Elf (2003)

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PG | 1 hr 35 mins | Comedy, Fantasy, Holiday | Released: 11/7/2003 |Box Office Total: $173.3M

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Synopsis:

As a baby, Buddy crawls into Santa’s toy bag and is whisked off to the North Pole, where he is raised as an elf. A misfit who grows to be three times the size of his elf family, Buddy ultimately heads to his birthplace of New York City to seek out his roots. Unfortunately, they turn out to be a "Scrooge"-like father and a cynical ten-year-old stepbrother who doesn’t believe in Santa. Worst of all, everyone seems to have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas. But using his simple elf ways, Buddy sets out to single-handedly win over his family and save Christmas in New York, hoping to at last find his true place in the world.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
11/7/2003

Studio	Credit
New Line Records	Studio
Director	Credit
Jon Favreau	Director
Cast	Credit
Will Ferrell	Buddy
James Caan	Walter
Zooey Deschanel	Jovie
Bob Newhart	Papa Elf
Edward Asner	Santa
Mary Steenburgen	Emily
Daniel Tay	Michael
Peter Dinklage	Miles Finch
Amy Sedaris	Deb
Andy Richter	Morris
Faizon Love	Gimbels Manager
David Berenbaum	Office Co-Worker
Jon Favreau	Doctor
Michael Lerner	Fulton
Kyle Gass	Eugene
Artie Lange	Gimbels Santa
Leon Redbone	Voice of Leon the Snowman
Ray Harryhausen	Voice of Polar Bear Cub
Claire Lautier	NY 1 Reporter
Ted Friend	NY 1 Anchor
Patrick Ferrell	Security Guard
Patrick McCartney	Security Guard
Lydia Lawson-Baird	Carolyn
Brenda MacDonald	Nun
Annie Brebner	Elf Student
luke paul	Elf Student
Meghan Black	Elf
Patrick Baynham	Elf
Michael Roberds	Disgruntled Cobbler Elf
Peter Hulne	Elf Twin
Patrick Hulne	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
Brenda Crichlow	Office Co-Worker
Oscar Goncalves	Francisco
Mary Black	Nurse
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
alexandra michael	Child
terry j scarlatos	Police Officer
Jonathan Bruce	Biker
akeem a smith	School Kid
michael christopher fischetti	School Kid
Jane Bradbury	Susan Welles
Production Credits	Credit
Jon Berg	Producer
Jimmy Miller	Executive Producer
David Householter	Co-Producer
Julie Darmody	Executive Producer
Todd Komarnicki	Producer
Toby Emmerich	Executive Producer
Shauna Robertson	Producer
Kent Alterman	Executive Producer
Cale Boyter	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
GWIAB	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
New Line Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
New Line Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
New York, USA
Writer	Credit
David Berenbaum	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Kristi Mujica	Assistant Accountant
Steve Reynolds	Post-Production Accountant
Dave Hoodless	Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Laurie Cartwright	Production Insurance - Turner Risk Management
Diana Olsen	Production Accountant
Jennifer Mount	Production Insurance - Turner Risk Management
Jon Davidson	Accountant - Production Controller
Jill Anderson	Assistant Accountant - Payroll Assistant Accountant
Caitlin Tomkies	Assistant Accountant
Ginger Joyce	Accountant
Jean Kalanzi	Assistant Accountant
Joan de Villa	Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Santena Jenaris King	Assistant Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Dana Dube	Animal Services - Animal Coordinator
Steven McAuliff	Animal Trainer
Jamie Payton	Animal Wrangler - Horse Wrangler
bonnie brown	Animal Services - ASOCA Representative
Art Department	Credit
Susie Paquin-Cowley	Sign Writer - Sign Fabricator
Brent Gloeckler	Sculptor
Adrien Van Viersen	Storyboard Artist
Geoff Wallace	Set Designer
Barbara Wilson	Assistant Art Director
nadine sekora	Art Assistant - Art Department Assistant
Mike Dundas	Painter - Paint Foreman
Giovanni Pasqua	Art Department - Automotive Sprayer
Vaughan V Baker	Scenic Artist
todd lawley	Set Dresser
steve miller	Leadman
Mark Haddad	Greensman
Johanne Hubert	Set Decorator
Victoria Balharry	Art Department Coordinator
Kelvin Humenny	Art Director
Jennifer Silvertand	Assistant Set Decorator
Rusty Smith	Production Designer
John McIntosh	Greensman
Jay Mitchell	Set Designer
Jeff Bender	Scenic Artist
Tina Khayat	Art Department Coordinator
charles mcCarry	Art Director
nick tattersfield	Sculptor
ryan ostiguy (Flash)	Painter
Camac Sterling	Sign Writer
Katharina Brand	Leadman
sigrid m spade	Set Dresser
Peter Bradshaw	Art Department - Automotive Sprayer
Anu Kiviloo	Set Decorator - Set Decorator Buyer
Julie Fontaine	Set Decorator - Set Decorator Coordinator
Ken Sawatzky	Set Dresser
Sean Wynia	Painter
susan connor	Sculptor
mike carter	Greensman
Allan Galajda	Set Designer
Philip Canfield	Leadman
Franklin Leibel	Scenic Artist
Patrick Kearns	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
David Pirrie	Painter - On-Set Painter
Brenda Borrowman	Scenic Artist
gordon j langston	Sculptor
deborah schutt	Set Decorator
Amrit	Set Designer
Aaron Jordon	Sculptor
randy lohin	Scenic Artist
Alan Davis	Painter - Set Painter
Dana Neuwirth	Set Dresser - On-Set Dresser
Alexandra Mazur	Set Decorator - Set Decoration Assistant
Jan Reeves	Painter - Set Painter
Debbie Canfield	Set Dresser
Carol Koch	Sculptor
Erin Gilmore	Scenic Artist
Niki Charalambopoulos	Scenic Artist
shirley naf	Painter - Set Painter
charles riviera	Sculptor
Kelly Canfield	Set Dresser
bryan smith	Sculptor - Sculptor & Lead Technician
roger vermeulen	Scenic Artist
Monica Valera-Perez	Painter - Paint Labourer
Scott Canfield	Set Dresser
Kevin Jackson	Set Dresser
matt pooley	Painter - Paint Labourer
Jane Gottschlag	Scenic Artist
Frank Duignan	Scenic Artist
Brent Borrowman	Scenic Artist
Robert Topol	Scenic Artist - Scenic Charge
M Tony Trotta	Scenic Artist - Camera Scenic
Casting	Credit
Susie Farris	Casting
Andrea Brown	Extras Casting
Sean Cossey	Casting Associate (Canada)
Kevin Arens	Casting Assistant (Canada)
Crystal Wilson	Extras Casting Assistant
Andrea Hughes	Extras Casting - Extras Casting Coordinator
Elena Cizmaric	Casting Assistant (US)
Stuart Atkins	Casting (Canada)
Howard Feuer	Casting - Casting Consultant
Grant Wilfley	Extras Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Zara Chun	Craft Service
tony petersen	Craft Service - Chef
Eva Vedock	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Alan Markfield	Photography - Still Photographer
Rodd Matsui	Film Lab - Lab Technician
Jim Passon	Color Timer
Amy Silverman	Loader
John Sanderson	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Carey Toner	Steadicam Operator
Carey Toner	Camera
Patrick Stepien	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant
Greg Gardiner	Director of Photography
brian paterson	Projectionist - Dailies Projectionist
Holly Sorenson	Camera Equipment - Equipment Handler
kenneth thornton	Camera Assistant
Jenny Madsen	Camera Trainee
William Waring	Camera Operator
Rob Graham	Video Playback (2nd Unit)
chris warren	Director of Photography
Michael Hatzer	Color Timer
klaus melchoir	Video Assist/Playback - Video Playback
Michael Ginsberg	Photography - Still Photographer
Paul Mitchnick	Camera Operator
George Majoros	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant
Les Erskine	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Hans Bjorno	Camera Operator - Spacecam Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
doug c lavendar	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant
Ed Dobbs	Color Timer - Dailies Color Timer
Daniel Salk	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Michael Green	Camera Operator
Justin Bergler	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant
Don McCuaig	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
David E Baron	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant Camera
Stephen Consentino	Camera Operator
Matt Balzarini	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant Camera
Timothy Metivier	Assistant Camera - 1st Assistant Camera
Jamieson K Fitzpatrick	Assistant Camera - 2nd Assistant Camera
Legal	Credit
Craig Alexander	Legal Counsel - Production Attorney
Jody Lynn Gray	Legal Counsel - Contract Administrator
Music	Credit
Shawn Murphy	Score Mixing - Score Mixer
Shawn Murphy	Score Recording - Score Recordist
Louis Prima	Song Performer
Johnny Burke	Song
Brad Dechter	Orchestrations
Tanya Noel Hill	Music Editor
John Debney	Music
Sandy De Crescent	Music Contractor
Eartha Kitt	Song Performer
Wolfgang Amadeus	Score Recording - Score Pre-records
Frank Bennett	Orchestrations
Arthur Johnston	Song
J J George	Music Editor - Temp Music Editor
Marc Gebauer	Music - Scoring Crew
Ella Fitzgerald	Song Performer
Joan Javits	Song
Don Nemitz	Orchestrations
David Marquette	Music - Scoring Crew
The Frank DeVol Orchestra	Song Performer
kristen smith	Music - Scoring Crew
phil springer	Song
Ferrente & Teicher	Song Performer
TJ Lindgren	Music - Protools Recordist
Tony Springer	Song
Les Baxter	Song Performer
Leroy Anderson	Song
Will Ferrell	Song Performer
Mitchell Parish	Song
Wayne Newton	Song Performer
eddie pola	Song
Stevie Wonder	Song Performer
George Wyle	Song
The Brian Setzer Orchestra	Song
FT	Song Performer
johnnie osbourne	Song Performer
Frank Loesser	Song
Leon Redbone	Song Performer
joe beal	Song
Jim Boothe	Song
Billy Preston	Song Performer
Tag Team	Song Performer
George Gordy	Song
allen story	Song
Frank Sinatra	Song Performer
Anna Gordy Gaye	Song
Ray Charles	Song Performer
Zooey Deschanel	Song Performer
Winston Morris	Song
Marvin Gaye	Song
johnnie osbourne	Song
clementi dodd	Song
lyle t moraine	Song
Billy Preston	Song
Bruce Fisher	Song
Stephen Gibson	Song
Cecil Glenn	Song
Mack Gordon	Song
Josef Myrow	Song
J Fred Coots	Song
Haven Gillespie	Song
Felix Bernard	Song
Dick Smith	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Eric Pascarelli	Motion Control - Motion Control Consultant
Scott Ateah	Stunt Coordinator
Doug Chapman	Stunts
Mike Crestejo	Stunt Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Mike Crestejo	Stunts
Adam Francis	Motion Control - Motion Control Technician
Jimmy Broyden	Stunts
George Aguilar	Stunt Coordinator
Chris Paxson	Motion Control - Motion Control Technician
David Mylrea	Stunts
Simon Alexander	Motion Control - Motion Control Playback
Darryl Scheelar	Stunts
Mike Carpenter	Stunts
Charlie Attrill	Stunts
Mark Fielding	Stunts
Matt Phillips	Stunts
Ryan Ennis	Stunts
Jamie Payton	Stunts
Dave Alexander	Stunts
Garvin Cross	Stunts
Heath Stevenson	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Andrew Robinson	Unit Manager (2nd Unit)
Lee Tucker	Technical Supervisor - Preview Technical Supervisor
Jay Vinitsky	Post-Production Supervisor
Kelli Gladney	DGA Trainee
Michelle Mueller	Assistant Production Coordinator
Rico Mielnicki	Location Assistant - Locations Production Assistant
paul p giordano	Assistant Location Manager
Jim Brebner	Assistant Director
Jessica Clothier	Script Supervisor
Penny Gibbs	Unit Production Manager
Ann Goobie	Location Manager
Lynne M Spencer	Production Coordinator
Nathan Tichenor	Production Coordinator
Santiago Quinones	Location Manager
Cliff Fuller	Assistant Production Coordinator
Nancy Eagles	Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
David Householter	Unit Production Manager
Marcellin Sterner	Assistant Location Manager
Andrew Robinson	Assistant Director
Emily Glatter	Production Coordinator
Sheila Waldron	Script Supervisor
Jonathan Filley	Unit Production Manager
James Bitonti	Assistant Director
Carey De Palma	Assistant Location Manager
Misha Bukowksi	Assistant Director
Steve Schweickart	Production Coordinator
David Price	Production Coordinator
Tarnya Cook	Assistant Director - Trainee Assistant Director
Mark D Currie	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Silver Butler	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Michael De Casper	Assistant Director
Kristin Bernstein	Assistant Director
Noreen R Cheleden	Assistant Director
John Silvestri	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Lee Anne Muldoon	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Wade Wilson	Sound Design
Kelly Zombor	Boom Operator
Jeffrey Wilhoit	Foley Artist
Julio Carmona	ADR - ADR Recordist
Kimberly Lowe Voigt	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue/ADR Editor
mario a vitale	Sound Editor - Apprentice Sound Editor
ann thornberg zail	Assistant Sound Editor
John Leveque	Supervising Sound Editor
lisa v varetakis	Foley Editor
Ron Bedrosian	ADR Mixer
Matt Colleran	Sound Recordist - Recordist
David Husby	Sound Mixer
Nerses Gezalyan	Foley Mixer
Jon Taylor	Rerecording Mixer
Karen Schell	Sound - Sound Assistant
Anthony R Milch	Sound Effects Editor
George Leong	Boom Operator
James Moriana	Foley Artist
Brad Sherman	Rerecording Mixer
William Sarokin	Sound Mixer
Stephen P Robinson	Sound Effects Editor
Loop Troop	ADR - Group ADR
Steve Mann	Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
ben goldman	Effects/Train - After Effects Artist
Joe Bauer	Visual Effects Supervisor
Hunter Athey	Animator
Charles Chiodo	Character Design - Stop Motion Animation Character Design
Tom Capizzi	3-D Artist - 3D Lighting Lead
Rod Currie	Special Effects - Special Effects Best Boy
Richard Davenport	Digital Effects Artist - Matchmover
Erik De Boer	Animation Supervisor
Don Gray	Special Effects Technician - Gimbal Technician
Leann Harvey	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Assistant
Bill Georgiou	Rotoscope Animator - Roto/Paint Artist
Ross Framo	Software Engineer - Computer Playback
Gene Kozicki	Effects Coordinator - Production Coordinator
Tony Lazarowich	Special Effects Coordinator
Michael Joyce	Miniatures - Miniature Supervisor
Paul M Wagner	Visual Effects Editor
Marion O Spates	3-D Animator
James Coulter	Animation Director - TD
Jason Crosby	CG Supervisor
joseph b conmy IV	Visual Effects Producer
ted bramble	Matte Painter
conrad f brink sr	Special Effects Supervisor
Todd Minobe	Mechanical Special Effects - Mechanics
Corie Tornack	Special Effects Assistant
Mark Rodahl	Effects Supervisor
Bradley Sick	Modelmaker - Modeling Supervisor
Craig Seitz	2-D Artist - 2D Compositing Supervisor
Brad Purser	Special Effects Assistant
denise fuller	Matte Painter
marvin jones	Rotoscope Animator - Roto/Paint Artist
Mike Vincent	Special Effects - Electronics
katie quinn	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Assistant
Jeremy Appelbaum	3-D Animator
Stephen Chiodo	Animation Supervisor - Stop Motion Animation Supervisor
Michael Guttman	Digital Effects Artist - Matchmover
Patrick Hurd	2-D Artist - 2D Coordinator
Nathan Ortiz	Software Engineer - Pipeline Setup
Sean Cushing	Effects Coordinator - Pre-Visualization Coordinator
David Legault	Visual Effects Editor
Art Jeppe	Effects Supervisor - Lighting Supervisor
Bob Hurrie	Miniatures - Miniature Producer
Dan Foster	Visual Effects Producer
Mark Chavez	Modelmaker - 3D Modeler
Jason Bayever	3-D Artist - 3D Lighting Artist
John Biggs	Mechanical Special Effects - Mechanics
Steve Baker	Animator
Bill Westenhofer	Visual Effects Supervisor
Brian Dowrick	Animator
Betsy Asher Hall	3-D Artist - 3D Lighting Artist
Michael Karp	Digital Effects Artist - Matchmover
Mark Welser	Effects Supervisor - Matchmove Supervisor
Wil Whaley	Software Engineer - Pipeline Setup
Craig Chun	Modelmaker - 3D Modeler
Bleau Fortier	Special Effects Assistant
Rich Ramazinski	Visual Effects - Track Breakdowns
amanda visell	Special Effects - Fabricating & Painting
alessa carlino	Visual Effects Editor - Editor
benoit girard (Ben)	Visual Effects Supervisor - Facility Visual Effects Supervisor
nori kaneko	Matte Painter - Texture Painter
Paul Kemp	Animation Supervisor - Stop Motion Animation Supervisor
David Sweeney	Rotoscope Animator - Roto/Paint Artist
Stephanie Taylor	Visual Effects Producer - Producer
Chris Roth	Visual Effects Editor - Effects Editor
Dennis McHugh	Visual Effects - Director of Photography Visual Effects
jeff cupernell	Special Effects - Fabricating & Painting
jose luis de Juan	3-D Artist - 3D Lighting Artist
Debi Lyons	Digital Effects Artist - Matchmover
Lopsie Schwartz	Matte Painter - Texture Painter
Moriba Duncan	Modelmaker - 3D Modeler
Steve Ziolkowski	Animator
Jerome Morin	Visual Effects Producer - Facility Producer
Colin Green	Effects Supervisor - Pre-Visualization Supervisor
Chris Flemington	Special Effects Assistant - Main On-Set Special Effects Assistant
Tim Drnec	Software Engineer - Computer Operator
Antoine Durr	Animator - Effects Animation Lead
Rebecca Stillman	Special Effects - Fabricating & Painting
daev finn	3-D Artist - 3D Lighting Artist
joe manglone	Digital Effects Artist - Matchmover
Chlen-hsuing Wang	Modelmaker - 3D Modeler
Paul Kemp	Visual Effects Producer - Stop Motion Animation Line Producer
Ned M Martin	Visual Effects - Camera Assistant Visual Effects
Matt Linder	3-D Artist - 3D Lighting Artist
Ken Swenson	Modelmaker
mitchell snary	Digital Effects Artist - Matchmover
michelle valigura	Special Effects - Fabricating & Painting
Michael J Morreale	Visual Effects Producer - Producer
Doug Bloom	Animator - Effects Animator
John Joyce	Modelmaker
Jeffrey Castel de Oro	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Christopher Dante Romano	Animator - Effects Animator
Heidi Luest	Special Effects - Fabricating & Painting
John Paszkiewicz	3-D Artist - 3D Lighting Artist
Laura Nix	Visual Effects Producer - EPK Producer
Jeryd Pojawa	Modelmaker
Earnest Sheldon Jr	Special Effects - Fabricating & Painting
Greg Groenekamp	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
saponwich juck Somsaman	3-D Artist - 3D Lighting Artist
kenneth kurras	Animator - Effects Animator
louis j zutavern	Modelmaker
daniel smiczek	Animator - Effects Animator
Jimmy Jewell	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
jonathan robinson	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Giovanni Dulay	Modelmaker
Scotty Townsend	Animator - Effects Animator
Joe Salazar	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Michael Schaeffer	Modelmaker
alfred urritia	Animator - Effects Animator
Deborah Wagner	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Gavin McMillan	Animator - Animation Setup
Brian V Siador	Modelmaker
Will Telford	Animator - Animation Setup
leandro h visconti	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
martin hike	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Joe Mancewicz	Animator - Animation Setup Lead
Justin Mitchell	Animator
Brian Fisher	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Edward Chiodo	Animator - Stop Motion Animation Producer
Chad Royer	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Teresa Drilling	Animator - Animation
Kyle Robinson	Digital Effects Artist - Pre-Visualization Lead Artist
Chris Batty	Digital Effects Artist - Pre-Visualization Artist
Musa Brooker	Animator - Animation
Louise Baker	Digital Effects Artist - Pre-Visualization Artist
Jeremy Oddo	Animator
Raul Moreno	Digital Effects Artist - Pre-Visualization Artist
Robert Meyers	Animator
kent saki	Digital Effects Artist - Pre-Visualization Artist
Alex Vegh	Digital Effects Artist - Pre-Visualization Artist
PeiPei Yuan	Digital Effects Artist - Pre-Visualization Artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Sherry Gygli	Hair Stylist
Victoria Down	Makeup Artist
Nancy C Duggan	Costume Supervisor
Terri Fluker	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Fabrication
Susi Hill	Costumer - Prep Costumer
Catherine George	Wardrobe Supervisor
Gitte Axen	Makeup - Assistant Makeup
Gitte Axen	Special Makeup Effects - Special Effects Makeup
Laura Jean Shannon	Costume Designer
Jessica Lythgoe-Green	Costume Coordinator
James Sarzotti	Makeup Artist
Donna Bis	Hair Stylist - Assistant Hairstylist
Lise Hache	Costumer - Prep Costumer
Pamela Kezal	Wardrobe Supervisor
Susan O'Hara	Costume Supervisor - Costume Set Supervisor
Rebeccah Delchambre	Makeup - Assistant Makeup
Rebeccah Delchambre	Special Makeup Effects - Special Effects Makeup
Andre Brouwer	Costumer - Truck Costumer
Ian Ballard	Hair Stylist - Assistant Hairstylist
Angel DeAngelis-Haiko	Hair Stylist
Michele Kitteringham	Costumer - Background Costumer
Michele Kitteringham	Costumer - Extra's Costumer

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