Easter Eggs in the Christmas film Elf

I have just finished watching the movie Elf as I do at this time of the year each year. I was struck by one particular scene where Buddy the eld looks out from a bridge on a snowy night and how it references James Cagney in the Frank Capra film It's a wonderful life. Others have noticed similar things and the movie is described by some critics as being a "meta film" in the way it acknowledges and plays with audience expectations of the Christmas movie genre, tying familiar tropes together to create an original story wrapped in a "holiday classic bow".

1. It's A Wonderful Life Buddy's bridge scene references George Bailey contemplating his purpose in life.
2. Miracle on 34th Street Buddy's trip to Gimbel's is reminiscent of the scenes in Macy's. Gimbel's was Macy's store rival.
3. Edward Scissorhands Buddy makes snowflakes like Edward. He doesn't have the same tools but he achieves the same result.
4. A Christmas Story Buddy's snowball fight is a reference to this film. Buddy saves Michael from school bullies just like Ralphie.
5. A Christmas Story The Ralphie actor has a cameo. Peter Billingsley plays Buddy's elf supervisor Ming Ming.
6. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Leon The Snowman resembles Rudolph's Sam. The snowman Leon and Sam are both mentors to elves
7. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Buddy's elf costume recalls Hermey the mistfit elf's costume.
8. The Santa Clause Elf plays on the theme of nonbelievers being converted by the irrefutable evidence of the Christmas spirit and Santa Claus's existence, with a normal man being thrust into the North Pole environment.
9. The Christmas Star Edward Asner plays Santa again not a crook this time but the real thing.
10. National lampoon's Christmas Vacation Once again there are antics with an oversized Christmas tree.

These metareferences are sometimes referred o as Easter eggs. So Easter at Christmas!

Two Word Palindromes

1. Tram mart

2. Straw warts
3. Part trap
4. Rat tar
5. Edam made
6. Net ten
7. Leg gel
8. Dennis sinned
9. Repel leper
10. Bird rib

Titles of the Lord Jesus Christ

1. Cornerstone Matt 21:42
2. Saviour Luke 2:11
3. Lamb of God John 1:29
4. I am John 8:58
5. Good Shepherd John 10:11
6. Head of the church Eph 1:22
7. High priest Heb 3:1, 8:1,2
8. The Almighty Rev 1:8
9. King of kings Rev 17:14
10. Alpha and Omega Rev 22:13

Beatles songs containing the word little

1. I Feel Fine [I'm so glad that she's my little girl]
2. Run For Your Life [little girl throughout the song]
3. Thank You Girl [I know little girl / Only a fool would doubt our love]
4. Twist and Shout [You know you twist, little girl]
5. Dear Prudence [Dear Prudence, let me see you smile? / Dear Prudence, like a little child]
6. Every little thing
7. Little Child
8. With a little help from my friends
9. All together now [One, two, three, four / Can I have a little more?]
10. I'm so tired [You know I'd give you everything I've got / For a little peace of mind]

Famous People Named After Famous People

1. Martin Luther King, civl rights leader named for the Reformer
2. John Calvin Coolidge, American president named for the Reformer
3. George Washington Carver, agricultural scientisit and inventor named for the first American president
4. Grover Cleveland Alexander, baseball playe named for the American president
5. Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, musician named for the American president
6. William Bramwell Booth, founder of the Savation Army named for a Methodist leader
7. John Wesley Hardin, wildwest outaw named for a Methodist leader
8. James Dean Bradfield, rock musician named for the actor
9. John Wilkes Booth, assassin of Abraham Lincolnn named for the readical English politician (a distant relative)
10. Cassius Marcellus Clay, birth name of boxer Muhammed Ali named for the American planter, politician, abolitionist and ambassador

Izzard Words

1. Izzard (zed)
2. Blizzard (severe snowstorm)
3. Dizzard (foolish person)
4. Gizzard (part of a bird's stomach)
5. Lizard (reptile)
6. Nizzard (someone from Nice or dialect spoken there)
7. Quizard (slang for someone good at quizzes)
8. Scissored (cut with scissors)
9. Vizard (mask or disguise)
10. Wizard (man with magical powers)

Uniquely Named Parliaments

1. Model Parliament 1295 (a model for later parliaments)
2. Good Parliament 1376 (due to the sincere efforts by its members to reform the government)
3. Bad Parliament 1377 (because it undid the work of the Good Parliament)
4. Blessed Parliament 1604-1610 (the view of Londoners at least)
5. Addled Parliament 1614 (it passed no bills)
6. Useless Parliament 1625 (it transacted no significant business)
7. Short Parliament Apr 1640 (it lasted only three weeks)
8. Barebone's (Little or Saints') Parliament 1653 (Praise-God Barebone, MP for the City of London)
9. Cavalier (Pensioner) Parliament 1661-1679 (overwhelmingly royalist and the longest ever)
10. Loyal Parliament 1685 (at the outset most MPs were loyal to the new king, James II)

(The terms Convention, Long, Oxford and Rump are used for more than one Parliament. Also note the Mad Parliament 1258, Montfort's Parliament 1264, Parliament of Whitebands 1321, the Wonderful Parliament 1386, the Merciless Parliament 1388, the Unlearned or Dnces Parliament 1404, the Fire and Faggot Parliament 1414, the Black Parliament 1523)