Elf (2-DVD) - Holiday & Seasonal Classic Movies on DVD (2003) Starring Will Ferrell & James Caan; Directed by Jon Favreau; New Line Home Video : OLDIES.com

DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen - 16.9

Audio:

Dolby Digital Stereo - English

Additional Release Material:

Deleted Scenes
Additional Footage - 1. Tag Along With Will Ferrell
2. Film School For Kids
3. That's A Wrap...
4. Lights, Cameras, Puffins!
5. How They Made The North Pole
6. Deck The Halls
7. Christmas In Tinseltown
8. Santa Mania
9. Kids On Christmas
Audio Commentary - 1. Will Ferrell - Star
2. John Favreau - Director

Interactive Features:

Interactive Game - Buddy's Adventure Game
Karaoke
Read-Along

DVD-ROM Features:

Screenplay Access - 1. Read The Script While Watching The Film
DVD-ROM Game - 1. Make Your Own Christmas Book Activity
2. Send Personalized Greetings

Entertainment Reviews:

Variety - 10/27/2003

"...A disarming holiday comedy....The sweet-natured outsider fantasy neither skimps on nor overplays its sentimentality..."

Los Angeles Times - 11/07/2003

"...ELF returns to the hip but warm-hearted spirit of SWINGERS....[With] sophisticated glee and a sense of innocent fun..."

New York Times - 11/07/2003

"...Mr. Favreau's direction has a relaxed, swinging rhythm..."

Entertainment Weekly - 11/14/2003

"...The disarming comedic tone -- silly and novel in its lack of cynicism -- is driven by the fearless, cheerful unself-consciousness of Will Ferrell..."

Rolling Stone - 11/27/2003

"...There's a devil of comedy in Ferrell, and he lets it out to play..."

Total Film - 12/01/2003

"...Ferrell and Favreau have engendered enough goodwill to allow for a finale that glows like winter coals. A gleeful, cracked fairytale..."

Sight and Sound - 12/31/2003

"Will Ferrell's man-child in tights is a surprisingly affecting figure."

Chicago Sun-Times - 11/07/2003

"This is one of those rare Christmas comedies that has a heart, a brain and a wicked sense of humor, and it charms the socks right off the mantelpiece."

Product Description:

Will Ferrell makes yet another memorable splash on the big screen in Jon Favreau's sweet and hilarious Christmas fable. Ferrell is Buddy, an innocent figure who was raised as an elf in the North Pole by his adoptive father, Papa Elf (Bob Newhart). When Buddy discovers that he's actually a human being, he heads to New York City to reunite with his biological father. The trouble is that his dad, Walter (James Caan), is a publishing executive who doesn't have time for anything other than work. Buddy moves in with Walter and his family, and proceeds to teach them a lesson or two about what being a family really means. Meanwhile, he also falls head over heels in love with the incredibly cute department store clerk, Jovie (Zooey Deschanel). By the time Christmas Eve rolls around, the general lack of spirit in the air threatens to ground Santa for the big night. He must rely on Buddy's expertise and overall enthusiasm to ensure that Christmas will be saved once again. Favreau's film is family entertainment at its finest, featuring a performance by Ferrell that is at once innocent, tender, and laugh-out-loud funny. A stellar supporting cast--including Caan, Deschanel, Newhart, and Faizon Love--adds to the film's already overabundant charm.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Family (General) | New York City | Santa Claus | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

Original Theatrical Release: November 7, 2003

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Will Ferrell & James Caan
Directed by		Jon Favreau
Produced by		Jon Berg, Todd Komarnicki & Shauna Robertson
Screenwriting by		David Berenbaum
Composition by		John Debney
Director of Photography		Greg Gardiner
Performer		Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Edward Asner, Bob Newhart, Daniel Tay, Faizon Love, Peter Dinklage, Jon Favreau, Kyle Gass, Andy Richter & Amy Sedaris
Executive Production by		Kent Alterman, Cale Boyter, Jimmy Miller & Julie Wixson Darmody