The Elephant Man (1980)

Star Rating: 4
Length of Film: 124 minutes
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Freddie Jones, Michael Elphick, Hannah Gordon, Helen Ryan, John Standing, Dexter Fletcher, Lesley Dunlop, Phoebe Nicholls, Pat Gorman, & Claire Davenport
Oscar Nominations: Jonathan Sanger (Best Picture), David Lynch (Director), Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergen, David Lynch (Screenplay), John Hurt (Actor), Stuart Craig, Robert Cartwright, Hugh Scaife (Art Direction), Patricia Norris (Costume), Anne V. Coates (Editing), & John Morris (Music)


Very moving, and heart breaking. There was one scene where I almost cried. The director and writers of the movie did a great job gaining the sympathy from the audience. This movie is based off the true story of John Merrick, who had disformaties and tumors. John Hurt took on the role as Merrick, and the special effects for 1980 was pretty immpressive. Here are some pictures I found of what The Elephant Man looks like in the film, and what John Merrick really looked like.

Movie Version of John Merrick

John Hurt, the actor who plays John Merrick in The Elephant Man

I don't want to ruin the movie and give too much away, watch the movie. It pulls you back to reality and realize that even though he's disformed and different than us, he's still

human.