Elf Unwrapped
By: Andy Richter & Aaron Karo
Genre: Music/Television
Summary:
Within these pages you will learn what it was like to create and film the legendary movie we all know and love.
Before Elf was ever the movie families gather around to watch yearly, it was the product of David Bernbaum's imagination. Ever wonder how the movie went from his head to the screen? Well, now you can know. As you read the book, countless behind the scenes info is going to take the shape of the movie we all now know and love. Read funny stories shared amongst the cast. Learn how many rewrites the original script went through before it became what you know. What famous lines and scenes were improv or scripted. Did Will actually eat the spaghetti concoction you see? And just who was originally slated to play Buddy? And who is responsible for getting the movie made?
Fans of the movie will love reading the story of how it all came to be. Some things weren't knew to me, but many things were. I had no idea Vince Vaughn had any connection to the movie, but he did. Nor did I know that the elves costumes would cause such a ruckus lawyers got involved. And just wait until you find out where many of the interior scenes were filmed! (HINT: it wasn't a movie studio)
Curl up and enjoy reading the book that takes you behind the scenes of a beloved Christmas movie watched yearly by millions.
