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Elves

Elves

They're Not Working For Santa...Anymore

19894.91h 29m

Overview

While conducting a pagan ritual in the woods with her friends, Kirsten inadvertently awakens the spirit of a demonic Christmas elf involved in a neo-Nazi plot to bring about the master race. After the rent-a-Santa in her department store is murdered, an unemployed, alcoholic ex-cop takes the job and the two set out to unravel the mystery.

Directed by Jeffrey Mandel
Written by Jeffrey Mandel, Mike Griffin, Bruce A. Taylor
Produced by Mark Paglia
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Top Cast

Dan Haggerty

Dan Haggerty

Mike McGavin

J

Julie Austin

Kirsten

Deanna Lund

Deanna Lund

Kirsten's Mother

B

Borah Silver

Kirsten's Grandfather

M

Mansell Rivers-Bland

Rubinkreuz

C

Christopher Graham

Willy

L

Laura Lichstein

Brooke

S

Stacey Dye

Amy

W

Winter Monk

Kurt

Jeff Austin

Jeff Austin

Emil

Themes & Keywords

experimentnazielvescatfamily secretsmurderincestchristmas horrorchristmaskilling a cat

About Elves

Elves is a horror film released in 1989 exploring themes of experiment, nazi, elves, cat, family secrets, murder. Directed by Jeffrey Mandel, it stars Dan Haggerty, Julie Austin, Deanna Lund. While conducting a pagan ritual in the woods with her friends, Kirsten inadvertently awakens the spirit of a demonic Christmas elf involved in a neo-Nazi plot to bring about the master race. After the rent-a-Santa in her department store is murdered, an unemployed, alcoholic ex-cop takes the job and the two set out to unravel the mystery.

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