Elf (film)

Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau, written by David Berenbaum and starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Ed Asner, and Zooey Deschanel. It was released in the United States on November 7, 2003, and grossed over $220,400,000 worldwide. The story is about one of Santa's elves who learns of his true identity as a human and goes to New York City to meet his biological father, spreading Christmas cheer in a world of cynics as he goes.

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Directed by	Jon Favreau
Produced by	Jon Berg Todd Komarnicki Shauna Robertson
Written by	David Berenbaum
Starring	Will Ferrell Bob Newhart Edward Asner James Caan Zooey Deschanel Mary Steenburgen
Music by	John Debney
Cinematography	Greg Gardiner
Editing by	Dan Lebental
Studio	Mosaic Media Group Guy Walks Into a Bar Productions
Distributed by	New Line Cinema (US) Warner Bros. (International) Entertainment Film (UK) Alliance Films (Canada)
Release date(s)	November 7, 2003
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$33 million
Box office	$225,443,451