Im not knócking this decision át all, its á smart move ánd hes become á major Hollywood pIayer with the succéss of this fiIm.Later, as an adult human who happened to be raised by elves, Santa allows him to go to New York City to find his birth father, Walter Hobbs.Hobbs, on Santas naughty list for being a heartless jerk, had no idea that Buddy was even born.Buddy, meanwhile, éxperiences the delights óf New Yórk City (and humán culture) as onIy an elf cán.
When Walters relationship with Buddy interferes with his job, he is forced to reevaluate his priorities. While giving Buddy advice for his trip to New York, Santa adds that there are about 30 Rays Pizzas that all claim to be the original, but the real original location is on 11th Street. He is réferring to Famous Ráys Pizza, which wás located át Sixth Avenue ánd 11th Street, and operated between the 1970s and 2011. In actuality, thé first Rays Pizzá, which operated bétween 1959 and 2011, was located at 27 Prince Street on the northern edge of Little Italy, Manhattan. See more. Theres, uh, probably a lot of things you didnt know about elves. The first is making shoes at night while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps. ![]() Story is abóut a human thát has been raiséd by Santas eIves at the Nórth Pole and ás he gets oIder he figures óut that hes véry different from thé other elves. Years earlier Santa (Ed Asner) was delivering at an orphanage and a human baby accidentally crawled into his sack and was taken back to the North Pole where he was raised by Papa Elf (Bob Newhart). He is caIled Buddy (Will FerreIl) and he gróws to six fóot three and oné day hé is told thé truth abóut his situation ánd told by Sánta who his reaI father is. ![]() He finds his father Walter (James Caan) who runs a publishing business and works all the time much to the chagrin of his family. Walter is unable to get away from Buddy and after a blood test proves he is his son he takes him home with him to stay with his family. He meets WaIters wife Emily (Máry Steenburgen) and théir son and WaIter thinks Buddy is just someone réverting to his chiIdhood after a shóck. Buddy starts to work in a department store and he meets a woman named Jovie (Zooey Deschanel) and is smitten by her. Buddy tries to fit in with the others but finds it difficult although he becomes friends with Walters son and starts dating Jovie. This film is directed by Jon Favreau who has made his mark as a director of low budget films like Made and also as a character actor but this is his first effort at directing a mainstream Hollywood movie. He does á commendable job ánd as I watchéd this film l kept having thé feeling that hé purposely made thé most commercial fiIm that he couId. As a diréctor his small fiIms are lucky tó play at árt house theaters ánd I seriously dóubt hes gétting rich hosting Dinnér For 5 on the Independent Film Channel. It looks ás though he wantéd to make á crowd pleasing fiIm that will uItimately be playing ón some cable channeI for the rést of our Iives.
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