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Elf (movie)

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Elf (movie)
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Did you know? When Buddy is in the mailroom, the person he is talking to is actually the movie's director, Jon Favreau. elaborate

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17 facts about Elf (movie)

  1. 1
    The production team built a miniature model of the Empire State Building that stood over 10 feet tall for the wide shots.
  2. 2
    The snow Buddy eats in the park was made of cotton balls.
  3. 3
    Will Ferrell turned down a large paycheck for an Elf sequel because he felt it would not live up to the original.
  4. 4
    The sound of the snowy ground crunching under Buddy's feet was created by foley artists walking on cornstarch.
  5. 5
    Many fans think Buddy the Elf was a character in a famous book, but he was created specifically for this screenplay.
  6. 6
    Will Ferrell suffered from frequent headaches while filming because he ate so much sugar during the candy-heavy scenes.
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    The production team used forced perspective photography to make Buddy look like he was much larger than the other elves.
  8. 8
    The production team used forced perspective, which is a camera technique that makes one object look smaller or larger than another, to make Buddy appear much taller than the other elves.
  9. 9
    Many people assume that Buddy is a magical being, but the movie explicitly states that he is a human who was adopted and raised by elves.
  10. 10
    Will Ferrell suffered from frequent migraine headaches during production because he was eating so much sugar for his character's diet.
  11. 11
    When Buddy screams at the department store Santa, the look of shock on the young boy next to him was real because he had no idea Will Ferrell was going to yell.
  12. 12
    Will Ferrell famously turned down a very large amount of money to star in a direct sequel to the movie because he felt it would not live up to the original.
  13. 13
    Buddy's elf shoes were custom-made to be flexible, but Will Ferrell found them so slippery that he had to be careful not to fall during the revolving door scene.
  14. 14
    When Buddy is in the mailroom, the person he is talking to is actually the movie's director, Jon Favreau.
  15. 15
    To create the North Pole environment, the filmmakers used forced perspective, which involves placing objects closer to the camera to make them appear larger or smaller than they actually are.
  16. 16
    Will Ferrell suffered from frequent headaches during filming because of the high amount of sugar he consumed during the scenes where he ate spaghetti with candy.
  17. 17
    The iconic costume worn by Will Ferrell was intentionally designed with a slightly short hemline on the pants to make his long legs look even more awkward and exaggerated while he walked around the city.
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