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Platonic_Caveman — 6 years ago(March 31, 2020 07:57 PM)

In Victorian London, Dr. Frederick Treves with the London Hospital comes across a circus sideshow attraction run by a man named Bytes called "The Elephant Man". In actuality, the creature on display is indeed a man, twenty-one-year-old Joseph "John" Merrick, who has several physical deformities, including an oversized and disfigured skull, and an oversized and disfigured right shoulder. Brutish Bytes, his "owner", only wants whatever he can get economically by presenting Merrick as a freak. Treves manages to bring Merrick under his care at the hospital, not without several of its own obstacles, including being questioned by those in authority since Merrick cannot be cured. Treves initially believes Bytes' assertion that mute Merrick is an imbecile, but ultimately learns that Merrick can speak and is a well-read and articulate man. As news of Merrick hits the London newspapers, he becomes a celebrated curiosity amongst London's upper class, including with Mrs. Kendal, a famed actress. Despite treated much more humanely, the question becomes whether Treves' actions are a further exploitation of Merrick. And as Merrick becomes more famous, others try to get their two-cents worth from who still remains a curiosity and a freak to most, including to Bytes, who has since lost his meal ticket.
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best movies of the 80s

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Joseph Merrick was indeed a tragic story. It deserves to be learned from.

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Great movie. Have it and love it. Love David Lynch!

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And he shall derp never again!
let me smell your farts for israel

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Dammit!

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Re: The Elephant Man (1980)
Derp!
let me smell your farts for israel

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1415925https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1415925Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:24:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Elephant Man (1980) on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:24:24 GMT]]>SterileMenEgglessFeminists — 6 years ago(April 02, 2020 07:06 PM)

It's called Children of Men. Why isn't it called Children of Women?
How did men get sterile? Was there a sterilization virus that made men of the world sterile? How did women get eggless? Was there another sterilization virus, designed to destroy eggs or pubic area of Fe-males?

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1415924https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1415924Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:24:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Elephant Man (1980) on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:24:23 GMT]]>Overrated — 6 years ago(April 02, 2020 06:51 PM)

Overrated and it sucks.

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His "straight" movies are his best. I fell out of love of the surrealistic stuff 20 years ago…
The Elephant Man - 10/10
The Straight Story - 9/10
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An interesting comparison…

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I cried right through it.

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I enjoy
The Straight Story
and its ultimate theme of forgiveness and letting go of family resentment.
It was a novelty to see a G rated Lynch film too.
Norman! What did you put in my tea?

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Donna, Homo superiors do not care about lowly sapiens. Why are you even telling us this? We grow wearier.
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]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1415917https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1415917Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:24:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Elephant Man (1980) on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:24:12 GMT]]>IMDb User

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Donna, as if … Stop trolling and post about movies like the Homo superiors do. We grow weary with your foolishness.
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]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1415915https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1415915Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:24:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Elephant Man (1980) on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:24:08 GMT]]>IMDb User

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The homo-superior cult is growing and we control the dialog.
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]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1415913https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1415913Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:24:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Elephant Man (1980) on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:24:05 GMT]]>MovieManCin2 — 6 years ago(April 01, 2020 03:12 PM)

Okay then.
MAGA! FAFO! 😎 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 😎 Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder. 😠

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1415912https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1415912Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:24:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Elephant Man (1980) on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:24:04 GMT]]>IMDb User

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MAGA! FAFO! 😎 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 😎 Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder. 😠

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Yes, I actually do.
MAGA! FAFO! 😎 Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 😎 Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder. 😠

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1415909https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1415909Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:24:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Elephant Man (1980) on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:23:59 GMT]]>LMR — 6 years ago(April 02, 2020 01:58 PM)

P.S.
Do you actually like chocolate pudding?

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