Elf [2003] (1 disc)

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• The Elf Costumes were also modeled after the Elves in Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
• Director Jon Favreau provided the voice of the narwhal.
• When this screenplay first emerged in 1993, Jim Carrey was attached to star in the lead.
• When Buddy goes to Gimbels to ask Jovie out on a date the song we hear playing over the loudspeaker is {Christmas Island} sung by Leon Redbone. Redbone also provided the voice of Leon the snowman at the North Pole.
• The outside of Gimbels is a digitally altered view of the 34th St. Macy's, a reference to Miracle on 34th Street. Gimbels was Macy's main competition but it is now closed.
• ^[?] Terry Zwigoff was offered a chance to direct the film, but turned it down.
• When she first meets Buddy, Jovie asks, "Did Crumpet put you up to this"? Crumpet is the name ^[?] David Sedaris called himself while working as an elf, as recounted in his Christmas story anthology The Santaland Diaries. ^[?] David Sedaris's sister, Amy Sedaris appears in the film as James Caan's assistant, Deb. The usage of the name Crumpet may refer to Sedaris or may be a coincidence.
• The football jersey frequently worn by Michael in the film is that of fan favorite #80 Wayne Chrebet of the New York Jets.
• The scene where the fake Santa is chasing Buddy had to be done in one take because it was too hard to rebuild everything.
• Buddy's 12-second belch was supplied by voice actor Maurice LaMarche, best-known for his cartoon character, "The Brain", from [Pinky and the Brain], and who also did the operatic belching in [Animaniacs] as "The Great Wakarotti". LaMarche also worked with Will Ferrell on the animated series, [The Oblongs...].