“We had to think long and hard about it,” Favreau told Rolling Stone in 2013. “We ended up filming it in the cafeteria of a mental hospital in Vancouver instead of Macy's … because we were unwilling to change the content.”
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In fact, the production's budget was so limited that they had to “shoot on the fly” in New York with a small crew using “guerrilla” style. All of the scenes were “real,” everything from Ferrell walking through traffic to interacting with people on the street.
The exterior shot of James Caan taking Buddy's phone call was the first shot for James Caan. Jon Favreau notes how lucky they were to get the actor but admits they didn't know what they were going to be getting hiring an actor of his caliber.
Fun fact: Producers wanted to feature the famous Macy's 34th street location, the largest store in the world, but Macy's refused to have their name used. So they settled on Gimbels, a now defunct NY department store–the exterior was shot at 5th Avenue and E 30th St and decorated with CGI.
Textile Building'Gimbels Dept Store', where Buddy redecorates the toy department overnight, is the Textile Building, 295 5th Avenue at the northeast corner of East 30th Street, embellished with CGI. Gimbels was a real department store chain – at one point the largest in the USA – until its stores closed in 1987.
As of 1930, Gimbels had grown to 20 stores, whose sales revenue made it the largest department store chain in the world....Gimbels.Display advertisements announcing the 1910 opening of the New York flagship storeDefunct1987FateLiquidationSuccessorNoneHeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
In 2020, James Caan, who played Buddy's biological father in the movie, discussed what went awry with the Elf sequel on radio station 92.3 The Fan, suggesting that it fell apart because Ferrell didn't get along with Elf director Jon Favreau. “The director and Will didn't get along very well,” Caan said.
WF: No, we didn't have a big enough budget, so I actually had to eat old New York City gum. But it wasn't as bad as you would think, still relatively favorable.
The cotton balls Buddy the Elf eats are really cotton candy Luckily, Ferrell didn't have to eat actual cotton balls while filming these scenes. It was revealed in a 2020 E! The "Elf" star did, however, eat all of the candy we see his character consuming throughout the movie.
Fun fact: Producers wanted to feature the famous Macy's 34th street location, the largest store in the world, but Macy's refused to have their name used. So they settled on Gimbels, a now defunct NY department store–the exterior was shot at 5th Avenue and E 30th St and decorated with CGI.
According to Production Designer Rusty Smith, Elf took too much inspiration from the 1964 TV Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Rankin/Bass productions.
As Favreau recalled to Rolling Stone, “To double for Central Park, we used a grassy field that was on the grounds of a mental hospital. Some of the hospital was closed down and used as a lot. I think they were doing 'Freddy vs. Jason' in the same building where we were filming the apartments and Gimbel's.
WF: No, we didn't have a big enough budget, so I actually had to eat old New York City gum. But it wasn't as bad as you would think, still relatively favorable.
Fun fact: Producers wanted to feature the famous Macy's 34th street location, the largest store in the world, but Macy's refused to have their name used. So they settled on Gimbels, a now defunct NY department store–the exterior was shot at 5th Avenue and E 30th St and decorated with CGI.
In 1973, the giant British tobacco company, British-American Tobacco (BAT), through its Brown & Williamson American division (Kool and Viceroy cigarettes), acquired Gimbel's for about $200 million.
Linda Stokesm. 1995–2009Ingrid Hajekm. 1990–1995Sheila Caanm. 1976–1977Dee Jay Mathism. 1961–1966James Caan/SpouseHe married Linda Stokes on October 7, 1995, they have two sons, James Arthur Caan (born 1995) and Jacob Nicholas Caan (born 1998).
[Photo via Mega Agency] Although Will Ferrell did not throw Jon Favreau under the bus and blame him for the fact that the movie didn't get made, James Caan did! Caan who played Ferrell's father in the 2003 classic revealed back in 2020 that he was extremely disappointed when the movie didn't come to fruition.
Luckily, Ferrell didn't have to eat actual cotton balls while filming these scenes. It was revealed in a 2020 E! In the interview, the actor even joked he ate "a few bushels" of the fake doctor's office essential. The "Elf" star did, however, eat all of the candy we see his character consuming throughout the movie.
15. Some of Buddy's most iconic lines—"You smell like beef and cheese!" and "You sit on a throne of lies!"—were improvised by Ferrell in the moment.
In one scene (via YouTube), he describes to Walter the four essential food groups for North Pole elves — "candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup" — before he eats syrup-drenched spaghetti. Luckily, Ferrell didn't have to eat cotton while filming — we know what he was really eating instead.
WF: No, we didn't have a big enough budget, so I actually had to eat old New York City gum. But it wasn't as bad as you would think, still relatively favorable.
Fun fact: Producers wanted to feature the famous Macy's 34th street location, the largest store in the world, but Macy's refused to have their name used. So they settled on Gimbels, a now defunct NY department store–the exterior was shot at 5th Avenue and E 30th St and decorated with CGI.
Will Ferrell unsurprisingly stopped a lot of traffic During filming, not only did the lead star stop a lot of traffic as he walked through the Lincoln Tunnel in his costume, but he also reportedly caused a few minor accidents.
But it was pretty evident that the suggestion to visit Birch Coffee on 27th Street for the “World's Best Cup of Coffee” was of the “inspiration” variety. First of all, the street in the film was clearly a two-way street, while 27th is one-way.
Fun fact: Producers wanted to feature the famous Macy's 34th street location, the largest store in the world, but Macy's refused to have their name used. So they settled on Gimbels, a now defunct NY department store–the exterior was shot at 5th Avenue and E 30th St and decorated with CGI.
2003Aside from the crowds and CGI additions, all the iconic locations from the 2003 film hold up in modern-day New York City. I'll have to take my brother on this "Elf" tour of New York City next time he visits.
In one scene (via YouTube), he describes to Walter the four essential food groups for North Pole elves — "candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup" — before he eats syrup-drenched spaghetti. Luckily, Ferrell didn't have to eat cotton while filming — we know what he was really eating instead.
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In 1973, the giant British tobacco company, British-American Tobacco (BAT), through its Brown & Williamson American division (Kool and Viceroy cigarettes), acquired Gimbel's for about $200 million.
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Caan was born on August 23, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actor James Caan and Sheila Marie Ryan, an actress and former model.
"Elf" is considered a holiday staple and fans have long wondered why the popular film doesn't have a sequel. Ferrell told The Hollywood Reporter his decision to table "Elf 2" had nothing to do with money, he reportedly said no to a handsome $29 million to reprise the lovable Buddy.
The interaction between Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf and Artie Lange, as the department store Santa who “smells like beef and cheese,” was mostly improvised over several takes, Favreau said. But he said the actual fight between the characters had to be done in one take.
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