Elf
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Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
- Release Date
- October 9, 2003
- Director
- Jon Favreau
- Cast
- Will Ferrell , James Caan , Bob Newhart , Edward Asner , Mary Steenburgen , Zooey Deschanel
- Runtime
- 97
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- David Berenbaum
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
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