"People are frightened by what they don't understand."
-- John Merrick, The Elephant Man
It is happening again...My co-host with the most Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Ghostwood: The Twin Peaks Podcast! In this episode, we discuss The Elephant Man, the 1980 historical drama film directed by David Lynch, starring Sir John Hurt as John Merrick, Sir Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves, Anne Bancroft as Madge Kendal, and Sir John Gielgud as Francis Carr Gomm!
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In this episode, Xan and I discuss things like The Elephant Man being more upbeat than the first few days after the 2020 Presidential Election, The Elephant Man being completed robbed at the 53rd Academy Awards, "John Merrick" actually being Joseph Merrick, Merrick's conjectured diagnosis of Proteus Syndrome, differences between the film and Merrick's real life, Kenny Baker serenading Xan, Merrick's official cause of death, Reality TV being the modern sideshow experience, Macho Man Randy Savage, wanting to go back in time to watch Mel Brooks watch Eraserhead for the first time, The Elephant Man giving David Lynch more mainstream acceptance by Hollywood, Mel Brooks being uncredited to avoid confusion with Mel's comedic films, Michael Jackson never actually purchasing Merrick's skeleton, John Hurt reprising the War Doctor for Big Finish Productions, Anthony Hopkins in The Lion in Winter, Blazing Saddles vs. Young Frankenstein, Sir John Gielgud in Arthur, Doctor Who connections to The Elephant Man cast, Frederick Treves being the flip side of Mr. Bytes, Brainy Smurf, Mrs. Mothershead calling out Frederick Treves, Lynch indulging his Industrial Porn fetish, wondering if Merrick deliberately killed himself, Xan and I teasing our upcoming new podcast, and more!
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Be sure to come back in two weeks for Episode 088, as Xan and I discuss the Criterion Collection Blu-Ray release of The Elephant Man, the 1980 historical drama film directed by David Lynch, starring Sir John Hurt as John Merrick, Sir Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves, Anne Bancroft as Madge Kendal, and Sir John Gielgud as Francis Carr Gomm!
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