The Elephant Man

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Although make-up artists Wally Schneiderman and Christopher Tucker were highly acclaimed for their w [...]	D
It is the only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year not to win any Academy Awards.	D
The first of four times that Sir Anthony Hopkins played a doctor. He would do so again in Il silenzi [...]	D
Frederick Treves: The great-nephew of Dr. Frederick Treves appeared in the opening scene as an Alder [...]	D
It's around thirteen minutes into this movie before Joseph "John" Merrick is seen, and around forty [...]	D
Producer Jonathon Sanger was working as an assistant director on Mel Brooks' film High Anxiety in 19 [...]	D
Now Playing Podcast reviewed The Elephant Man. This film received three "recommends".	D
Two cast members are related the the historical figures portrayed in the film. Frederick Treves is t [...]	D
The real Merrick's London showman, Tom Norman, was not a brutal drunk, like the fictional "Bytes". N [...]	D
The industrial scenes were all archive footage, as those factories were all gone by the time this mo [...]	D
Kenny Baker, known mainly for playing R2-D2 from the Star Wars film franchise, plays one of the dwar [...]	D
Mel Brooks hired David Lynch to direct this movie because he admired Lynch's work on Eraserhead - La [...]	D
David Lynch's next two films; Dune (1984) and Velluto blu (1986), were produced by Dino De Laurentii [...]	D
According to the 2019 biography of Mel Brooks by Patrick McGilligan, it was producer Jonathan Sanger [...]	D
In this movie, Joseph "John" Merrick constructs his cardboard cathedral from scraps he finds in the [...]	D
Only David Lynch feature film made during Jack Nance's lifetime not to feature Nance among the cast. [...]	D
Karl Pilkington's favorite movie.	D
Many of Mel Brooks' most successful dramatic films reunited members of the cast and crew of this fil [...]	D
When Sir Anthony Hopkins shot the tearful reaction to encountering Merrick for the first time, Sir J [...]	D
The original painting that was the basis of the artwork for the 1981 Van Halen album "Fair Warning" [...]	D
Helen Ryan reprised her role as Princess Alexandra from Edward the Seventh (1975).	D
Many of the events shown in this movie never happened. Joseph "John" Merrick was generally not ill-t [...]	D
David Lynch originally tried to do the make-up for The Elephant Man, but wasn't able to. When Lynch' [...]	D
Trevor Howard was asked to play the role of Mr. Bytes.	D
The opening scene of Merrick's mother being attacked by an elephant is not factual. His deformities [...]	D
Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft starred in 84 Charing Cross Road but did not share any scenes toge [...]	D
A lifelong smoker, Sir John Hurt still managed to smoke his cigarettes through the heavy facial pros [...]	D
David Lynch was working as a roofer at the time he was offered the chance to direct.	D
Following the death of the real Joseph "John" Merrick, parts of his body were preserved for medical [...]	D
The Elephant Man make-up took seven to eight hours to apply each day, and two hours to remove. Sir J [...]	D
Sir Anthony Hopkins and Freddie Jones appeared in the original version of Creature grandi e piccole [...]	D
Much of the talent on this film went on to work on the Harry Potter films. Stuart Craig was producti [...]	D
This is the only movie of David Lynch's not to feature any cast members from I segreti di Twin Peaks [...]	D
Joseph "John" Merrick was a very intelligent and well-read gentleman. He loved to read and acted out [...]	D
Included amongst the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.	D
Ironically, before Anthony Hopkins sees The Elephant Man, he's led down a dark eerie corridor in a s [...]	D
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #1,051.	D
Nula Conwell shared her memories of making this movie in The Bill Podcast: Nula Conwell (2018).	D
The idea that a fright to a mother can cause deformity in her child can be found in medical textbook [...]	D
Sir John Hurt played Aragorn in Il signore degli anelli (1978). His make-up in this movie inspired t [...]	D
One of two medical history movies made by Mel Brooks' Brooksfilms. The second was Il dottore e i dia [...]	D
Producer Mel Brooks was known for his work with Gene Wilder. They worked together on The Producers, [...]	D
Although the movie was critically acclaimed, there were some critics who accused it of excessive sen [...]	D
One of two black-and-white movies to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1981, th [...]	D
This movie was based on two published works, "The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences" (1923) by Si [...]	D
One documentary on The Elephant Man ended with a computer graphic extrapolation of what he might hav [...]	D
Bradley Cooper once stated that this movie is the reason why he became an actor. He would later go o [...]	D
Shot in black and white to help give the film a feel of a bleak bygone era and to help integrate his [...]	D
Writer and director David Lynch originally wanted Sir John Hurt to wear a whole body suit to play Me [...]	D
In this movie, Anne Bancroft played actress Madge Kendall, and Sir John Gielgud played Mr. Carr Gomm [...]	D
David Lynch has directed several other actors who previously or subsequently appeared in films for M [...]	D
Second consecutive black-and-white film for David Lynch, whose previous movie was Eraserhead - La me [...]	D
In a 2008 interview with The Guardian about the making of this movie, Mel Brooks recalled that David [...]	D
Phoebe Nicholls, one of the two actresses to play Merrick's mother, had made her screen debut in Fre [...]	D
Anthony Hopkins worked with Freddie Jones's son, Toby Jones, in Il rito (2011). He and the younger J [...]	D
As well as writing and directing this movie, David Lynch provided the musical direction and sound de [...]	D
When Dr. Treves sees Merrick for the first time, he sheds a single tear. Sir Anthony Hopkins thought [...]	D
Filmed entirely in the UK as producer Mel Brooks wanted the film to feel as authentic as possible. M [...]	D
This movie was nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture. It is widely believed, had [...]	D
The final scene with Joseph "John" Merrick going to sleep normally, features Samuel Barber's Adagio [...]	D
When Merrick (John Hurt) goes to sleep in his final scene, he decides to lie down instead of sleepin [...]	D
Due to the constrictive deformity of his mouth, Merrick never spoke as clearly in real life as he do [...]	D
In this movie, Anne Bancroft played a theater actress. In real life, Bancroft was a stage actress be [...]	D
When the nominees for the 53rd Annual Academy Awards were announced in February 1981, many in the in [...]	D
Features many actors from Doctor Who (1963) and/or Doctor Who (2005), including Sir John Hurt who pl [...]	D
Actor Guy Pearce's favourite film. Guy Pearce worked alongside John Hurt in 'The Proposition' (2005) [...]	D
The cast includes four Oscar winners: Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir John Gielgud, Anne Bancroft, and Wend [...]	D
When Paramount Pictures studio executives were shown a cut of this movie, they wanted the opening an [...]	D
Sir John Hurt and Hannah Gordon worked on La collina dei conigli (1978).	D
The screenwriters based this movie on the memoirs of Dr. Frederick Treves, as well as other true acc [...]	D
Dietro la maschera (1985) was another biographical film about a man with a disfigured face. Cast mem [...]	D
David Bowie appeared in the title role of the play, as well as in David Lynch's Fuoco cammina con me [...]	D
Bernadette Milnes's debut.	D
Sir John Hurt appeared in Alien (1979) opposite Harry Dean Stanton, who worked extensively with Davi [...]	D
Paramount was the US distributor of the movie. Almost two decades later, they acquired the rights to [...]	D
The last lines, spoken by Merrick's mother, are quoted from Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "Nothing Wil [...]	D
Anthony Hopkins worked with director Richard Attenborough in five films. Several other actors who ha [...]	D
Writer and director David Lynch narrowed his choices for the cinematographer down to two names; Chri [...]	D
Joseph "John" Merrick (Sir John Hurt) is held prisoner by Mr. Bytes (Freddie Jones). In Harry Potter [...]	D
Many viewers were dismayed to discover the film was largely fiction, despite claiming to be a true s [...]	D
Sir Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of Dr. Frederick Treves in this movie is reportedly what inspired Jon [...]	D
At the time this film was released, special effects and make-up awards were not regularly given at t [...]	D
After the first day of shooting, when Sir John Hurt was exposed for the first time to the inconvenie [...]	D
David Lynch: When Merrick returns to London, he is chased by an angry mob, and flees underground. Th [...]	D
This movie was released around the time that another The Elephant Man production was being performed [...]	D
Two actresses played Merrick's mother, Phoebe Nicholls and Lydia Lisle. Both received screen credit.	D
Sir John Hurt kept the prosthetic cast of Joseph "John" Merrick's head after the shoot. He stored it [...]	D
David Lynch's first studio movie and first commercial movie.	D
Originally offered to Terrence Malick, but he passed.	D
Joseph "John" Merrick's condition was undiagnosed at the time of his death. Later studies of his ske [...]	D
This movie was executive produced by Mel Brooks, who was responsible for hiring writer and director [...]	D

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