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Buddy is accepted by the elf community and grows up thinking he is an elf, but soon learns that he is really a human.

After the child is discovered at the workshop, the elves name him Buddy after his diaper's brand label and Papa Elf adopts him. On Christmas Eve, a baby at an orphanage crawls into Santa Claus's sack and is unknowingly taken back to the North Pole. It is often listed among the greatest Christmas films of all time.

The film inspired the 2010 Broadway musical Elf: The Musical and NBC's 2014 stop motion animated television special Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas. Ferrell's performance as Buddy the Elf was praised by critics and audiences alike, with many calling it one of his best performances. The film centers on Buddy, a human raised by Santa's elves, who learns about his origins and heads to New York City to meet his biological father.Įlf was released in the United States on November 7, 2003, by New Line Cinema and became a major critical and commercial success, grossing $220 million worldwide against a $33 million budget. Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau, written by David Berenbaum, and starring Will Ferrell and James Caan with Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Daniel Tay, Bob Newhart and Ed Asner in supporting roles.