Much of what people love about Elf is thanks to Ferrell’s improvisation. “Will just did lots of different choices for lots of different moments,” Elf director Jon Favreau told Rotten Tomatoes in 2018.

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 ...

Jon Favreau and Artie Lange share behind-the-scenes secrets about the film. — -- It’s been 14 years since “Elf” hit theaters as an instant Christmas classic, and for director Jon Favreau, ...

Twenty years ago, who would have guessed that Elf would become one of the all-time great Christmas movies? It was only the second feature film helmed by Jon Favreau, and it was one of Will Ferrell’s ...

The contemporary Christmas classic Elf has been a holiday tradition for 15 years. You can chalk up the film’s longevity to the perfect marriage of David Berenbaum’s script to Jon Favreau‘s direction ...

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Will Ferrell as Buddy and Zooey Deschanel as Jovie in Elf (2003)New Line Cinema/Warner Bros./Guy Walks into a Bar Productions/Mosaic Media Group, Inc./Gold ...

It recently celebrated it's 20 year anniversary and is, without a doubt, one of the classic Christmas films watched by families around the globe every single year, and now a star of Elf has revealed ...

Russell Crowe may command the sea but Will Ferrell rules the movie box office. Ferrell’s charming family comedy “Elf” earned an estimated $27. 2 million this weekend – $1. 5 million more than Crowe’s ...