Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, was the most shockingly disfigured person in history. His massive, bulbous head was so heavy that he had to sleep sitting up. Some parts of his body were grossly ...

David Lynch's "haunting" real-life drama with a 91% Rotten Tomatoes score is now available to be streamed online. The Elephant Man is loosely based on the life of Joseph Merrick, a British artist ...

Belgian film festival Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Academy will honor the memory of David Lynch by having young composers score an excerpt from the late auteur’s “The Elephant Man ...

In 1884, an ambitious young surgeon is intrigued by a sideshow freak billed as the Elephant Man. He finds, behind the disfigured exhibit, an intelligent person whose rehabilitation he undertakes.