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Elf

2003 Comedy film Fantasy film Christmas film Family film

Elf is a 2003 film directed by Jon Favreau. It stars Will Ferrell, James Caan, Ed Asner and others.

Crew & production

Director
Jon Favreau
Screenwriter
David Berenbaum
Producer
Shauna Robertson
Director of photography
Greg Gardiner
Composer
John Debney
Editor
Dan Lebental
Production companies
Meet Dave, Will Ferrell
Original language
English
Filming locations
Vancouver
Budget
$33 million
Box office
$225 million (worldwide)

Trailer

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Top cast

15 people

Will Ferrell

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James Caan

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Ed Asner

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Daniel Tay

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Zooey Deschanel

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Mary Steenburgen

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Bob Newhart

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Kyle Gass

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Artie Lange

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Amy Sedaris

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Andy Richter

Andy Richter

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Faizon Love

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More cast

  • Jon Favreau
  • Michael Lerner
  • Peter Dinklage

Sources

  • Wikidata (Q949879), accessed October 2026
  • Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile

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