Talk:Elf (film)

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University of Mississippi (Fall 2009)
We are editing this page as part of an english assignment to help improve our writing skills. We decided that this film page needs alot of work. We are going to lengthen the plot summary, add the soundtrack section, production section to include when and where is was filmed and how much money was made. We also wanted to add a reception section to show the viewers about awards that were won. We also thought that the introduction should be elaborated on, and there needs to be more external links/references. And we felt that the cast needed to be more descriptive for each character.Meredith allen (talk) 17:51, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Improving the article
I have recently improved and updated this article, but I was wondering if anyone can help improve it more, by finding references or suggesting other pieces of information that should go in the article. - JuneGloom07 (talk) 20:11, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I have shrunk the plot down a bit, hopefully someone else can come in and clean it up a bit more. &#9760; Travis McCrea (T)(C) 06:50, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

Who says they got married?
The end showed them with a kid. Doesn't mean they got married. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.92.106.75 (talk) 18:09, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Removed this. &#9760; Travis McCrea (T)(C) 06:50, 7 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Someone replaced itPurpleChez (talk) 23:10, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

production segment needs major improvement
As it is now, it is just jumbled factoids. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.67.106.1 (talk) 12:11, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Ate syrup on spaghetti, mulitple takes, mulitple times -- 109.77.139.21 (talk) 15:26, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Favreau talks about Elf profit
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/jon-favreau-made-nothing-elf-4872862 Majinsnake (talk) 05:44, 25 December 2014 (UTC)majinsnake

Film Plot Size
I just had a look at the film's plot size and it's way too long. Film plots should be in between 400 and 700 words. Anyone agree with my suggestion? --86.12.177.189 (talk) 16:37, 21 February 2016 (UTC) PAGE''' ]]) 20:41, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree with you. The plot has gone over the Plot size limit! It needs to be trimmed back to the word count limit for all film plots. --TPercival (talk) 19:29, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I hacked and slashed to get it down to 800 words, but ideally it should be 400-700 per WP:FILMPLOT. --Ahecht ([[User_talk:Ahecht|'''TALK

Perspective details wanted.
The article states: "The movie makes heavy use of forced perspective to exaggerate the size of Buddy compared to all the other elves." Are there sources that describe further how the film makers accomplished this? Maybe even illustrative photos from which to create diagrams? It's a fascinating subject. (I have no access to film industry journals.) Thank you for your time, Wordreader (talk) 06:23, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

Changes made?
Why were these items deleted?

1. Cancelled Sequel ''Apparently, Will Ferrell was originally offered the role of buddy for a sequel following the film's success. However, when Ferrell backed out and decided not to return for a sequel all plans were cancelled as the studio felt that they couldn't make a sequel without him.'' 2. Elf was the topic of conversation more than a couple of time on the Howard Stern show because of cast member Artie Lange's involvement with the film.

Untrue? Uncited? Poorly written? The reference to the radio show was insignificant? (The "apparently" would have needed to go, anyhow.) I don't see a given reason for the changes.

Also, regarding: "Papa Elf names his son William, but for short he calls him Buddy." - when the baby is found, he is wearing diapers that say something to the effect "Buddy (something) Diapers". The elves assume that his name is Buddy. I don't remember any explanation of Papa Elf naming him William Hobbs, Buddy for short. What scene included that information?

Thank you, Wordreader (talk) 02:24, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

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Further edits
I have seen many edit summaries caused by anonymous users in the plot section. Furthermore, vandalism has happened too often in this article. Shouldn't we propose about protecting the page from anymore vandalism and unnecessary editing? This is really just too much. --TPercival (talk) 11:50, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

More recurrent vandalism.
My first reversion...please correct any missteps.

As I noted in 2016 above, somebody makes false claims about the name of the Elf character being "William". From the History, this has been going on intermittently for years. So, this is just the latest in a series of needed reversions for the same silly thing. Thank you, Wordreader (talk) 07:38, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

Jim Carrey as Buddy?
I just watched an episode of The Holiday Movies That Made Us on Netflix about the making of Elf. It had interviews with the writer and some producers. For years there have been allegations that Jim Carrey was originally going to star, but the show on Netflix doesn't say anything about this. Other than Will Ferrell, the only other person they mentioned that was considered to play Buddy the Elf was Chris Farley.

There have been online articles alleging that Carrey was almost Buddy, but they don't provide any sources. A few cite IMDb, which is where I first heard these allegations 15 years ago. Not only is that not a reliable source, said trivia was recently updated to say that the Carrey casting suggestion was a rumor.

Is there any legitimate evidence that Jim Carrey was almost Buddy the Elf? Freshh! (talk) 22:45, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

Origin of term
“I love Lucy” based in the 50’s used the term cotton headed ninny….. this term is a racial slur in reference to the Afro/black people. I’m sorry but this was not first used by will Ferrell……

This was added to the article a few minutes ago by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2600:8800:711F:F200:85BE:C130:F24E:1B7F. I moved it here.
 * The article does not seem to make any reference to "cotton headed ninny", so I do not think this is relevant. SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨ 06:58, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

Who?
"his death" - There are three men named: Which one (has) died? Kdammers (talk) 16:50, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Honors English 250H VL1
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Gimbels
Did Buddy wind up at Gimbels because the ESB guards (sarcastically) told him to, or was he drawn to it by its elaborate Christmas decorations?

Because looking at the film, Buddy appeared to be out of earshot of the guards when they said that, and instead found Gimbels by chance. TFSyndicate (talk) 05:04, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Who undid my edit?
WHO DID Dr Jackson is not rweal (talk) 21:43, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

IT IS SANTA NOT ARTICLE
COME ON Dr Jackson is not rweal (talk) 00:17, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Stop it is Santa listen "is not the genuine article" that makes no sense!
pls Dr Jackson is not rweal (talk) 00:19, 3 February 2024 (UTC)


 * "X [is / is not] the genuine article" is a common idiom that's been in use for centuries.
 * Is that really Santa Claus? No, it's just some department store employee in a costume. It's not the genuine article. DS (talk) 18:52, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

The Central Park Rangers
How are the Central Park Rangers (and I quote) "angry at Santa for placing them on the Naughty List" if they don't know that it's Santa that crash-landed in the park? TFSyndicate (talk) 04:17, 15 April 2024 (UTC)