who was in elf the movie

Elf the movie was based on the 1993 children's book "The Elf on the Shelf" by Carol Voreen, which tells the story of an elf named Buddy who is sent to the North Pole to work for Santa Claus. In the movie, Buddy is accidentally left behind in a department store and is adopted by a human family. The movie was released in 2003 and stars Will Ferrell as Buddy, James Caan as Santa Claus, and Zooey Deschanel as Jovie.