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"Hobbs. Hobbs! HOBBS! You walk outta here, and you're finished at Greenway! YOU'RE FINISHED!"
~ Fulton Greenway threatening to fire Walter Hobbs.

Fulton Greenway is the main antagonist of the 2003 Christmas comedy film Elf.

He is the CEO of the children's book publishing company Greenway Press and a controlling, uncaring, grumpy, short-tempered, and condescending man feared by his employees. He is also the boss of Walter Hobbs who works at the company.

He was portrayed by the late Michael Lerner.

What Makes Him a Hate Sink?[]

  • He forces Walter Hobbs to write a new book by Christmas Eve, or else he will be fired.
  • When Walter tries to convince him to reschedule the meeting on the new book as he has to help out Michael in searching for Buddy, he selfishly refuses and impatiently threatens to fire Walter if he tries to leave.
    • He does end up firing Walter when Walter leaves the conference room with Michael.
  • He forbids Walter from ever tending to his family on Christmas Eve to satisfy his own greed.
  • Being about getting his company back on financial track, he forces his employees to work on Christmas Eve when they want to spend the holidays with their loved ones.
  • He is shown to show no care for his employees' well-being, and even refuses to show any sympathy over Walter's plight of driving Buddy away.
  • He is generally mean and apathetic to his employees, especially Walter.
  • It is possible that Walter's selfishness is a result of Greenway's treatment of him.
  • Unlike other characters in the film such as Miles Finch and the Fake Santa who have comedic moments, Greenway has none and is taken completely seriously.
  • He has no redeeming qualities in the slightest.

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