the story of santa claus by scribbler elf

Hearing that Santa will be at the store the following day, Buddy redecorates the store overnight. Buddy heads to a local Gimbels department store that Walter’s security guards sarcastically tell him to go to, where he meets Jovie, an unenthusiastic employee, with whom he is instantly smitten. Santa reveals that Walter is on the Naughty List due to his selfishness, but suggests Buddy could help redeem him with some Christmas spirit.īuddy travels to New York and finds Walter at work, but Walter mistakes him for a Christmas-gram messenger and has him ejected. Walter is now the Executive Vice President at children's book publisher Greenway Press in the Empire State Building in NYC. She died shortly after giving him away for adoption without ever having told Walter about the pregnancy.

Papa Elf explains to him that he was born to Walter Hobbs and Susan Wells. After the infant is discovered at the workshop, the elves name him Buddy after his diaper's brand label.īuddy is accepted by the elf community and grows up to adulthood thinking he is an elf, despite being twice the size of every other elf and inept at toymaking, but one day overhears he is a human. On Christmas Eve, an orphaned baby crawls into Santa Claus's sack at the sight of a teddy bear, and is unknowingly taken back to the North Pole from an orphanage.

It has been hailed by many as a modern classic, and is often listed among the greatest Christmas films of all time. The film inspired the 2010 Broadway musical Elf: The Musical and NBC's 2014 stop motion animated television special Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas. Ferrell's performance as Buddy the Elf was praised by critics and audiences alike, with many calling it one of his best performances. James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Daniel Tay, Edward Asner, and Bob Newhart appear in supporting roles.Įlf was released in the United States on November 7, 2003, and became a major critical and commercial success, grossing $220 million worldwide against a $33 million budget. It stars Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by Santa's elves, who learns about his origins and heads to New York City to meet his biological father.

Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum.

The story of santa claus by scribbler elf