Elf Page #3

Synopsis: Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. As it happens, this is Walter Hobbs (James Caan), a cynical businessman. After a DNA test proves this, Walter reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with increasingly chaotic results.
Production: New Line Cinema
  2 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
64
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
PG
Year:
2003
97 min
$173,400,000
Website
14,681 Views


Really? Mm-hmm.

What's it like?

Well, there are some things you should know.

First off, you see gum on The street,

Leave it there. It's not free candy.

Oh. Second,

There are, like, 30 ray's pizzas.

They all claim to be the Original,

But the real one' son 11th.

And if you see a sign that Says "peep show,"

That doesn't mean that They're letting you

Look at presents before Christmas.

Can't wait to see my dad...

We're gonna go ices skating and... And eat sugar plums.

Yeah, that's the other thing

I wanted to talk to you about.

You know, buddy... [sighs]

Your father...

Well... he's on the naughty list.

No!!!

You're taking the books back?

[Chuckles]

See, I... I see what you're trying to do here.

Y-You're trying to make me feel bad,

When, in actuality, you're the one

That missed the payments.

But the children love the books.

I know that, uh...

You know, I'm the one that ran The focus groups,

But I like hearing that.

Listen, some people, they just Lose sight

Of what's important in life.

That doesn't mean they can't find their way again, huh?

Maybe all they need

Is just a little Christmas spirit.

[Cheering]

Well, uh, I... I'm good at that.

I know you are.

And I'll...

I'll always, uh,

I'll always be here for you.

Now, uh...

Go... uh, get.

Bye, guys.

Bye, buddy. Bye, buddy. Take care.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye, buddy.

[Sobbing]

There, there.

Huh?

Oh! Ohh!

Bye, buddy. Hope you find your dad.

Thanks, Mr. Narwhal.

Bye.

Hey! What's your name?

My name's buddy.

Ohh!

Does someone need a hug?

[Raccoon chirping]

aah, aah! That's not cool!

[Screech]

I just wanted a hug!

[Pennies from heaven playing]

Hi.

Hello.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You did it! Congratulations!

"World's best cup of coffee. "Great job, everybody.

It's great to meet you.

Hi.

[Horns honking]

Santa, san... uh, nope.

Not Santa.

Thank you.

Thank you.

[Screaming]

Thank you. Hey, you know what? No.

No, all right? Thank you.

Get outta here, get outta here.

[Elevator chimes]

[Elevator chimes]

Hello. Hi.

Ooh...

[Gasps] Beautiful.

Looks like a Christmas tree.

A reprint?

You know how much that's gonna cost?

Two whole pages are missing.

The story doesn't make any sense.

What, you think some kid's gonna notice two pages?

I mean, they... all they do is look at pictures.

[Elevator chimes gasps]

Sorry I can't ride with you the Rest of the way up,

But this is where my dad works. Well, have a good...

Oh, I forgot to give you a hug!

Oh, I don't know, Connie, I've never

Declared kittens before.

How many?

[Gasps] Eight?

Uh, I don't know if I'm gonna Have time.

Oh, all right, just bring 'em by The camper this week,

Rate this script:4.1 / 21 votes

David Berenbaum

David Berenbaum is an American screenwriter whose credits include the films Elf, The Haunted Mansion, Zoom, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and Strange Magic. more…

All David Berenbaum scripts | David Berenbaum Scripts

1 fan

Submitted by shilobe on March 28, 2017

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Elf" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/elf_1094>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Elf

    Browse Scripts.com

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.