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It's a long shot, but... Santa with Muscles?
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I think just “Elf” with Will Ferrell?
Nah. Watched Elf many times and I've never heard that line.
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I don't remember the movie well enough to know if that specific line was in it, but see if Santa Claus: The Movie rings a bell.
While it's mostly an origin story for Santa, the last half of the movie has an elf leave Santa's workshop to partner up with a shady businessman in America.
Edited by TheGreaterFool
I remember a live-action Christmas movie about Santa and one of his elves in the US (not at the North Pole) where the elf exclaims that he isn't Santa's elf; "I'm my own elf."
I've quoted that line - "I'm my own elf!" for years but have no idea where it came from. Can anybody help me out?