Elf (2003)

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Wikidata Q949879, film, IMDb tt0319343, TMDB 10719: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title; 4 more episodes agree.

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Who talked about it

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Blank Check — Patreon

The Rewatchables

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says it drew on another film or person.

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Jon Favreau: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Jon Favreau → Elf. Marvel hired Favreau because of Elf, not Swingers.
    “because he'd made like elf.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man · 0:16:19 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Looney Tunes: Back in Action: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (same-weekend / same-studio): Looney Tunes: Back in Action → Elf. Elf (New Line) and Looney Tunes (Warner Bros.) opened against each other, though studio notes on Looney Tunes were misguided.
    “Elf was New Line and this is Warner Brothers.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with John Hodgman · 3:04:00 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (box-office-rival): Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World → Elf. Opening weekend, Elf (26 million) edged this film (25 million) for number one; expectations for Elf were low and it kept holding.
    “Elf is number one at the box office with 26 mil, mastering around right behind it at 25 mil.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with John Hodgman · 3:01:42 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (Apex Mountain): Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby → Elf. Elf is Ferrell's biggest commercial movie; Talladega and Step Brothers compete as peaks.
    “But Elf, I think, is the biggest movie he's like commercially.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:41:07 · Danny Heifetz (0.40 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Jon Favreau → Elf. Marvel hired Favreau because of Elf, not Swingers.
    “because he'd made like elf.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Iron Man · 0:16:19 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

industry (2)

  1. industry (box-office-rival): Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World → Elf. Opening weekend, Elf (26 million) edged this film (25 million) for number one; expectations for Elf were low and it kept holding.
    “Elf is number one at the box office with 26 mil, mastering around right behind it at 25 mil.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with John Hodgman · 3:01:42 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. industry (same-weekend / same-studio): Looney Tunes: Back in Action → Elf. Elf (New Line) and Looney Tunes (Warner Bros.) opened against each other, though studio notes on Looney Tunes were misguided.
    “Elf was New Line and this is Warner Brothers.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with John Hodgman · 3:04:00 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (Apex Mountain): Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby → Elf. Elf is Ferrell's biggest commercial movie; Talladega and Step Brothers compete as peaks.
    “But Elf, I think, is the biggest movie he's like commercially.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly · 1:41:07 · Danny Heifetz (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

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Who the speakers said made it

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