Will Ferrell stars as an elf with an identity crisis in director Jon Favreau’s modern Christmas classic.
We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup.
Having been raised by Santa and his elves, a man named Buddy (Will Ferrell) has an identity crisis when he learns that he’s actually a human. Leaving the North Pole behind, he sets out for New York to meet his biological father.
Featuring an all-star supporting cast in James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel, Ed Asner, Mary Steenburgen and Peter Dinklage, Hollywood heavyweight Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Chef, The Lion King) pays homage to hallmarks of the traditional holiday film to create a hilarious and heartwarming seasonal gem.
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Event duration
97 mins
Rating
G
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About the host
Maria Lewis
Maria Lewis is the best-selling author of several globally published novels, including the Aurealis Award-winning The Witch Who Courted Death. A screenwriter working in film and television, she has been a journalist for over 16 years with her writing on film and pop culture appearing in publications such as The Guardian, New York Post, Empire Magazine, Sydney Morning Herald, Penthouse, Junkee, The Daily and Sunday Telegraph among others. She is an Assistant Film Curator at ACMI.
