Phrancq 🟨⬜️🟪⬛️ @phrancq.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Tonight's film was The Elephant Man (1980). A heartbreaking watch. In lesser hands, this would have been a standard period piece biopic, but Lynch made this so much more. 3966258
grammymae.bsky.social @grammymae.bsky.social · 16/08/2026John Hurt was so hideous to my 2 sons I had to show them his real picture and explain he was just putting Halloween makeup on...I was so fascinated I didn't even know the boys were watching...bad mama. 010
Drew Evan Dobbs @drewevandobbs.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Reminds me I've been meaning to re-watch this for years. 000
Spooky season seidrmann @transmascdruid.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I desperately want to watch this but it's not available on streaming anywhere 😔 200
Sanmiao 三秒 @nickvega.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Not the most Lynchian movie, but still my favorite. Breaks my heart every time. 010
jazzrat2000 AKA Bonsai anonymous @jazzrat2000.bsky.social · 16/08/2026My best friend in college used to make fun of the fact that I was overweight by bending over and using his arm as a trunk and then staggering Around like the element man. "I am a human being !!!!!" this was a funny funny man. Was😱 020
The Vinyl Exile Podcast With Jemal Wilson @vinylexile.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Actually produced by Mel Brooks who made sure that the studio executives didn’t bother David Lynch when he was directing it. 020
McGoo @themcgoo1888.bsky.social · 16/08/2026First movie I ever cried too...I also pledged tae myself I would never be so cruel tae anyone...hence my affinity tae gie abody a hug 💚 020
ALDGRichonneLover 🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕💍 @nerdynoiresci-fi.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I read the novel first in Jr. High in the early 80s and LOVED it. I recall sitting on the bus 😭 throughout. Then watched the 🎬 a short time after & was absolutely devastated by the sheer beauty of John Hurts sublime John Merrick. The acting was superb by the entire cast. I was a mess by the end. 000
Rob Baron @rob-baron.bsky.social · 16/08/2026And John Hurt was brilliant in the role. The death scene in particular is utterly devastating in its sad profundity. Impossible not to cry. 060
Movie Head @montypuppet.bsky.social · 16/08/2026i'm not a Lynch Head, so this one is by far my favourite of his. 000
DuhBomb @dumbisdabomb.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Spot on. That film haunts me even today given John Hurts' unbelievable performance. I almost can't bear to watch it again but I must show my kids. 000
Chris Williams @gaffa.bsky.social · 16/08/2026It was the first film that my late wife of 41 years and I watched together. By the end, we were sharing a box of Kleenex, and until the end of her life she said that was the moment she knew we were destined to be together. 1131
fille13.bsky.social @fille13.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I remember this when it came out. I saw it twice. Very heart breaking. 000
paradiseguy70.bsky.social @paradiseguy70.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I watched this movie with my aunt while living in Okinawa, Japan. It made me sad that people are mean. It was a double feature with When A Stranger Calls. 020
🆗NotTheMama🆗 @jimeejee9.bsky.social · 16/08/2026what a great movie and a dynamic cast. one of my all time faves. Hurt, Geilgud, Bancfoft and Hopkins - All directed by Lynch. soFa king ama ZZ ing. 😁🎥🐘♂️ 051
somecafone.bsky.social @somecafone.bsky.social · 16/08/2026When David Lynch passed, I looked for this, streaming and physical media. Couldn't find it. Where/how did you see this? 101
DougieLombax🩷💜💙 (Dougie/Adrienne/Zeek/not my real name) 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇮🇪🇦🇲🇺🇦 @dougielombax.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Yeah. Mel Brooks asked David lynch to direct it because he felt he’d be best equipped to handle the subject matter. The results speak for themselves, it’s a brilliant piece of work. David Lynch was a brilliant filmmaker and I miss him terribly. 0130
JoJo Mineo @jojomineo69.bsky.social · 16/08/2026#JOHNHURT was outstanding and OSCAR-nominated too in the title role. It had to be so difficult to ACT with such emotion under all that make-up and prosthetics. I had the pleasure of meeting him at #TRIBECA film festival in 2oo9 after seeing him in a movie where he played #QUENTINCRISP who was gay. 010
CatsHateFascists @katlands1031.bsky.social · 16/08/2026It was produced by Mel Brooks production company. 011
Paiste Player @ej11876.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I saw this at way too young an age thanks to early 80’s cable. The scene when he is first exposed without coverings was so shocking to me. I couldn’t understand how nature could be so cruel to person. Lynch humanized him so well, the fear turned to empathy which was a lesson I carried into life. 000
george-1788pow @george-1788pow.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Joseph Merrick (1862-1890) had a nightmarish youth. Not until age 5 did the deformities emerge, as he had been born without symptoms. People treated him horrifically. Scientists continue to debate his diseases, as the combination of Proteus syndrome & neurofibromatosis is not definitive... 081
SassyKate🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ she/her @sassykate.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Amazing movie. A favorite here. I'm going to watch it again, thanks. 000
Clive Woodbridge @blandishments.bsky.social · 16/08/2026An absolutely outstanding film by one of the all time great directors. 000
Antibodies Against Kookery @againstkookery.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Never seen the movie, but when I read the quote I instantly remembered hearing this sample (and lots of parodies of this). 000
Jack Damon @jackdamon.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Lynch is incredible. Just what the 90s needed to become the 90s. 000
wantshoes7.bsky.social @wantshoes7.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Great movie. Also shows the brilliance of John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins & Anne Bancroft. 011
nathan-c.bsky.social @nathan-c.bsky.social · 16/08/2026watched it a few times... great movie and awesome actors!! 000
angret-judy.bsky.social @angret-judy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026This film devastated me. I couldn’t even talk for about an hour afterwords. I’ve never watched it since then but I feel I should. 021
molship.bsky.social @molship.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I saw this movie in school. Probably around the time it came out. I was 10 or 11. I have never forgotten it. “I am not an animal. I am human!” Broke my wee heart. I learned a lot about compassion from this movie. 021
Ian.🇦🇺🇬🇧🦅 @ianausbrit.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I wish it was mandatory viewing. If you can watch that movie and then laugh at others misfortunes your a hideous creep. 021
Angie de Buitlear 🇮🇪 @angiebgood.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I well up and feel a great sadness every time this film is mentioned. Fantastic film wonderful acting brilliant director. 001
Daniel M. Kimmel @dkimmel.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Great movie. Now, as a chaser, see "The Tall Guy," an early Richard Curtis comedy with Jeff Goldblum starring in a musical version of "The Elephant Man." 000
