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[[File:Scaring the Elf.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''''Scaring the Elf'''''.]] | |||
'''''Scaring the Elf''''' is a psychological thriller film about an eccentric psychologist (Will Farrell) who must confront his deepest fears. | |||
== Origin == | |||
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File:When Santa Claus dies, he goes the Santa Claus heaven.jpg|link=When Santa Claus Dies|'''''[[When Santa Claus Dies]]''''' is a holiday mental health television series about coping with the loss of a beloved lie. | File:When Santa Claus dies, he goes the Santa Claus heaven.jpg|link=When Santa Claus Dies|'''''[[When Santa Claus Dies]]''''' is a holiday mental health television series about coping with the loss of a beloved lie. | ||
File:Workshop of the Damned.jpg|link=Workshop of the Damned|'''''[[Workshop of the Damned]]''''' is a science fiction Christmas horror comedy film starring Christopher Reeve, Will Farrell, and Kirstie Alley. | |||
File:Matryoshka dolls are recursively inherently menacing.jpg|link=Matryoshka Recursion|'''''[[Matryoshka Recursion]]''''' is a Russian psychological thriller film about an evil supernatural force (Vladimir Putin) who uses Matryoshka dolls to commit unspeakably recursive crimes. | |||
File:Monsters of the Human Head.jpg|link=Monsters of the Human Head|'''''[[Monsters of the Human Head]]''''' is a 2022 psychological thriller documentary about the joys and horrors of recreational psychosurgery. | |||
File:Bow Geste.jpg|link=Bow Geste|'''''[[Bow Geste]]''''' is a 1939 American adventure film about the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable Christmas present from the country house of a relative. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* ''[[Bow Geste]]'' | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* ''[[Matryoshka Recursion]]'' | |||
* ''[[Monsters of the Human Head]]'' | |||
* ''[[When Santa Claus Dies]]'' | * ''[[When Santa Claus Dies]]'' | ||
* ''[[Workshop of the Damned]]'' | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/elf-2003 Elf] - review by Roger Ebert - "This is one of those rare Christmas comedies that has a heart, a brain and a wicked sense of humor, and it charms the socks right off the mantelpiece. Even the unexpected casting is on the money. James Caan as the elf's biological father. Yes! Bob Newhart as his adoptive elf father. Yes! Mary Steenburgen as Caan's wife, who welcomes an adult son into her family. Yes! Zooey Deschanel as the girl who works in a department store and falls for his elfin charm. Yes! Faizon Love as Santa's elf manager -- does it get any better than this? Yes, it does. Peter Dinklage, who played the dwarf in "The Station Agent," has a brief but sublime scene in which he cuts right to the bottom line of elfhood." | * [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/elf-2003 Elf] - review by Roger Ebert - "This is one of those rare Christmas comedies that has a heart, a brain and a wicked sense of humor, and it charms the socks right off the mantelpiece. Even the unexpected casting is on the money. James Caan as the elf's biological father. Yes! Bob Newhart as his adoptive elf father. Yes! Mary Steenburgen as Caan's wife, who welcomes an adult son into her family. Yes! Zooey Deschanel as the girl who works in a department store and falls for his elfin charm. Yes! Faizon Love as Santa's elf manager -- does it get any better than this? Yes, it does. Peter Dinklage, who played the dwarf in "The Station Agent," has a brief but sublime scene in which he cuts right to the bottom line of elfhood." | ||
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=== Social media === | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1597422286675800067 Post] @ Twitter (28 November 2022) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1596870354185617409 Post] @ Twitter (27 November 2022) | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:41, 12 February 2024
Scaring the Elf is a psychological thriller film about an eccentric psychologist (Will Farrell) who must confront his deepest fears.
Origin
“also, fudge wasn’t invented for another 258 years”
Please don't talk like that, you're scaring the Elf.
In the News
When Santa Claus Dies is a holiday mental health television series about coping with the loss of a beloved lie.
Workshop of the Damned is a science fiction Christmas horror comedy film starring Christopher Reeve, Will Farrell, and Kirstie Alley.
Matryoshka Recursion is a Russian psychological thriller film about an evil supernatural force (Vladimir Putin) who uses Matryoshka dolls to commit unspeakably recursive crimes.
Monsters of the Human Head is a 2022 psychological thriller documentary about the joys and horrors of recreational psychosurgery.
Bow Geste is a 1939 American adventure film about the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable Christmas present from the country house of a relative.
Fiction cross-reference
- Bow Geste
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Matryoshka Recursion
- Monsters of the Human Head
- When Santa Claus Dies
- Workshop of the Damned
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Elf - review by Roger Ebert - "This is one of those rare Christmas comedies that has a heart, a brain and a wicked sense of humor, and it charms the socks right off the mantelpiece. Even the unexpected casting is on the money. James Caan as the elf's biological father. Yes! Bob Newhart as his adoptive elf father. Yes! Mary Steenburgen as Caan's wife, who welcomes an adult son into her family. Yes! Zooey Deschanel as the girl who works in a department store and falls for his elfin charm. Yes! Faizon Love as Santa's elf manager -- does it get any better than this? Yes, it does. Peter Dinklage, who played the dwarf in "The Station Agent," has a brief but sublime scene in which he cuts right to the bottom line of elfhood."
- Elf (film) @ Wikipedia
- Elf - trailer @ YouTube
Social media
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