Joked It Was to 'Get Over My Divorce' James Caan Once Paused His Hollywood Career to Coach Kids' Baseball After a 'Bad Bout with Cocaine' From 'The Godfather' to 'Elf', Looking Back on James Caan ...

who was raised as an oversized elf, as he travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter ...

Elf, which was released in 2003 ... a cynical children's book publishing executive played by James Caan. Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Asner, and Bob Newhart likewise star in the movie ...