The movie Elf was released in 2003 and starred Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf, a human who mistakenly grows up in the North Pole as an elf. The movie follows Buddy's journey to New York City in search of his biological father. The movie also starred James Caan as Walter Hobbs, Buddy's father, and Zooey Deschanel as Jovie, Buddy's love interest.