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Hi, it's Terry O'Reilly.

Under the influence returns in January, it will be our 20th season on CBC, if you can believe

it, and we thought we would drop an interesting podcast for you to listen to, since we don't

return on the air till January.

This is from one of our other podcasts from the Apostrophy Podcast Company called We Regret

to Inform You, the Rejection Podcast.

It's an interesting show where we talk about various people and projects and films, etc.,

that had a really hard time getting made.

And this episode is about the movie Elf.

Now, Elf is a beloved and timeless Christmas classic starring Will Ferrell.

The film brought in over $200 million at the box office,

and 20 years later remains a holiday staple for many people.

But back in the year 2000, the script was rejected by production companies, studios, directors,

actors.

It was only championed by two producers with no producing experience.

It's an amazing story of how Elf eventually got made.

And here is the episode from We Regret to Inform You, It's an amazing story of how Elf eventually got made,

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