Elf Movie Trivia

Buddy is a human who was raised by elves at the North Pole.

Buddy learns that he is really a human and that his biological father is Walter Hobbs, a children's book publisher in New York City.

Buddy travels to New York and meets Walter, his stepmother Emily, and half-brother Michael.

Walter and Michael are initially unenthused about Buddy, but Emily insists that they take care of him.

Buddy and Jovie fall in love and Buddy helps Walter's publishing company succeed.

Walter and Buddy reconcile and Walter takes Buddy home to meet his stepmother and half-brother.

The film is set in the fictional town of Elfland, which is inhabited by elves who work at the Gimbels department store.

Buddy is an elf who is not content with his life and longs to be part of the human world.

One day, the engine to Buddy's sleigh is lost, and without it, he is unable to fly to the human world.

Buddy finds the engine and reunites with his old friends Walter and Michael.

Walter apologizes to Buddy for how he has treated him in the past and accepts him as his son.

Michael takes Santa's list and proves that Santa is real to the television news cameras.

A group of Central Park Rangers, who are angry at Santa for putting them on the naughty list, chase the sleigh.

Jovie leads the crowd and those watching on television in singing "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town".

By the following Christmas, Buddy has written a best-selling book about his experiences and has married Jovie.

Their daughter Susie visits Papa Elf.

The film was shot in New York City and in Vancouver.

The score to the film, composed and conducted by John Debney, was released by Varèse Sarabande.

Elf was released in the United States on November 16, 2004

It grossed $176.6 million domestically and $47.2 million overseas for a worldwide total of $223.9 million

The film was met with generally favorable reviews

A Broadway musical based upon the film ran on Broadway during the 2010 Christmas season

The musical was directed by Casey Nicholaw and music by Matthew Shipp

The show was generally well-received by audiences

The film is a musical comedy set in the fictional town of Christmasland, where elves work at the local mall.

The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human who is accidentally transported to the elf world and must learn to live among the elves.

The film was released in 2010 to mixed reviews.

An animated special based on the film was aired on NBC in 2014.

A video game based on the film was released in 2004.

A sequel to the film is unlikely due to the conflict between Ferrell and Favreau.