Movie: The Elephant Man (1980)
“Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. With the help of kindly Dr. Frederick Treves, Merrick attempts to regain the dignity he lost after years spent as a side-show freak. Written by Scott Renshaw {as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu}”
- Director: David Lynch
- Release Date: 10 October 1980 (USA)
- Run Time: 124 min
- Country: UK , USA
- Genre: Biography , Drama , History
Tagline: I am not an animal! I am a human being! I…am…a man!
Trivia: Director Cameo: [David Lynch]when Merrick returns to London, he is chased by an angry mob, and flees underground. The shot of the crowd descending the stairs in pursuit features Lynch in full costume.
Goofs: Continuity: When Carr Gomm first meets John Merrick, he walks close up to him. In the next shot he is way back from him, then close again.