Jon Favreau‘s holiday season classic Elf turns Will Ferrell’s Buddy the Elf into one of Santa’s good-natured, cheerful helpers, while the filmmakers were able to draw humor from his vast height in ...

(NEXSTAR) – Santa doesn’t smell like “beef and cheese” as far as Macy’s is concerned. The 2003 Christmas film “Elf” produced a number of now-classic scenes, including Buddy’s first taste of the “World ...

Did Santa Claus kidnap Buddy the Elf at the beginning of the 2003 classic Elf? It’s kind of complicated. Vida Johnson, a professor of law at Georgetown University, the co-director of the school’s ...

HALESITE, N.Y. -- The holiday movie "Elf" was released 20 years ago and has delighted the masses since. In the film's climax, Buddy the Elf and Santa fly through New York City on a sleigh powered by ...

Elf star Mark Acheson has revealed that producers wanted to "axe" the film's classic mailroom scene. The 2003 festive comedy follows Buddy (Will Ferrell), a human raised by Santa's elves in the North ...

While Will Ferrell has starred in some of Hollywood's funniest movies over the years, there’s only one hit that’s gone on to join the ranks of bona fide Christmas classics. Elf, the 2003 film directed ...

Georgetown Law professor Vida Johnson explains how she would defend Santa against a kidnapping charge — and how his unique home might help him get away with it Did Santa Claus kidnap Buddy the Elf at ...