17 “Elf” Facts you May Like To Know
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JIM CARREY WAS INITIALLY EYED TO PLAY BUDDY THE ELF IN ELF WHEN THE PROJECT WAS FIRST CONCEIVED IN 1993. -
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WILL FERRELL FINALLY GOT JAMES CAAN TO LAUGH DURING THE BLOOD TEST SCENE. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU’LL SEE HIM TURN AWAY FROM THE CAMERA TO SAVE THE TAKE. -
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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.
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JIM CARREY WAS INITIALLY EYED TO PLAY BUDDY THE ELF IN ELF WHEN THE PROJECT WAS FIRST CONCEIVED IN 1993.
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