
Cast
Will Ferrell (Buddy)James Caan (Walter)Bob Newhart (Papa Elf)Zooey Deschanel (Jovie)Edward Asner (Santa)Mary Steenburgen (Emily)Daniel Tay (Michael)Faizon Love (Gimbel's Manager)Peter Dinklage (Miles Finch)Amy Sedaris (Deb)Michael Lerner (Fulton)Andy Richter (Morris)Kyle Gass (Eugene)Artie Lange (Gimbel's Santa)Leon Redbone (Leon the Snowman)Ray Harryhausen (Polar Bear Cub)Claire Lautier (News Reporter Charlotte Denon)Ted Friend (NY 1 Anchor)
Director
Jon Favreau
Synopsis
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.
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