《圣诞精灵 Elf 》剧情介绍:
1968年的圣诞前夜,圣诞老人(爱德华·艾斯纳饰)光临一家孤儿院,为这些无家可归的孩子们送去礼物,然而令人意想不到的是,一个淘气的小baby却迷迷糊糊的爬进了圣诞老人的玩具袋子里,阴差阳错,被圣诞老人背回了老家——北极。
由于圣诞老人不能任意出入北极,况且这个孩子有无家可归,仁慈的圣诞老人便决定把他留下来。很快,在他和小精灵们的帮助下,这个孩子适应了北极世界的一切,不过毕竟不是与生俱来的精灵族群,随着年龄的增长,渐渐步入成人阶段的他发现自己的身高比其他的精灵高出三倍,大家给他了一个绰号叫大个巴迪(威尔·法瑞尔饰演),这更让他感到自己已经不再属于这个精灵世界。
巴迪决定向圣诞老人请假回纽约寻根,找到真正属于自己的家。对现实世界的陌生使他面临严峻考验,他遇到了失散已久、素未蒙面的父亲沃尔特(詹姆斯·卡恩饰)以及一群新家人。身为儿童刊物出版商的沃尔特正在策划有关圣诞题材的图书发行事宜,这样一个胡话连篇的儿子让他头痛不已……与此同时,冷漠的人际关系也让巴迪感到现实并没有想象中的那么温情脉脉,忙碌的纽约客们也渐渐忘记了心底那份淡漠的关怀,所有人似乎都忘记了圣诞的真正含义。
假期结束的日子一天天的邻近,巴迪必须在最后日子里选择自己的命运——是留下来改变这个情感淡漠的现实世界,还是回到那个熟悉却又让自己无所适从的精灵世界?
2003 Elf Synopsis
A human baby raised as an elf. A city where no one remembers the true meaning of Christmas. Will Ferrell (Saturday Night Live, Old School) stars as Buddy, a human raised in the North Pole to be an elf. After wreaking havoc in the elf community due to his size, Buddy heads to New York City to find his place in the world, and track down his father. But life in the big city is not all sugarplums and candy canes. His father is a 'Scrooge' and his eight-year-old stepbrother doesn't believe in Santa. Even the snowmen aren't friendly in New York. In fact, they don't even speak. Worst of all, everyone has forgotten the true meaning of Christmas, and it's up to Buddy and his simple elf ways to win over his family, realize his destiny and, ultimately, save Christmas for New York and the world. Directed by John Favreau (Swingers), Elf is a warm-hearted Christmas comedy written by David Berenbaum.