Ep 12 Elf

Sonita and Dom discuss one the most iconic Christmas movies for millennials: 2003's Elf starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, and Zooey Deschanel. They go through the journey the script went on from the mind of David Berenbaum to Jon Favreau's set, how Rankin/Bass was central to their shared vision, and how pivotal the success of Elf was to Ferrell's career. (00:00) Intro (Spoiler-Free) (07:42) SPOILER LINE (08:02) Entertainment Value (09:32) The Story (01:02:50) Actors/Characters (01:18:52) The Script/Dialogue (01:22:36) The Production (02:12:34) Recap Please FOLLOW Dom's Film Club here for new episodes on the last Thursday of every month. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can also find us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube for exclusive video content⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

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