NO WAY! I’m blown away. The elf talking to Buddy is Ralphie?! You just made my head explode
@charlielucas3386Ай бұрын
Same!!! Unbelievable!! 🤯😱
@bthellamАй бұрын
Yep. He's in other Jon Favreau movies too. He's in Iron Man. 😊
@LucyLioness100Ай бұрын
I never knew it was him for years & was just floored to learn it was the same actor. Course I hadn’t seen “A Christmas Story” yet 20 years ago, but was aware of it
@trinaqАй бұрын
I watched the "Movies that Made Us" documentary on Netflix, and was surprised by the fun facts, such as the effects used to make Buddy appear bigger than the other elves, and the pedestrians on the street being real civilians, and not actors.
@kamsismithАй бұрын
I watched that as well. They said that Chris Farley and Jim Carrey were considered to play Buddy back in 1993. Jim would obviously do a Christmas-themed movie years later and Chris would turn it down.
@trinaqАй бұрын
@@kamsismith It would have been interesting to see Farley and Carrey as Buddy, but ultimately, Ferrell was the best choice.
@RaymondReignsАй бұрын
Especially the bearded guy in all Red. What a coincidence 😅
@healinghands884Ай бұрын
They used the same effects in Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit to make the Hobbits, and the dwarfs seem smaller. 😊
@rubygracemoseley8144Ай бұрын
Elf is a Christmas staple in our house every year. We’ve actually already watched this year! We watched it the day after Thanksgiving while decorating our condo for Christmas!
@paulienuti8031Ай бұрын
Rip James Caan & Bob Newhart
@krististarosta6736Ай бұрын
And Ed Asner.
@maxxh5331Ай бұрын
And Leon Redbone and Michael Lerner
@Golfkid100Ай бұрын
RIP to all the people involved in making Elf and prayers for them, their families, their friends, fellow cast and crew, and many more. 🙏
@glide325realАй бұрын
@@Golfkid100 not everyone involved in making the movie died.
@trinaqАй бұрын
Such a classic movie, it never fails to make me laugh. It's sad that James Caan, Bob Newhart and Ed Asner are no longer with us.
@andywinslow9638Ай бұрын
No. There only in a better place. That's a happy fact
@LucyLioness100Ай бұрын
They shall always be with us in spirit through their works
@spoonbendingspacemonkeyАй бұрын
I don't know if Elf would have worked with Jim Carry. He has totally different energy than Will Farrell.
@samanthathrower8069Ай бұрын
I love this movie so much. Everytime I watch it, I always end up crying when Santa is able to get his sleigh in the air and he flies away....the music combined with Ed Asner's Ho, Ho, Ho....gets me everytime 😊
@denisefreitas6727Ай бұрын
Love Elf! Jovie is my fave character! ❤️💚
@LivelyStarKingАй бұрын
Ditto! ☺️
@Yoli-wf2kiАй бұрын
I love Elf and watch it every year
@tiffanymyers6432Ай бұрын
Same!
@redrobin7638Ай бұрын
I laugh with delight every year when I watch this movie; Will Ferrell does his best comedy work on this film. Who else cracks up every year when Buddy jumps into the Christmas Tree? it tickles me!
@horsewoodtrains16Ай бұрын
It’s officially a crime not to have Elf as one of your top five Christmas movies.
@hunteradams2123Ай бұрын
I'm in a store... AND I'M SINGING!
@rougejawАй бұрын
Elf is definitely in my top 3 Christmas movies. The other 2 are Muppet Christmas Carol and Home Alone. Classics
@BayouGhostАй бұрын
I actually watched "Elf" last night! A Christmas classic for sure. The Miles Finch scene is my favorite!
@logankerr8090Ай бұрын
just watched this last night. such a classic
@SpukiTheLoveKitten75Ай бұрын
I love the adorable hangdog expression Ming Ming makes as he talks to Buddy while they're working in the toy worlshop. Billingsley should have been credited. He's great, whenever he's Ming Ming, Ralphie or Messy Marvin. Yes, I'm that old, I remember Billingsley ever before he bacame Ralphie when he hawked Hersey's syrup as Messy Marvin.
@joyunicycleАй бұрын
I love that at 3:49 James Caan broke out laughing and had to turn away from the camera.
@LucyLioness100Ай бұрын
Yeah I learned that in the NC review. It makes a lot of sense as you can sort of see Caan start to crack as he turns away from the camera before he fully burst out laughing
@hunteradams2123Ай бұрын
Elf & The Grinch: classic Christmas films
@LucyLioness100Ай бұрын
This movie is a classic of my younger days & has some great comedic bits that we often quote. Still blows my mind to remember that this was from the same director as the first 2 Iron Man movies
@Mike__BАй бұрын
Removing the ice hockey scene was a good idea, it makes Buddy seem to aggressive and mean.
@alexishall7125Ай бұрын
Thank goodness Will Ferrell got the role of Buddy, because he absolutely nailed it!! Elf is a one-time watch each Christmas for me, but it’s a classic.
@laurenregnier3710Ай бұрын
How does he not have diabetes? I ❤ this movie ! 😊
@chucknien74Ай бұрын
I could not see Jim Carrey in this movie.Will Ferrell is at his acting peak in this classic.
@cindysmith2858Ай бұрын
I recognized Jon Favreau as one of Monica’s love interest Pete Becker on Friends. Elf is one of many of our families favorite Christmas Movies. My children were young when it came out and they loved watching it throughout the year not just at Christmas.
@KidneyboiiOfficialАй бұрын
0:57 BRO buddy knows magic lol 😂
@joeymartinez9854Ай бұрын
RIP James Cann, Bob Newhart, Ed Asner,Michael Lerner, and Leon Redbone such great actors in this movie and their other great works
@TasteTheWine.Ай бұрын
Christmas Story, Elf, and Christmas Vacation are my top 3 favorite Christmas movies.
@Lucoa.Kthe2aHashiraАй бұрын
Today i learned Jim Carrey could have played Buddy and that Ralphie from a Christmas story was in Elf. I love it when a subject/movie/show i actually like is covered with no so common knowledge facts so i can learn something new
@nicholasgeorge4156Ай бұрын
I thought it was common knowledge or fairly common that the Christmas story kid was also in elf.
@LucyLioness100Ай бұрын
I had no clue it was Ralphie from A Christmas Story for years
@logankerr8090Ай бұрын
didn't know Favreau did the voicework! mind blown
@ColtonRMagbyАй бұрын
Peter Billingsly going uncredited was a mistake on the filmmakers' part.
@aztecwrrior1997Ай бұрын
Hey it allows for a great (but sad) easter egg
@ColtonRMagbyАй бұрын
@aztecwrrior1997 True, but not giving someone proper credit for their work is wrong on multiple levels.
@LucyLioness100Ай бұрын
@@ColtonRMagbythere are some times where actors deliberately don’t want a credit since they will do it as a favor or they believe in the project so much
@ColtonRMagbyАй бұрын
@LucyLioness100 I doubt this was Peter's idea.
@MrBronco64Ай бұрын
Peter and Jon Favreau are good friends and have worked together in several other films like Iron Man and Couples Retreat. I am sure Peter was ok with it.
@mmolenda8141Ай бұрын
I love Elf . Ferrell was chefs kiss on this film
@BlakeHawkinsVAАй бұрын
These are great :) I also have a fun fact The elf that Buddy lands on after finding out he’s a human was David Paul Grove; he’s the voice of Jonny 2x4 on Ed Edd n Eddy
@olleselinАй бұрын
#1 Peter Dinklage is a South Pole elf!
@russelljohnson6267Ай бұрын
He's an angry elf!
@joyunicycleАй бұрын
"CALL ME ELF ONE MORE TIME!"
@stephaniegormley9982Ай бұрын
@@joyunicycle "You're an elf"
@joyunicycleАй бұрын
@@stephaniegormley9982 (slams the table and charging)
@t-mo199Ай бұрын
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. Elf, to me, is the epitome of a Christmas movie.
@PassiveAgressive319Ай бұрын
Peter Billingsley was also in Iron Man, also directed by Jon Favreau
@vicglbowski9442Ай бұрын
the fact they got a loveable Christmas elf drunk in a family movie that would go onto play every Christmas is awesome lmao
@SpukiTheLoveKitten75Ай бұрын
Another thing, the big husky dept. store manager guy's character is named WANDA. You even see the name when you look VERY CLOSELY at his name tag. They should have kept the hockey scene in the movie. It's a scream and adds more silly North Pole moments. I wish there was more Leon the Snowman. He was so chill. I like to think he's Sam's cooler twin brother. The critters needed cute names rather than just be referred to as their species. Why not "Puffy", "Snowball", "Wally" and "Nigel the Narwal"? If the lawyers got too sue-happy, Favreau could've just explained that they were homages to Rankin-Bass and thus protected by "Fair Use".
@olvialee7221Ай бұрын
You’re kidding. That’s the director in the movie? Wow. He looks so young!
@olvialee7221Ай бұрын
I can tell that had to hurt in the deleted scene. At least Duncan from Total Drama protected his coconuts in the episode of Triple Dog Dare Ya!
@hunteradams2123Ай бұрын
Interesting fact: One of the security guards who escorted Buddy out of Empire State Building is Will Ferrell’s brother Patrick Ferrell. And the Gimbel’s manager was originally gonna be performed by Wanda Sykes but dropped out last minute and replaced by Faizon Love. It explains why his tag is titled as Wanda.
@katerinasimpson1100Ай бұрын
‘Elf’ is definitely a top 3 Christmas movie. The ONLY change I would make would have been to keep the hockey scene.
@samuelcollantes1175Ай бұрын
Happy saturday morning, Rebecca, take care and God bless you. Greetings from Colombia to you as well
@tmaguire2075Ай бұрын
I knew about Peter Billingsley’s cameo even before the internet blew up.
@olvialee7221Ай бұрын
Call me crazy but I think The Santa Clause and Elf might be connected. In The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Santa named his son Buddy
@nanasewdearАй бұрын
It's hard to believe that this movie is 21-years-old. I'm a late adopter fan of this movie. Saw it for the first time maybe 2 years ago.
@garrettholcomb8655Ай бұрын
10. I'm sure it did 9. Funny 8. Love a fight scene 7. Didn't know that 6. That's okay 5. Figured as much 4. I know that 3. Didn't know that 2. Didn't know that 1. I didn't know that but maybe that would have been nice. Even if I have syrup I don't use it on my spaghetti I use it on my waffles or pancakes.
@dishman4694Ай бұрын
Elf is definitely in my top 3 xman movies. Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story and Elf, respectively. And yes, I called Christmas an X-Man. I know what I said lol
@sarahsims6164Ай бұрын
While this movie doesn't make my list, here's another fun fact about it: there was almost gonna be a sequel.
@dcnascarboy0514Ай бұрын
RIP Ed Asner, Bob Newhart, and James Caan
@sunnygirl523Ай бұрын
This is my aunt’s favorite Christmas movie 💚💚💚
@ScottLaRueАй бұрын
Make that 11 things: Wanda Sykes was originally slated to play the Gimbel's Manager but backed out at the last minute. She was replaced by Faizon Love, who insisted on still wearing the nametag made for Sykes, which is why his tag inexplicably says "Wanda."
@stephaniegormley9982Ай бұрын
The spaghetti with maple syrup would've been OK without the marinera. Pasta and pancakes are very similar ingredients.
@olvialee7221Ай бұрын
Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Jim Carrey almost playing Buddy? I don’t know how to imagine that. Every actor and actress is known as their iconic character but if someone else played their part, I just don’t know how to see it Examples; There’s no one like Robin Williams that plays the fun Mrs. DoubtFire, Bruce Willis plays the action John McClane, Emma Watson as Hermione and Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin.
@CodyFairlessLeeАй бұрын
ELF is my favorite Christmas movie ever!
@maxxh5331Ай бұрын
Another fun fact is that the man Buddy thought was Santa crossing the street didn’t even know they were filming.
@Wolfcreed117Ай бұрын
#3 blow my mind! I did not know that!😲🤯 Also Jim Carry as Buddy the elf?🤔🤔🤔
@Lou-T-FiskАй бұрын
I don’t know if it is in my top 3 Christmas but definitely top 5
@Arctic-void-z7fАй бұрын
One my favourite Christmas movies so wholesome
@DavidR.-fk4kcАй бұрын
I heard somewhere that according to James Caan, Will Ferrell and Jon Favreau had problems getting along on set while filming the movie.
@evanwilliams6406Ай бұрын
Also the dude that played Wanda also is the voice of Sweet Johnson in GTA San Andreas, Faizon Love.
@richardharepax123Ай бұрын
Since they had to change it so as not be so like Rudolph the red noise reindeer you can say that the snowman is Sam's brother
@jimwoodard64Ай бұрын
Must see Christmas movies every year: 1. A Charlie Brown Christmas 2. Christmas Vacation 3. Elf 4. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (cartoon and live action) 5. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 6. A Christmas Story 7. Miracle on 34th Street (1973) 8. A Year Without a Santa Claus 9. Frosty the Snowman 10. The Santa Clause
@hannahdelvecchio7521Ай бұрын
Wow I may further may or may not be a theory that Will Ferrell is scared of. Buddy is sending the deal with the Lego movie.
@danielmoncrief4997Ай бұрын
I think it was a good thing that Jim Carrey wasn’t Buddy.
@LucyLioness100Ай бұрын
Will Ferrell was the right choice for the part
@AlishaWolfeАй бұрын
Missed your voice❤ good to find this channel
@melissacooper8724Ай бұрын
I'm not surprised that Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer inspired the North Pole in Elf.
@slystone4892Ай бұрын
A beautiful Christmas classic
@serendavies7375Ай бұрын
I watch Elf every year! 🥰
@SuperBoy-ps9dzАй бұрын
Can you do Top 10 things you never knew in The Polar Express
@leslietarkinАй бұрын
It's a fun movie but, it's not in my top 3. 1. A Christmas Carol (George C. Scott) 2. The Shop Around the Corner 3. A Holiday Affair (W/Robert Mitchum)
@microusb42069Ай бұрын
So did the watch Mojo lady go off to do her own thing or did she get so big Watch Mojo decided she needed her own thing that's still related to them?
@andywinslow9638Ай бұрын
I like Elf but no it doesn't make my top 3 even my top ten. There's way too many good ones
@patanne3680Ай бұрын
How can anybody miss Peter Billingsley.
@toonphibia2675Ай бұрын
I LOVED Elf when I was young
@hannahdelvecchio7521Ай бұрын
Rip bob hart
@sarahmcmann5253Ай бұрын
I love Maurice LaMarche
@CBRanch-l8uАй бұрын
Did you know that Rudolph and elf are connected
@g_claytonАй бұрын
ok, I'll watch Elf again
@sirMAXX77Ай бұрын
I'm glad Ferrell got the role and not Carrey, cause Will brought the perfect performance for it. Carrey's flare would have been just as zany, but something would have felt off about it and the film wouldn't have reached cult status.
@diehardrvdfan22Ай бұрын
I agree. Still would like to see Carrey's version.
@BadddiemodeАй бұрын
Why is the cover image to this video from A Christmas Story if the video is about Elf? 🤔
@MichaelTaylor-qp2xfАй бұрын
Elf is a good one, but my 3 fave Christmas movies remain Die Hard, A Christmas Story and Muppets Christmas Carol.
@teresajeffries3934Ай бұрын
Die hard isn't a Christmas movie. Even Bruce Willis said so.
@kevinhutchins4222Ай бұрын
You left out Danny Lloyd of The Shining. WTH.
@Josh-g1h9nАй бұрын
I love elf
@AmandaLove-mu7us18 күн бұрын
Wow I didn't know any of these facts.
@roxydouble5005Ай бұрын
Did you see the picture on the cover
@CBRanch-l8uАй бұрын
In his day he. Gets embarrassed. In daddy’s house 1 and 2
@matthewbolitho-jonesАй бұрын
I like Elf
@josephwing2758Ай бұрын
Whoa a sugar high😅😅
@outsider09824 күн бұрын
Top 10 Things You Always Knew About Elf
@hannahdelvecchio7521Ай бұрын
New
@55giantsfan22Ай бұрын
Used to like elf but now its kinda annoying after seeing it so many times
@teresajeffries3934Ай бұрын
This has to be the stupidest movie ever. I watched it one time and never smiled once. Will farrell cannot act and this entire movie is a waste.
@LoverOfBelliesАй бұрын
Elf is overrated
@Kirby-f7sАй бұрын
Mid movie
@nopethatswrong79Ай бұрын
I think it would a been better if the movie was never made because Will Ferrell is the most annoying actor