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Elf / New Line Cinema presents ; [a] Guy Walks Into a Bar production ; produced by Jon Berg, Todd Komarnicki, Shauna Robertson ; written by David Berenbaum ; directed by Jon Favreau
- Uniform Title
- Elf (Motion picture)
- Published
- [Burbank, Calif.] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2004]
- Edition
- Widescreen format (1.85:1) or standard format (1.33:1).
- Physical Description
- 2 videodiscs (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators
- Favreau, Jon, Berg, Jon, Komarnicki, Todd, Robertson, Shauna, Berenbaum, David, Ferrell, Will, 1967-, Caan, James, Deschanel, Zooey, 1980-, Steenburgen, Mary, Tay, Daniel, 1991-, Asner, Edward, Newhart, Bob, Love, Faizon, Dinklage, Peter, Sedaris, Amy, Gardiner, Greg, Lebental, Dan, Debney, John, Shannon, Laura Jean, New Line Cinema Corporation, Guy Walks Into a Bar (Firm), and New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Series
- Language Note
- In English or dubbed Spanish; closed-captioned.
- Restrictions on Access
- For private home use only.
- Contents
- Disc 1: Widescreen presentation (About elves ; Little Buddy ; A special elf ; Buddy's journey ; Dad ; Gimbels ; Winter wonderland ; A visit to the doctor ; Homecoming ; Brotherly bonding ; Take your elf to work ; Buddy and Jovie ; Miles Finch ; Runaway elf ; Elf help ; Saving Santa ; End credits) & special features. Disc 2: Full-screen presentation & special features.
- Summary
- An orphan raised as an elf in Santa's workshop discovers that he is actually human, prompting him to leave the North Pole in search of his biological father.
- Subject(s)
- Santa Claus (Fictitious character)—Drama
- Orphans—Drama
- Elves—Drama
- Birthparents—Identification—Drama
- Fathers and sons—Drama
- North Pole—Drama
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)—Drama
- Fantasy—Feature
- Padre e hijo—Nueva York (Estados Unidos)—Nueva York—Teatro
- Duendes—Teatro
- Santa Claus (Fictitious character)
- Birthparents—Identification
- Elves
- Fathers and sons
- Orphans
- Arctic Ocean—North Pole
- New York (State)—New York—Manhattan
- Santa Claus—Drama
- Father-son relationship—Drama
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 0780647742
9780780647749 - Audience Notes
- MPAA rating: PG; some mild rude humor and language.
- Note
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Includes DVD-ROM features on both discs.
"[Widescreen version is] enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container.
Special features (disc 1): Infinifilm viewing option (incorporating special features into the viewing of the film); optional fact track; optional audio commentary by Favreau; optional audio commentary by Ferrell; 8 deleted/alternate scenes, with optional audio commentary by Favreau (11 min. total); "Tag along with Will Ferrell" featurette (7 min.); "Film school for kids" featurette (21 min.); "How they made the North Pole" featurette (12 min.); "Lights, camera, puffin!" featurette (7 min.); "That's a wrap" featurette (12 min.); film dictionary (11 p.); color bars.
Special features (disc 2): Infinifilm viewing option (incorporating special features into the viewing of the film); "Kids on Christmas" featurette (6 min.); "Deck the halls" featurette (10 min.); "Santa mania" featurette (6 min.); "Christmas in Tinseltown" featurette (7 min.); theatrical trailer (3 min.); 14 musical selections from the film, with commentary by Favreau; 3 "Elf karaoke" sing-along songs; "Elf : a short story of a tall tale" read-along (with or without accompanying narration); 4 video games; color bars. - Creation/Production Credits Note
- Director of photography, Greg Gardiner ; edited by Dan Lebental ; music by John Debney ; costume designer, Laura Jean Shannon ; production designer, Rusty Smith.
- Participant/Performer Note
- Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Daniel Tay, Edward Asner, Bob Newhart, Faizon Love, Peter Dinklage, Amy Sedaris.
- Technical Details
- DVD, region 1, widescreen or full screen formats; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital stereo surround.
DVD-ROM features require a computer with Windows 98E or higher, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, Macromedia Flash 6.0 and internet connection, a DVD-ROM drive and a software or hardware DVD player. - Terms of Use and Reproduction
- No public performance rights. Classroom instruction and home use permitted.
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