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industry (industry):
George Lucas → The Elephant Man.
Compared to Mel Brooks hiding his name on The Elephant Man so audiences would not expect a comedy.
“It's like the Mel Brooks elephant man thing, where it's like they'll think it's a comedy.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raiders of the Lost Ark with Brian Michael Bendis · 0:53:24 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them) -
unmapped (perfectionist hands-on):
David Lynch → The Elephant Man.
Lynch, frustrated by wrong materials on the Return, mirrors his wish to do John Hurt's makeup himself on Elephant Man until Paramount said no.
“he wanted to do all the makeup for Elephant Man himself.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Twin Peaks: The Return (Episode 8) with Connor Ratliff · 1:16:52 · Connor Ratliff (0.40 sure it was them) -
career (career):
Dune → The Elephant Man.
Elephant Man's hit status and Best Picture nomination made Lynch a director studios wanted.
“David Lynch made the elephant man.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Dune with John Hodgman · 1:00:20 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them) -
craft (craft):
The Elephant Man → Eraserhead.
Both are movies about sensitive weirdos in arch black and white.
“he's made two, like, movies about sensitive weirdos and the pain of existing in society that are shot in like very arch black and white.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Dune with John Hodgman · 1:07:04 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them) -
contrast (contrast):
Eraserhead → The Elephant Man.
Dino wanted Elephant Man Lynch, not Eraserhead Lynch, though they share a lot.
“But he's sort of saying like, I want the elephant man lynch, not eraser head lynch.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Dune with John Hodgman · 1:08:39 · Griffin Newman (0.55 sure it was them) -
contrast (contrast):
Mad Max 2 → The Elephant Man.
Road Warrior makes more sense as a second film leading to Dune than the Elephant Man did.
“Road Warrior makes a lot more sense than Elephant.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Dune with John Hodgman · 1:36:48 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them) -
career (career):
Freddie Jones → The Elephant Man.
Freddie Jones is the one actor carried over from Elephant Man.
“You have Freddie Jones, of course, from Elephant Man is the one actor he does bring over from that movie.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Dune with John Hodgman · 1:51:01 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them) -
craft (craft):
David Lynch → The Elephant Man.
Lynch planned to do the Elephant Man makeup effects himself, as he had on Eraserhead, until the production insisted on a professional.
“Like his plan was to do the makeup effects entirely himself because he was used to working that way on Elephant Man, or not Elephant Man, Eraserhead.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Dune with John Hodgman · 2:10:50 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them) -
craft (craft):
Eraserhead → The Elephant Man.
Both films carry a sound designer credit for David Lynch.
“It is sound designed by David Lynch. Which makes sense.”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Dune with John Hodgman · 2:39:02 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them) -
contrast (contrast):
Eraserhead → The Elephant Man.
The Elephant Man is a deeply tragic, not funny film, unlike Eraserhead.
“Watching the elephant man's a deeply trapped film. It's quite beautiful, but it's not really funny.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Eraserhead (Ad-Free) · 1:31:35 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)