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Overview

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Director:
David Lynch
Writers:
Christopher De Vore (screenplay) &
Eric Bergren (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
10 October 1980 (USA) more
Tagline:
I am not an animal! I am a human being! I...am...a man!
Plot:
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 13 nominations more
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i'm speechless more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
124 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Company:
Brooksfilms more

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Trivia:
Originally offered to Terrence Malick but he passed. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In nearly every scene, John Hurt's make-up changes in some way. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Skeleton Man: Get rid of them! I don't want to see them!
Fat Lady: Darling, don't be difficult! Let's take our sweet lovely children on an outing.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Batman Returns (1992) more
Soundtrack:
Adagio For Strings more

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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
Did everything happen to Merrick just like in the film?
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156 out of 175 people found the following comment useful:-
i'm speechless, 14 August 2002
10/10
Author: ofurkusa (ofurkusa@hotmail.com) from Reykjavík, Iceland

I just watched this movie last night and i must say... it touched me in a way no other movie has... some of the scenes even brought me to tears, which has never happened to me before.... John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins are simple incredible, and this movie is just filled with unforgettable scenes....

but like some people have mentioned here before, it is an incredibly hard movie to watch, especially after you realize what a sweet, kind, smart and innocent man John Merrick was, it is often painful to watch the way he's treated by some people, and like Hopkins says after he sees him for the first time "I pray to god that he's an idiot", sadly, he is everything but that...

10/10, no question

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