Baby, It's Cold Outside," and Buddy's inevitable tangle with a department store Santa ("You sit on a throne of lies," Buddy tells the imposter). The supporting cast is another of this film's gifts that keeps on giving: Mary Steenburgen as Walter's very understanding wife; Bob Newhart as Walter's adoptive elf father; Ed Asner as Santa; and real-life dwarf Peter Dinklage as an author who doesn't much appreciate Buddy's mistaking him for one of Santa’s helpers.