Such entries include classics like It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, and A Christmas Story.
Elf has truly become a holiday mainstay for many, with Buddy’s adorable innocence never ceasing to shine through courtesy of Ferrell.
On the more modern side of the holiday classic spectrum sits 2003’s Elf, commonly considered one of the most downright cheerful movies out there.
Such is the premise examined by CineFix’s new recut Elf trailer, which casts Buddy as a (possibly dangerous) mentally unstable man who’ll seemingly do anything to reunite with his father…or else.