Easter egg: From the main menu of the single disc DVD, highlight 'Play'. Then press right, and the arrow should turn blue. If you hit enter here, the door opens and Santa Claus appears. On disc 2, full screen version, highlight 'Play' in the main menu, then select right. The red arrow next to the chair turns green and Santa shows up when you press Enter/OK.
Elf (2003)
1 easter egg
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Bob Newhart, James Caan, Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel
Other mistake: When Buddy's brother is reading Santa's list he reads the newscaster's wish he looks and mutters something about letters meaning they were in alphabetical order. However when he is saying random names he does not turn the page and the names are not in alphabetical order. (01:23:00)
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Suggested correction: After he says each name, it cuts to that person and their reaction. Most of which was done without going back to Michael. Therefore, we can't say he didn't turn the pages.
Buddy: We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup.
Trivia: Peter Billingsley, the child actor who starred as Ralphie in "A Christmas Story" (1983), has a minor part as a supervisor elf in the North Pole toy making scenes.
Question: Is Buddy left handed or right handed? I'm just asking this because during the movie he acts left handed and then he acts right handed.
Answer: I can think of two possibilities: (1) he suffers from cross-dominance, where he uses one hand for certain tasks and the oppostie hand for others, or (2) he's ambidextrous (which is a rare variant of cross-dominance), which means he can perform tasks using either hand with equal adeptness.
I have cross-dominance. Never knew what it was called, thanks.
Answer: Maybe they reverse the image occasionally to make the scene 'work' better. [Or, to make Buddy appear ambidextrous. (?) ].
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