Elf (2003) - Credits and Details

Elf Credits and Details

Directed by
	Jon Favreau
Written by
	David Berenbaum	...	written by
Cast
	Will Ferrell	...	Buddy
	James Caan	...	Walter Hobbs
	Bob Newhart	...	Papa Elf
	Edward Asner	...	Santa
	Mary Steenburgen	...	Emily Hobbs
	Zooey Deschanel	...	Jovie
	Daniel Tay	...	Michael
	Faizon Love	...	Gimbel's Manager
	Peter Dinklage	...	Miles Finch
	Amy Sedaris	...	Deb
	Michael Lerner	...	Fulton
	Andy Richter	...	Morris
	Kyle Gass	...	Eugene
	Artie Lange	...	Gimbel's Santa
	Leon Redbone	...	Leon the Snowman (voice)
	Ray Harryhausen	...	Polar Bear Cub (voice)
	Claire Lautier	...	News Reporter Charlotte Denon
	Ted Friend	...	NY 1 Anchor
	Patrick Ferrell	...	Security Guard
	Patrick McCartney	...	Security Guard
	Jon Favreau	...	Ben - Walter Hobbs' Doctor
	Lydia Lawson-Baird	...	Carolyn
	Brenda McDonald	...	Nun (as Brenda MacDonald)
	Annie Brebner	...	Elf Student
	Luke Pohl	...	Elf Student
	Meghan Black	...	Elf
	Patrick Baynham	...	Elf
	Michael Roberds	...	Disgruntled Cobbler Elf
	Peter A. Hulne	...	Elf Twin (as Peter Hulne)
	Patrick Hulne	...	Elf Twin
	Richard Side	...	Elf Teacher
	Daevyd Avalon	...	Pom Pom (as David Paul Grove)
	Kristian Ayre	...	Foom Foom
	Lorin Heath	...	Perfume Clerk
	Dillard Brinson	...	Printer
	Brad Turner	...	Office Co-Worker
	David Berenbaum	...	Office Co-Worker
	Brenda Crichlow	...	Office Co-Worker
	Oscar Goncalves	...	Francisco
	Mary Black	...	Nurse
	John Murray	...	Man in Elevator (as Murray Jack)
	Mark Acheson	...	Mailroom Guy
	Robin Mossley	...	Chuck
	Paul Schofield	...	Kid with Santa
	Matt Walsh	...	Matt Walsh
	Will McCormack	...	Witness
	Gus Michael	...	Witness
	Alexandra Michael	...	Child
	Terry J. Scarlatos	...	Police Officer
	Jonathan Bruce	...	Biker
	Akeem A. Smith	...	School Kid
	Michael Christopher Fischetti	...	School Kid
	Jane Bradbury	...	Susan Welles
Uncredited Cast
	Simone Bailly	...	Perfume Saleswoman
	Peter Billingsley	...	Ming Ming
	Chloe Campbell	...	Child
	Craig Castaldo	...	Radioman
	Anthony Rocco Cavaleri	...	Police Officer
	John Cygan	...	Man
	Natasha Denis	...	Gimbels Elf
	Graeme Duffy	...	Orange Elf
	Max Favreau	...	Young Buddy
	Jay Finocchiaro	...	Passerby
	Spencer Kayden	...	Perfume Shopper
	Maurice LaMarche	...	Buddy's Belch (voice)
	Rachel Lana Li	...	Child
	Dal McKennon	...	Jack in the Box - Laugh (archive sound)
	Nance Nickels	...	Extra in Crowd
	Albert Precourt	...	Passerby
	Reginald Colin Rowley	...	Santa's Elf
	Jamie Vergan	...	Ice Skater
Produced by
	Kent Alterman	...	executive producer
	Jon Berg	...	producer
	Cale Boyter	...	executive producer
	Julie Darmody	...	executive producer
	Toby Emmerich	...	executive producer
	David B. Householter	...	co-producer
	Todd Komarnicki	...	producer
	Jimmy Miller	...	executive producer
	Shauna Robertson	...	producer
Original Music by
	John Debney
Special Effects by
	John Biggs	...	mechanic: Chiodo Brothers
	Connie Brink	...	special effects supervisor: New York
	Charles Chiodo	...	stop motion animation character designer: Chiodo Brothers
	Edward Chiodo	...	stop-motion animation producer: Chiodo Brothers
	Stephen Chiodo	...	stop motion animation supervisor: Chiodo Brothers
	Jeffrey Cupernell	...	fabricator: Chiodo Brothers / painter: Chiodo Brothers
	Rod Currie	...	special effects best boy
	Robert Falck	...	shop foreman
	Chris Flemington	...	main on-set special effects assistant
	Terri Fluker	...	wardrobe fabricator: Chiodo Brothers
	Bleau Fortier	...	fabricator / special effects assistant
	Don Gray	...	gimbal technician
	Paul Kemp	...	stop motion animation supervisor: Chiodo Brothers / stop-motion animation line producer: Chiodo Brothers / main title sequence: Chiodo Brothers / unit production manager: Chiodo Brothers
	Carol Koch	...	sculptor: Chiodo Brothers
	Woody Lawhon	...	special effects
	Tony Lazarowich	...	special effects coordinator
	Eric Lemay	...	fabricator / machinist
	Heidi M. Luest	...	fabricator: Chiodo Brothers / painter: Chiodo Brothers
	Rodd Matsui	...	lab technician: Chiodo Brothers
	Roger Medanich	...	coordinator: Chiodo Brothers
	Todd Minobe	...	mechanic: Chiodo Brothers
	Brad Purser	...	fabricator / special effects assistant
	Charles Rivera	...	sculptor: Chiodo Brothers
	Dwight Roberts	...	shop foreman: Chiodo Brothers
	Christopher Roth	...	effects editor: Chiodo Brothers
	Ernest Sheldon	...	fabricator: Chiodo Brothers / painter: Chiodo Brothers
	Bryan Smith	...	lead technician: Chiodo Brothers / sculptor: Chiodo Brothers
	Corie Tornack	...	fabricator / special effects assistant
	Michelle Valigura	...	fabricator: Chiodo Brothers / painter: Chiodo Brothers
	Michael S. Vincent	...	electronics / fabricator
	Amanda Visell	...	fabricator: Chiodo Brothers / painter: Chiodo Brothers
	Christopher Warren	...	director of photography: Chiodo Brothers
	Chris Bignell	...	special effects technician
	Dave Dunaway	...	effects rigger
	Garnet Harry	...	special effects buyer
	Gary Heidrick	...	special effects technician
	Wuchan Kim	...	additional armatures
	Ian Korver	...	special effects assistant
	Nick Lawson	...	fabricator
	Marilyn May McKay	...	model maker
	Eric Milner	...	special effects technician
	John Sleep	...	special effects technician
Visual Effects by
	Simon Alexander	...	motion control playback
	Jeremy Appelbaum	...	3D animation: Digital Dimension
	Hunter Athey	...	animator: Rhythm and Hues
	Louise Baker	...	previsualization artist: Pixel Liberation Front
	Steve Baker	...	animator: Rhythm and Hues
	Saraswathi Balgam	...	senior executive: Rhythm and Hues Studios
	Christopher Batty	...	previsualization artist: Pixel Liberation Front
	Joe Bauer	...	visual effects supervisor
	Jason Bayever	...	3D lighting artist: Rhythm and Hues
	Douglas Bloom	...	effects animator: Rhythm and Hues
	Ted Bramble	...	matte painter: Rhythm and Hues
	Tom Capizzi	...	3D lighting lead: Rhythm and Hues
	Alessandra Carlino	...	editor: Rhythm and Hues
	Troy W. Carrington	...	production assistant: Cinema Production Services
	Jeffrey Castel De Oro	...	digital compositor: Rhythm and Hues
	Mark Chavez	...	3D modeler: Rhythm and Hues
	Craig Chun	...	3D modeler: Rhythm and Hues
	Joseph B. Conmy IV	...	visual effects producer
	James Coulter	...	senior technical director: Digital Dimension
	Jason Crosby	...	computer graphics supervisor: Digital Dimension
	Sean Cushing	...	pre-visualization coordinator: Pixel Liberation Front
	Richard Davenport	...	matchmover: Rhythm and Hues
	Erik De Boer	...	animation supervisor: Rhythm and Hues
	Jose L. De Juan	...	3D lighting artist: Rhythm and Hues
	Brian Dowrick	...	animator: Rhythm and Hues
	Tim Drnec	...	computer operator: New York
	Giovanni Dulay	...	model maker: Cinema Production Services
	Moriba Duncan	...	modeling supervisor: Rhythm and Hues
	Antoine Durr	...	effects animation lead: Rhythm and Hues
	Daev Finn	...	3D lighting artist: Rhythm and Hues
	Brian Fisher	...	compositor: Digital Dimension
	Dan Foster	...	visual effects producer: Rhythm and Hues
	Adam Francis	...	motion control technician
	Derry Frost	...	head of production: Amalgamated Pixels
	Denise Blakely Fuller	...	matte painter: Rhythm and Hues
	Bill Georgiou	...	digital roto/paint artist: Rhythm and Hues
	Benoit Girard	...	facility visual effects supervisor: Digital Dimension
	Benjamin Goldman	...	After Effects artist: Chiodo Brothers
	Colin Green	...	previsualization supervisor: Pixel Liberation Front
	Greg Groenekamp	...	digital compositor: Rhythm and Hues
	Michael Guttman	...	matchmover: Rhythm and Hues
	Betsy Asher Hall	...	3D lighting artist: Rhythm and Hues
	Leann Harvey	...	visual effects assistant
	Martin Hilke	...	compositor: Digital Dimension
	John Hughes	...	studio head: Rhythm & Hues
	Patrick D. Hurd	...	2d coordinator: Rhythm & Hues
	Bob Hurrie	...	miniature producer: Cinema Production Services
	Arthur Jeppe	...	lighting supervisor: Rhythm and Hues
	Jimmy Jewell	...	digital compositor: Rhythm and Hues
	Marvin Jones	...	digital roto/paint artist: Rhythm and Hues
	Ginger Joyce	...	accountant: Cinema Production Services
	John Joyce	...	model maker: Cinema Production Services
	Michael Joyce	...	miniature supervisor: Cinema Production Services
	Nori Kaneko	...	texture painter: Rhythm & Hues
	Michael Karp	...	matchmove artist: Rhythm & Hues Studios
	Gene Kozicki	...	digital production coordinator: Rhythm and Hues
	Kenneth Kurras	...	effects animator: Rhythm and Hues
	David Legault	...	visual effects editor: Vancouver
	Joe Lewis	...	additional visual effects coordinator: General Lift
	Matt Linder	...	3D lighting artist: Rhythm and Hues
	Debi Lyons	...	matchmover: Rhythm and Hues
	Joe Mancewicz	...	animation setup lead: Rhythm and Hues
	Joe Mangione	...	matchmover: Rhythm and Hues
	Ned Martin	...	visual effects camera assistant: Cinema Production Services
	Dennis McHugh	...	visual effects director of photography: Cinema Production Services
	M. Gavin McMillan	...	animation setup: Rhythm and Hues
	Rob Meyers	...	senior animator: Amalgamated Pixels
	Justin Mitchell	...	lead animator: Digital Dimension
	Raul Moreno	...	previsualization artist: Pixel Liberation Front
	Jerome Morin	...	facilities producer: Digital Dimension
	Michael Morreale	...	executive producer: Amalgamated Pixels
	Jeremy Oddo	...	senior animator: Amalgamated Pixels
	Nathan Ortiz	...	pipeline setup: Rhythm and Hues
	Eric Pascarelli	...	motion control consultant
	John Paszkiewicz	...	3D lighting artist: Rhythm and Hues
	Chris Paxson	...	motion control technician
	Bill Phillips	...	visual effects artist
	Jeryd Pojawa	...	model maker: Cinema Production Services
	Katie Quinn	...	visual effects assistant
	Richard Ramazinski	...	track breakdowns: Chiodo Brothers
	Lauren Ritchie	...	executive in charge of visual effects
	Jonathan Robinson	...	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues
	Kyle Robinson	...	pre-visualization lead: Pixel Liberation Front
	Mark Rodahl	...	digital effects supervisor: Rhythm and Hues
	Christopher Romano	...	effects animator: Rhythm and Hues
	Chad Royer	...	compositor: Amalgamated Pixels
	Matthew Dean Russell	...	Visual Effects PA
	Joe Salazar	...	digital compositor: Rhythm and Hues
	Mike Schaeffer	...	model maker: Cinema Production Services
	Lopsie Schwartz	...	texture painter: Rhythm and Hues
	Steven Schweickart	...	production coordinator: Rhythm and Hues
	Craig Seitz	...	2D compositing supervisor: Rhythm and Hues
	Kent Seki	...	previsualization artist: Pixel Liberation Front
	Brian V. Siador	...	model maker: Cinema Production Services
	Bradley Sick	...	modeling supervisor: Rhythm and Hues
	Dan Smiczek	...	effects animator: Rhythm & Hues
	Mitchell Allen Snary	...	matchmover: Rhythm and Hues
	Suponwich Juck Somsaman	...	3D lighting artist: Rhythm and Hues
	Marion Spates	...	3D animator: Digital Dimension
	David Sweeney	...	digital roto/paint artist: Rhythm & Hues
	Ken Swenson	...	model maker: Cinema Production Services
	Stephanie Taylor	...	digital producer: Rhythm & Hues
	Will Telford	...	animation setup: Rhythm and Hues
	Scotty Townsend	...	effects animator: Rhythm and Hues
	Alfred Urrutia	...	effects animator: Rhythm and Hues
	Adrien Van Viersen	...	visual effects storyboard artist
	Alexander Vegh	...	previsualization consultant
	Leandro Visconti	...	lead compositor: Digital Dimension
	Deborah Wagner	...	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues
	Paul M. Wagner	...	visual effects editor: Los Angeles
	Chien-Hsiung Wang	...	modeling supervisor: Rhythm and Hues
	Mark Welser	...	matchmove supervisor: Rhythm and Hues
	Bill Westenhofer	...	visual effects supervisor: Rhythm and Hues
	Wil Whaley	...	pipeline setup: Rhythm and Hues
	Earl Wiggins	...	spydercam aerial rigging supervisor: New York
	PeiPei Alena Yuan	...	previsualization artist: Pixel Liberation Front
	Steve Ziolkowski	...	animator: Rhythm and Hues
	Lou Zutavern	...	model maker: Cinema Production Services
	Erik Akutagawa	...	scan/record manager
	Lee Berger	...	visual effects: executive producer
	Nathan Brunskill	...	inferno assistant: Rhythm & Hues
	Dan Carrington	...	flame artist
	Daniel Aristoteles Collins	...	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
	Brandon Craig	...	render supervisor
	Anders Ericson	...	visual effects
	R.J. Harbour	...	digital compositor
	Veronica Hernandez	...	digital painter
	Phil Holland	...	scan-, record-, color coordinator
	Adam Holmes	...	digital effects artist
	Shaina Holmes	...	digital compositor
	Travis Wade Ivy	...	digital paint artist
	Matt Kelly	...	compositor: Rhythm & Hues
	Steve Kullback	...	visual effects producer: main titles
	Bob Lloyd	...	visual effects artist
	Lori C. Miller	...	digital compositor
	Viviana Palacios	...	digital artist: Rhythm & Hues
	Phillip Palousek	...	visual effects coordinator: Amalgamated Pixels Inc.
	Betsy Paterson	...	visual effects plate supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
	Andrew Roberts	...	digital effects artist: Digital Dimension
	Marc Ross	...	VFX Scan and Record
	Gregory S. Scribner	...	digital artist
	Fred Simon	...	systems support: Rhythm & Hues
	Richard Stay	...	digital effects artist
	Tammy Sutton	...	compositor: Digital Dimension
	Marla Tanigawa	...	systems operator: Rhythm & Hues
	Kevin Tengan	...	systems administrator
	Erik Tillmans	...	digital artist
	Amani Williams	...	digital compositor
	Gee Yeung	...	digital effects artist
Stunts
	G.A. Aguilar	...	stunt coordinator: New York
	Dave Alexander	...	stunts
	Scott J. Ateah	...	stunt coordinator
	Charlie Attrill	...	stunts
	Jim Broyden	...	stunts
	Mike Carpenter	...	stunts
	Douglas Chapman	...	stunts
	Mike Crestejo	...	stunt coordinator: second unit / stunts
	Garvin Cross	...	stunts
	Ryan Ennis	...	stunts
	Mark Fielding	...	stunts
	Jon Kralt	...	stunt performer
	David Mylrea	...	stunts
	Jamie Payton	...	horse wrangler / stunts
	Matt Phillips	...	stunts
	Darryl Scheelar	...	stunts
	Heath Stevenson	...	stunts
	Leanne Buchanan	...	stunt performer
	Blaise Corrigan	...	stunts
	Douglas Crosby	...	assistant stunt coordinator
	Joe Doserro	...	stunt rigger
	Graeme Duffy	...	stunt performer
	Peter Epstein	...	stunts
	Jeffrey Lee Gibson	...	stunt coordinator: second unit / stunt driver
	Veronika Hadrava	...	stunt performer
	Kathy Hubble	...	stunts
	Thomas J. Larsen	...	stunts
	Richard McBride	...	stunt performer
	Stephen A. Pope	...	stunts
	Chad Sayn	...	stunts
	Owen Walstrom	...	stunt coordinator
Thanks
	Mark Gimbel	...	thanks
	Stephen Medina	...	thanks
	Jim Rothbarth	...	thanks
	Ross Siegel

Additional Info
Premiere:	October 09, 2003
Theatrical Release:	November 07, 2003
DVD Release:	November 16, 2004
Blu-ray Release:	October 28, 2008
Country:
Distributor:	Warner Brother Studios
Websites:

Ratings
7.1 / 10	66 / 100

Production Companies
New Line Cinema (presents)
Guy Walks into a Bar Productions
Gold/Miller Productions (uncredited)
Mosaic (uncredited)
Shawn Danielle Productions Ltd. (uncredited)

Distributors
New Line Cinema (2003) (United States) (A Time Warner Company) (theatrical)
New Line Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
CBS (2006) (United States) (TV)
MGM Worldwide Television (2006) (United States) (syndication) (for New Line Television) (TV)
USA Network (2006) (United States) (TV)
New Line Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2013) (United States) (10th Anniversary Edition) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (DVD)
Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2022) (United States) (through) (Blu-ray)
Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2022) (United States) (through) (DVD)
Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2022) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (through)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2022) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2022) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
ABC Family (2012) (United States) (TV)
ABC Family (United States) (TV)
American Movie Classics (AMC) (2018) (United States) (TV)
CMT (2019) (United States) (TV)
Comedy Central (2019) (United States) (TV)
Freeform (2016) (United States) (TV)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video)
Independent Film Channel (IFC) (2018) (United States) (TV)
Lifetime (2019) (United States) (TV)
Nickelodeon Network (2019) (United States) (TV)
Nicktoons (2020) (United States) (TV)
Starz (2004) (United States) (TV)
Syfy (2010) (United States) (TV)
Universal Kids (2019) (United States) (TV)

Filming Locations
55 Central Park West, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (exterior of Walter and family's apartment)
55 Central Park West, New York City, New York, USA (Exterior Hobb's family apartment building)
Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Canada
Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Lincoln Tunnel, New York City, New York, USA
Macy's Flagship, 151 W 34th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (Gimbels interior)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA
New York, USA
Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (Christmas tree)
Textile Building, 295 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (Gimbels exterior)
Upper West Side, New York, NY, USA
USA
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
York Prep School, 40 West 68th Street, New York City, New York, USA (Michael exits school)

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