'Elf' Movie Facts (17 pics)

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ELF'S PRODUCTION DESIGN WAS HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER.

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YEARS BEFORE SNL OR ELF, WILL FERRELL WORKED AS A MALL SANTA.

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DIRECTOR JON FAVREAU FAVORED PRACTICAL EFFECTS, LIKE FALSE PERSPECTIVE, ON THE SET OF ELF.

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MACY'S STOOD IN FOR GIMBELS IN ELF.

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MUCH OF THE SNOW YOU SEE IN ELF WAS OFTEN COMPUTER-GENERATED.

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THOUGH HE’S REPORTEDLY BEEN OFFERED A HUGE PAY DAY ($29 MILLION), FERRELL HAS NO INTEREST IN MAKING ELF 2.

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THE EPIC BURP WAS REAL BUT NOT DONE BY FERRELL. VOICE ACTOR MAURICE LAMARCHE, FAMOUS FOR VOICING BRAIN IN PINKY AND THE BRAIN, STEPPED IN FOR THE UNCREDITED STUNT BURP.

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THE MAPLE SYRUP WAS VERY REAL, HOWEVER, AND MADE FERRELL SICK FROM THE AMOUNT HE INGESTED, ALONG WITH THE “COTTON BALLS” WHICH WERE ACTUALLY COTTON CANDY.

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BUDDY WAS BULLIED BY THE OTHER ELVES IN AN EARLY VERSION OF ELF.

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BUDDY’S ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK WAS SHOT WITH RANDOM NON-ACTORS THAT FERRELL WOULD RUN UP TO AND IMPROVISE WITH.

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THERE'S A CHRISTMAS STORY CAMEO IN ELF.

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JON FAVREAU PLAYED MULTIPLE PARTS IN ELF INCLUDING THE NARWHAL.

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ELF WAS SO POPULAR IS SPAWNED A SUCCESSFUL BROADWAY ADAPTATION THAT EVENTUALLY RAN AS A NATIONAL TOUR.

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ELF HOCKEY HIT THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR AS A DELETED SCENE.

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SOME OF ELF’S SETS WERE BUILT IN A HORROR FACTORY ALSO UTILIZED BY THE X-FILES, AMONG OTHERS.