Bloopers & Behind The Scenes on Instagram: "Elf became an instant holiday classic by fully committing to innocence in a cynical world. Will Ferrell plays Buddy, a human raised by elves at the North Pole who travels to New York to find his real father, Walter Hobbs, portrayed by James Caan. The comedy works because Buddy’s childlike sincerity is never treated as a joke — it’s the adults around him who look absurd by comparison. Ferrell’s physical comedy, combined with simple rules of belief, Chri