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About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 7, 2003
Digital
Nov 5, 2013
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 1, 2022
Box Office
$228.5M
Budget
$32.0M
Return
7.1x
Theaters
8
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
New Line Cinema, Guy Walks into a Bar Productions
Trailers & Clips
Cast
Full credits →W
Will Ferrell
Buddy
J
James Caan
Walter
B
Bob Newhart
Papa Elf
E
Ed Asner
Santa
M
Mary Steenburgen
Emily
Z
Zooey Deschanel
Jovie
D
Daniel Tay
Michael
F
Faizon Love
Gimbels Manager
P
Peter Dinklage
Miles Finch
A
Amy Sedaris
Deb
M
Michael Lerner
Fulton
A
Andy Richter
Morris
K
Kyle Gass
Eugene
A
Artie Lange
Gimbels Santa
L
Leon Redbone
Leon the Snowman (voice)
R
Ray Harryhausen
Polar Bear Cub (voice)
C
Claire Lautier
NY 1 Reporter
T
Ted Friend
NY 1 Anchor
P
Patrick Ferrell
Security Guard
P
Patrick McCartney
Security Guard
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Quotes
See all →A Unique Introduction Between Two Characters
Buddy
Oh... my finger has a heartbeat.
[''In the waiting room'']
Girl
It won't hurt so much after a while. What's your name?
Buddy
Buddy.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Rushed Diagnosis and Concerned Friends
Physician
Okay. What have we got here?
[''Walks into examination room of medical clinic'']
Walter
Buddy, don't eat those.
[''Grabs Buddy's hand on third reach, and Buddy reveals the cotton balls in other hand in a magician's trick'']
Physician
We got to really hurry up, Walter, because I'm double-booked for the rest of the afternoon.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
