2001 · 30 min · dokumentalny

The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed

Znany też jako: The Elephant Man Revealed

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

This collage of interviews with the producers, John Hurt, and the makeup man comes off as both interesting and informative. Hurt's recollections about the role and the crazy makeup he worked in, are fascinating, as are the stories about the makeup artist using the real remains of John Merrick archived in the London hospital. A shorter bit has the artist explaining the exact construction of his amibitious makup, and he also narrates a slide show that includes color photos of the finished work. There are some mind-boggling stills of the real Merrick's grotesquely contorted skull, where excess bone seems to have grown like tallow dripping from a horrible candle, or a foaming tumor of excess calcification.

Reżyseria i główne role

Główne role: Jonathan Sanger jako Self - Producer, Mel Brooks jako Self - Executive Producer, John Hurt jako John Hurt, Freddie Francis jako Self - Director of Photography, Christopher Tucker jako Self - 'Elephant Man' Make-Up Designer & Creator