Elf might be a Christmas classic now, but it had some bumps to its path to success.

"Elf" is a classic Christmas movie. Here's where to stream "Elf" in 2025, how to watch "Elf" for free and whether "Elf 2" is ...

Will Ferrell came face to face with "Buddy the Elf, the ax murderer," and he may never be the same. The "Elf" star got a firsthand look at the life-size, animatronic Buddy the Elf decoration inspired ...

Including which actor was originally supposed to play Buddy and the surprising method they used to make the elves appear smaller.

Will Ferrell feels “so lucky” to be part of people's festive traditions thanks to his film 'Elf'. The 57-year-old actor starred as Buddy the human elf who travels to New York to find his real father ...

"I love that the whole time, he's not acting. He's truly annoyed with me," Ferrell recalled of his late co-star. During Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler’s “Messy” podcast, Ferrell recalled ...

"Comedies tend to make a bit of money, and then you don't get the prizes," Richard Curtis said Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial ...

The Academy Award winner also emphasized the need to "diversify a little bit" when it comes to film tastes. “The biggest driver for me was that it potentially could be something that my kids would ...

Like Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” in the music world, Elf is one of the most recent movies to join the Christmas movie canon. (The most recent: Klaus.) The 2003 film, starring Will ...