Elf

Elf
Details
Country	United States
Language	English
Channels	TV3 Cartoon Network TBS TNT AMC IFC Sky Showcase (UK and Ireland) ITV1 ITV2 CTV Family Channel Family CHRGD HBO Family (Asia) We TV
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Release	November 7, 2003

Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum. It stars Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by Santa's elves, who learns about his origins and heads to New York City to meet his biological father. James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Edward Asner, and Bob Newhart appear in supporting roles.

Elf was released in the United States on November 7, 2003, and became a major critical and commercial success, grossing $220 million worldwide against a $33 million budget. 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 inspired the 2010 Broadway musical Elf: The Musical and NBC's 2014 stop motion animated television special Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas. It has been hailed by many as a modern classic, and is often listed among the greatest Christmas films of all time.

Cast

Character		Actor
	Buddy Hobbs	Will Ferrell
File:Walter Hobbs (Elf).png	Walter Hobbs	James Caan
File:Jovie (Elf).png	Jovie	Zooey Deschanel
File:Emily Hobbs (Elf).png	Emily Hobbs	Mary Steenburgen
	Santa Claus	Ed Asner
File:Papa Elf (Elf).png	Papa Elf	Bob Newhart
File:Michael Hobbs (Elf).png	Michael Hobbs	Daniel Tay
	Wanda	Faizon Love
	Miles Finch	Peter Dinklage
File:Deb (Elf).png	Deb	Amy Sedaris
File:Fulton Greenway (Elf).png	Fulton Greenway	Michael Lerner
	Morris	Andy Richter
File:Eugene Dupree (Elf).png	Eugene Dupree	Kyle Gass
	Fake Santa	Artie Lange
	Dr. Ben Leonardo	Jon Favreau
File:Eye Witness (Elf).png	Eye Witness	Matt Walsh
File:Ming Ming (Elf).png	Ming Ming	Peter Billingsley
File:A mailroom worker (Elf).png	A mailroom worker	Mark Acheson
File:Charlotte (Elf).png	Charlotte	Claire Lautier
File:Pom Pom (Elf).png	Pom Pom	David Paul Grove
File:Leon the Snowman (Elf).png	Leon the Snowman	Leon Redbone
File:Polar Bear Cub (Elf).png	Polar Bear Cub	Ray Harryhausen
File:Baby Walrus (Elf).png	Baby Walrus	Jon Favreau
File:Mr. Narwhal (Elf).png	Mr. Narwhal
File:Arctic Puffin (Elf).png	Arctic Puffin
Buddy's Burp		Maurice LaMarche

International versions

• Dubs
• Voice-overs
• Subtitled versions/title translations

	Language	Title
	Albanian	Elfi
	Burmese	Elf
	Czech	Vánoční skřítek
	French (Canada)	Le Lutin
	French (Europe)	Elfe
	German	Buddy - Der Weihnachtself
	Hindi	एल्फ़
	Hungarian	Mi a manó
	Icelandic	Álfur
	Italian	Elf - Un elfo di nome Buddy
	Japanese	エルフ～サンタの国からやってきた～
	Korean	엘프
	Persian	الف
	Portuguese (Brazil) (Cinevídeo)	Um Duende em Nova York
	Portuguese (Brazil) (Marshmallow)	Um Duende em Nova York
	Russian	Эльф
	Slovak	Vianočný škriatok
	Spanish (Latin America)	El duende Elf, el duende (Argentina and Uruguay)
	Spanish (Spain)	Elf
	Thai	ปาฏิหาริย์เทวดาตัวบิ๊ก
	Turkish	Elf

	Language	Title
	Azerbaijani (ARB Günəş)	Cırtdan
	Azerbaijani (ITV)	Cırtdan
	Bulgarian (Ars Digital Studio)	Елф
	Bulgarian (bTV)	Елф
	Georgian	ელფი
	Latvian	Elfs[unverified]
	Lithuanian	Elfas
	Polish	Elf
	Ukrainian	Ельф

	Language	Title
	Arabic	قزم
	Cantonese	聖誕精靈
	Chinese (Traditional)	精靈總動員
	Croatian	Vilenjak
	Danish	Alf
	Dutch	Elf
	Estonian	Päkapikk
	Faroese	Elf
	Finnish	Elf
	Greek	Το Ξωτικό των Χριστουγέννων
	Hebrew	קטן עליו
	Icelandic	Álfur
	Norwegian	Elf
	Portuguese (Portugal)	Elf - O Falso Duende
	Romanian	Elful
	Serbian	Vilenjak
	Slovene	Škrat
	Swedish	Elf
	Vietnamese	Chàng tiên đáng yêu