Elf

Synopsis

When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.

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Cast

Will Ferrell

Buddy

James Caan

Walter

Bob Newhart

Papa Elf

Ed Asner

Santa

Mary Steenburgen

Emily

Zooey Deschanel

Jovie

Daniel Tay

Michael

Faizon Love

Gimbels Manager

Peter Dinklage

Miles Finch

Amy Sedaris

Deb

Michael Lerner

Fulton

Andy Richter

Morris

Kyle Gass

Eugene

Artie Lange

Gimbels Santa

Leon Redbone

Leon the Snowman (voice)

Ray Harryhausen

Polar Bear Cub (voice)

Claire Lautier

NY 1 Reporter

Ted Friend

NY 1 Anchor

Patrick Ferrell

Security Guard

Patrick McCartney

Security Guard

Crew

Art

• Kelly Canfield Set Dresser
• Allan Galajda Set Designer
• Amrit Laura Gunhouse Set Designer
• Todd Lawley Set Dresser
• Jay Mitchell Set Designer
• Geoff Wallace Set Designer
• Barbara Wilson Assistant Art Director
• Rusty Smith Production Design
• Johanne Hubert Set Decoration
• Kelvin Humenny Art Direction
• Victoria Balharry Art Department Coordinator
• Jennifer Silvertand Assistant Set Decoration

Camera

• Greg Gardiner Director of Photography
• Alan Markfield Still Photographer
• Carey Toner Steadicam Operator
• Carey Toner Camera Operator
• William Waring Camera Operator
• David E. Baron First Assistant Camera
• Doug Lavender First Assistant Camera
• Patrick Stepien First Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

• Laura Jean Shannon Costume Design
• Nancy Duggan Costume Supervisor
• Victoria Down Key Makeup Artist
• Gitte Axen Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Rebeccah Delchambre Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Sherry Linder-Gygli Key Hair Stylist
• Donna Bis First Assistant Hairstylist
• Ian C. Ballard First Assistant Hairstylist
• Angel De Angelis Key Hair Stylist
• James Sarzotti Key Makeup Artist

Crew

• Owen Walstrom Stunts
• G.A. Aguilar Stunt Coordinator
• Troy W. Carrington Production Office Assistant
• Brian Fisher Compositors
• Greg Groenekamp Compositors
• Joe Salazar Compositors
• David Mylrea Stunts
• Doug Chapman Stunts
• Scott J. Ateah Stunt Coordinator
• Jay Vinitsky Post Production Supervisor
• Tony Lazarowich Special Effects Coordinator
• Mark Rodahl Digital Effects Supervisor

Directing

• Jon Favreau Director
• Jessica Clothier Script Supervisor
• Jim Brebner First Assistant Director
• Andrew M. Robinson Second Assistant Director
• Mickey Gilbert Second Unit Director
• Christopher Woods Second Unit Director

Editing

• Dan Lebental Editor
• Michael Hatzer Color Timer

Lighting

• John Paszkiewicz Lighting Artist

Production

• Kent Alterman Executive Producer
• Cale Boyter Executive Producer
• Toby Emmerich Executive Producer
• Jimmy Miller Executive Producer
• Julie Wixson Darmody Executive Producer
• Susie Farris Casting Director
• Todd Komarnicki Producer
• Shauna Robertson Producer
• Jon Berg Producer
• Penny Gibbs Unit Production Manager
• David B. Householter Unit Production Manager

Sound

• John Debney Original Music Composer
• Brad Sherman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Jon Taylor Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• John Leveque Supervising Sound Editor
• Wade Wilson Sound Designer
• Kelly Zombor Boom Operator
• Anthony Milch Sound Effects Editor
• Stephen P. Robinson Sound Effects Editor
• Steve Mann Sound Effects Editor
• David Husby Sound Mixer
• Kimberly Lowe Voigt Supervising ADR Editor
• Kimberly Lowe Voigt Dialogue Editor

Visual Effects

• Musa Brooker Animation
• Teresa Drilling Animation
• Hunter Athey Animation
• Steve Baker Animation
• Joe Bauer Visual Effects Supervisor
• Douglas Bloom Visual Effects
• Erik De Boer Animation Supervisor
• Brian Dowrick Animation
• Giovanni Dulay Modeling
• Antoine Durr Visual Effects
• Dan Foster Visual Effects Producer
• Rob Meyers Animation

Writing

• David Berenbaum Writer
• Jon Favreau Screenplay

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