3:50 “When they told me that Mel needed to see Eraserhead before I was going to be accepted or not, I said: “It was nice knowing you guys” “ David said that with a straight face. Fucking genius. Impossible not to love this guy
Probably due to how interesting he is himself, he really seems to put everything he has in every media I've seen of his, be it an interview or his work itself.
He’s a genuine and authentic person. I met him once (sort of) and embarrassed myself yet he was very gracious. I currently work with the key grip for fire walk with me and he has nothing but nice things to say about Lynch.
@@vinceniederman3235 Oscars are usually more a measure of how much money the production has got, and how much money they put into promoting the film for the consideration of the Academy (which Lynch’s films usually don’t) not talent unfortunately- if Oscars were a measure of genuine talent then he would have surely won many
@@decimustv4257because it was based on the book by Frederick Treves, who for reasons unknown referred to Joseph as John, and it was only around the time the film came out that people became more aware his name was actually Joseph
The real star is the production designer. Everything looked so historically accurate, from the muddy streets to the gas lights in the hospital. It really feel liked I time-traveled to Victorian London
Just saw the movie and I thought it was near perfect. Heartbreaking, depressing and heartwarming at the same time. Brilliant decision to film in black and white.
Mel Brooks should get SOOOO much credit for taking a chance on Lynch who did an amazing job on this movie, not to mention for the fact that he agreed to finance this movie in the beginning. He has always been known for slapstick comedy satires and then went totally in a different direction with this serious drama not giving a crap if his audience ditched him for it.
Brooks didn't have his name in the film's credits or any promotional material because he didn't want people to think it would be a comedy. He just wanted to see the film made. That's probably why people tend to forget or not even realise that he was involved
David Lynch is all about sound design. A lot of people miss this because they watch his films on shitty speakers without headphones and plus, they don't realize those sub- soundtrack like sound design is vital on giving the emotion and soul to the film, it manipulates the viewers feelings. That humming sound on Ben Horne's Return was a homage to it. Sound design gave the sucsess to the Lynch.
Oh yea it's a constant in his films...industrial sounds, factory noise, or just hiss. Very atmospheric, he puts the audience in the world he's creating
I stopped watching the Academy Awards when this picture did not win. What won? "Ordinary People". Because of Robert Redford. Who even thinks of "Ordinary People" today? Really sad.
A beautiful film that amazed me with its emotional beauty when I was 18 in 1980 and still does. I remain astounded it's a David Lynch film but bravo, man. Bravo.
It’d be a real labour of love if it was- he’s been trying to make it forever, isn’t that what he was trying to work on around the time of Twin Peaks as well?
...”Why David, yes I do know; I know of four things you could direct, and he said, ‘Come to Nibbler’s and we’ll have lunch and I’ll tell you’...” It’s this kind of tangential weaving and meandering in conversation that makes him one of my favorites. He is so genuine that it makes him an oddity.
love the elephant man it is one of my favourite movies by David lynch and one of the greatest performances by John hurt and Anthony Hopkins and a great incredible interview
I saw this movie as a kid in the theater when I was 9 - it rocked my world and made me a fan of Lynch and his cinimatic arts from that point forward. Probably the first time a movie made me cry and feel genuine empathy for a character.
This is very good i remember seeing Eraserhead when it came out, saw it a few times, i loved the industrial nightmare feeling that flowed from it, and then seeing The Elephant Man was just like an extension/almost segue into the Victorian Industrial atmosphere of the time and it was lovely to hear from Mr Lynch about Mel Brooks(what a great guy) and how he championed it.
Still remember watching this film for the first time years ago … still sticks with me today… a work of art of a movie … one of the most emotional films I’ve ever seen.
This is a truly free and courageous man. He is who he is, unafraid to not be liked or appreciated by most people. Not someone who doesn't like people or pretends to be an auteur, but someone who simply has his own quirks, tastes and isn't afraid to show them. And if such a man is also smart and educated, all the better. On some level, people like David Lynch understand life better than most of us who even in our adult years try to pretend we have the "right values", we like the stuff "proper adults should like", etc.
God I love his hair and how he always looks like he is thinking and then he explains things like he is trying so hard to articulate what to say. Eccentric genius from fuckin’ Montana. Even his name...David...Lynch what a great name for a guy like this. Nobody else like him! And btw RIP John Hurt, Anne Bancroft and just recently, Freddie Jones. Every thespian in this movie was fuckin’ awesome
I have a friend who has similar detest for watching movies that are made apart from his that it's creepy. David open his interviews with such innocence which is endearing. He has had a tumultuous life but when he does interviews about his movies, although that's what is asked of it, it never comes out and people come in rather. Really great people who helped made the project what it became. I envy the silent gratefulness he has about the life although I understand it's quite well earned.
It’s so sweet how he genuinely thought he’d get fired from the film because he couldn’t get the makeup right himself- so conscientious and one of a few creative geniuses we have now, not to mention how genuinely interesting it is to listen to him, this video seems like it was five minutes long- wish it was longer
David Lynch was definitely out of his comfort zone with The Elephant Man as a director. It's the kind of movie you can imagine someone like Ingmar Bergman directing.
No he was a perfect fit, he'd just made Eraser Head, that movie was practically in the same universe / time frame as Elephant Man, but it was also a success because of the excellent actors and score, Freddie Francis was one of the best cinematographers around at the time, I was a massive fan of his dark gothic style during the 60's and 70's
I mean, yeah - what that ☝️ person said. He was exactly in a comfort zone here. It’s a stunning film, as is Eraserhead; a shame, really that, save for moments in Twin Peaks: The Return, he’s never returned to black and white for his commercial releases.
i see a similarity between him and Roger Corman in the both have patient well-thought out speech patterns and split second directorial creativity; the seem mellow but stand back when they go to work!
people thinks josephs disease was just the appearance.it was the whole body,soul and anything normal people do,not just sleep,but eat,talk,neck,swallow,smell,hear,organs,eyes,everything is like screaming.i hope joseph will find the peace and glory he deserves cause we people we dont care much about reallity the way it is but only for fiction that triggers our emotions...sorry joseph
Any other year and The Elephant Man would have walked away with 8 Oscars... but Robert Redford and his Ordinary People with a double whammy of DeNiro and Raging Bull shut them out. But tell me this -- When was the last time you watched Ordinary People or Raging Bull? Probably only when they came out. Now -- When was the last time you watched The Elephant Man? I've seen it dozens of times and have it on several different formats. Thank goodness for the Criterion 4K version... get it, it's perfect. So yeah...
Stuart Cornfeld tells a completely different tale. It’s just rubbish what these dudes say . Deflect here so they get more work and money. Lynch should consider himself the luckiest man alive to get that gig.. Terrible director. Sounds like a terrible man if his Father is having to buy him a shithole to fix up having already failed his first marriage. 😂
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3:50 “When they told me that Mel needed to see Eraserhead before I was going to be accepted or not, I said: “It was nice knowing you guys” “
David said that with a straight face. Fucking genius. Impossible not to love this guy
I think it is the huge respect he felt for who Mel Brooks already was ( his body of work) by then but "Eraserhead" already told us what was to come.
David Lynch is one of the few Hollywood people who can actually give interesting interviews.
Probably due to how interesting he is himself, he really seems to put everything he has in every media I've seen of his, be it an interview or his work itself.
Probably because he’s a Hollywood outsider
he’s not hollywood lol
He’s a genuine and authentic person. I met him once (sort of) and embarrassed myself yet he was very gracious. I currently work with the key grip for fire walk with me and he has nothing but nice things to say about Lynch.
The Elephant Man is a masterpiece.
I Hear The Movie is Fantastic and One of My Must See Movies!
I could listen to this guy talk forever. Unique insight and an awesome innocent voice.
@The Shawshank Inception Me Too I Have Great Respect For David Lynch Even Though He's Not Won a Oscar Yet!
Innocent. Good characterization. On point.
@@vinceniederman3235 Oscars are usually more a measure of how much money the production has got, and how much money they put into promoting the film for the consideration of the Academy (which Lynch’s films usually don’t) not talent unfortunately- if Oscars were a measure of genuine talent then he would have surely won many
tell me this. Why did Lynch call him John when his real name was Joseph Merrick?
@@decimustv4257because it was based on the book by Frederick Treves, who for reasons unknown referred to Joseph as John, and it was only around the time the film came out that people became more aware his name was actually Joseph
The real star is the production designer. Everything looked so historically accurate, from the muddy streets to the gas lights in the hospital. It really feel liked I time-traveled to Victorian London
True, it's ridiculous how victorian that film looks
Dame I Agree
Very much so. A great film you can also almost smell, too!
The real star is John Hurt, giving a stunning performance through all that makeup
I think the real star is Mel Brooks. The vast majority of producers after seeing Eraserhead would say 'no thank you' to hiring David.
There’s nobody quite like David Lynch. He is such a great director and writer. Huge fan.
Just saw the movie and I thought it was near perfect. Heartbreaking, depressing and heartwarming at the same time. Brilliant decision to film in black and white.
If I Watched The Film Someday Would I Enjoy It?
@@vinceniederman You are definitely going to be depressed and scared at some points because its like a horror movie to me.
@@geoffreylane5606 Wow and I’ve Heard That The Movie Is So Sad Start To Finish!
@@geoffreylane5606 It's not a horror movie tho
@@vinceniederman It's a work of great art i hope you watch it.
I love so much that he took a few seconds to talk about the french fries he was eating
Classic Lynch right there 😎
Mel Brooks should get SOOOO much credit for taking a chance on Lynch who did an amazing job on this movie, not to mention for the fact that he agreed to finance this movie in the beginning. He has always been known for slapstick comedy satires and then went totally in a different direction with this serious drama not giving a crap if his audience ditched him for it.
Brooks didn't have his name in the film's credits or any promotional material because he didn't want people to think it would be a comedy. He just wanted to see the film made. That's probably why people tend to forget or not even realise that he was involved
Bang on. He did the same with The Fly remake which is another wonderful film.
@@MrCollyT It’s not in his Wikipedia, it should be.
100% YES!!!
@@johnmc3862 It is now. Are you an editor? ;-)
David Lynch is all about sound design. A lot of people miss this because they watch his films on shitty speakers without headphones and plus, they don't realize those sub- soundtrack like sound design is vital on giving the emotion and soul to the film, it manipulates the viewers feelings.
That humming sound on Ben Horne's Return was a homage to it. Sound design gave the sucsess to the Lynch.
Really hate this piece of shits... And I have real HIFI at home...
Rip alan splet
Oh yea it's a constant in his films...industrial sounds, factory noise, or just hiss. Very atmospheric, he puts the audience in the world he's creating
I stopped watching the Academy Awards when this picture did not win. What won? "Ordinary People". Because of Robert Redford. Who even thinks of "Ordinary People" today? Really sad.
It is just a good film compared to the masterpieces of The Elephant Man, Raging Bull, Coal Miner’s Daughter and Tess.
You don't understand the significance of Ordinary People.
Tho my favorite was Raging Bull.
ToyKingWonder, I was just discussing the significance of Ordinary People with my sister yesterday, so put that in yr pipe and smoke it 😋
People who commonly re-watch Veronica Mars or Party Down.
I watched Ordinary People last year, it's a great film. Not many think of it today but that doesn't make it a lesser film.
A beautiful film that amazed me with its emotional beauty when I was 18 in 1980 and still does. I remain astounded it's a David Lynch film but bravo, man. Bravo.
I wonder if Ronnie Rocket will ever get made.
I just hope the script is revealed
It’d be a real labour of love if it was- he’s been trying to make it forever, isn’t that what he was trying to work on around the time of Twin Peaks as well?
...”Why David, yes I do know; I know of four things you could direct, and he said, ‘Come to Nibbler’s and we’ll have lunch and I’ll tell you’...” It’s this kind of tangential weaving and meandering in conversation that makes him one of my favorites. He is so genuine that it makes him an oddity.
He really is a very genuine and authentic person. Classic.
Everybody-let’s have a moment of gratitude for Anne Bancroft, without whom we wouldn’t have had Lynch as we know him. ❤️❤️
And here IS to you Ms. Bancroft the myth, the woman, the LEGEND!
This is not a dumb man
David Lynch never disappoints. Good lord Azathoth- I love this fellow.
This interview is pure gold, i thank you so so much for sharing it. I truly apreciate it.
a brilliant person. One of my favorite film ...........
@Oliver Calmel I've Heard The Elephant Man is a Very Good Drama Movie With The Late John Hurt and Sir Anthony Hopkins!
Vince Niederman Oh yes. If you haven’t seen it, do not hesitate to provide of this masterpiece !!!!!
Olivier Calmel Nice And I Won’t Also David Lynch is a Talented Film Director!
love the elephant man it is one of my favourite movies by David lynch and one of the greatest performances by John hurt and Anthony Hopkins and a great incredible interview
I saw this movie as a kid in the theater when I was 9 - it rocked my world and made me a fan of Lynch and his cinimatic arts from that point forward. Probably the first time a movie made me cry and feel genuine empathy for a character.
I Hear The Elephant Man is So Touching For a Drama Movie Also I Hear John Hurt is So Good in The Movie!
Once in a while I just need to hear Lynch talk for a minute.
I remember hearing David say the idea for Blue Velvet started with hearing the song. You can hear the movie in that song but to think of it is genius.
A true artist among Sharks and Con Men.
This is very good i remember seeing Eraserhead when it came out, saw it a few times, i loved the industrial nightmare feeling that flowed from it, and then seeing The Elephant Man was just like an extension/almost segue into the Victorian Industrial atmosphere of the time and it was lovely to hear from Mr Lynch about Mel Brooks(what a great guy) and how he championed it.
This is the most beautiful movie anyone can ever see about dignity and humanity
I Hear The Elephant Man is So Moving For a Drama Movie!
In my top 10 movies of all time, and I am 50 and I've loved movies all my life. What an amazing interview. Love hearing the creative process laid out.
🙏 Thank you for creating this amazing video about two of my favorite Filmmakers: Mel Brooks & David Lynch 🙏
Thank you for uploading this
Thanks for the upload friend.
David Lynch Is A Genius
Still remember watching this film for the first time years ago … still sticks with me today… a work of art of a movie … one of the most emotional films I’ve ever seen.
David's hands are moving like crazy. It's like they are possessed and have their own consciousness.
This is a truly free and courageous man. He is who he is, unafraid to not be liked or appreciated by most people. Not someone who doesn't like people or pretends to be an auteur, but someone who simply has his own quirks, tastes and isn't afraid to show them.
And if such a man is also smart and educated, all the better.
On some level, people like David Lynch understand life better than most of us who even in our adult years try to pretend we have the "right values", we like the stuff "proper adults should like", etc.
I Hear The Elephant Man is So Powerful For a Drama Movie and I’m Sure I Would Get Choked Up at Times During The Movie Someday!
God I love his hair and how he always looks like he is thinking and then he explains things like he is trying so hard to articulate what to say. Eccentric genius from fuckin’ Montana. Even his name...David...Lynch what a great name for a guy like this. Nobody else like him! And btw RIP John Hurt, Anne Bancroft and just recently, Freddie Jones. Every thespian in this movie was fuckin’ awesome
He’s always had a great hair game
I have a friend who has similar detest for watching movies that are made apart from his that it's creepy.
David open his interviews with such innocence which is endearing.
He has had a tumultuous life but when he does interviews about his movies, although that's what is asked of it, it never comes out and people come in rather. Really great people who helped made the project what it became.
I envy the silent gratefulness he has about the life although I understand it's quite well earned.
'Actors who were the worlds greatest'. Yep the british actors are always the best.
He not only seems normal, but nice.
I’m working on a guitar cover for the main music score for this movie. Beautiful piece of music
VERY special movie!!! Looove this film!!!
Bless you, Mel Brooks.
I can't get through this film. I've tried. Ive seen it all but its taken years. Such an important film
Wonderful film
It’s so sweet how he genuinely thought he’d get fired from the film because he couldn’t get the makeup right himself- so conscientious and one of a few creative geniuses we have now, not to mention how genuinely interesting it is to listen to him, this video seems like it was five minutes long- wish it was longer
GENIUS film
Amazing how many studios pass up on brilliant ideas.
This American is so un American. I love it. I love America too, but not all of it and not blindly. Which is why he is breath of American fresh air.
Jimmy Stewart on acid
@@Bladerunner-yd5lk Actually, it was Mel Brooks, the co-producer of The Elephant Man who called him, “Jimmy Stewart from Mars”.
Mr. David Lynch, thank you for existing:)
Shoutout to Mel Brooks for recognizing Lynch’s genius
David Lynch was definitely out of his comfort zone with The Elephant Man as a director. It's the kind of movie you can imagine someone like Ingmar Bergman directing.
No he was a perfect fit, he'd just made Eraser Head, that movie was practically in the same universe / time frame as Elephant Man, but it was also a success because of the excellent actors and score, Freddie Francis was one of the best cinematographers around at the time, I was a massive fan of his dark gothic style during the 60's and 70's
I mean, yeah - what that ☝️ person said. He was exactly in a comfort zone here. It’s a stunning film, as is Eraserhead; a shame, really that, save for moments in Twin Peaks: The Return, he’s never returned to black and white for his commercial releases.
Bergman completely sucks
He RULES
Im curious as to what other scripts Stuart had in mind for David Lynch.
Just a absolute Brilliant film.
If I Watched The Film Someday Would I Enjoy The Elephant Man?
@@vinceniederman
Maybe ...
@@LeroyKinkade Do Hear The Movie is So Moving For a Drama Movie!
"In Paris... in France." Not to be confused with Paris, Texas.
It's really weird how straightforward and nonchalant his interviews are.
A very interesting interview by David Lynch
I loved the scene tests he did with Steve Martin and the first make up for the movie
Hopkins was the real star for me.
i see a similarity between him and Roger Corman in the both have patient well-thought out speech patterns and split second directorial creativity; the seem mellow but stand back when they go to work!
I love how he's telling the story at 4:15 almost like he still can't believe it himself.
Ideas are fragile, be careful with them, Lynch seems so much more real that I imagined he would be.
He is a genius.
When you actually listen to what Lynch is saying he is actually taking the piss out of everyone listening
**spends hours writing script**
Later: Maybe I need to direct someone else’s script.
That’s humility.
This interview seems like it lasts for 3 hrs for some reason
This guy is so unpretentious! I would love to work for him. It's also wonderful that he embraces digital technology.
"so called 'real life'." I love this man.
If/when I become independently wealthy, funding Ronnie Rocket will be one of my first expenses
Me too dude
Had no idea Chris Tucker was so versatile. From Elephant Man makeup to Def Comedy Jam
How this did not win any oscars is a travesty
This Movie Should had Won At Least One or 2 or 3 Oscars!
Mel Brooks is a very intelligent person. I'm glad about the results of his decision.
this film makes me cry every time i see it! My second favourite movie from David , Mulholland Drive the one.
I Hear The Elephant Man is So Teary Eyed For a Movie!
Mel Brooks is such a great man.
15:13 mesmerizing hand motion
Rony rocket for 2023!
It should have gotten a posthumous Oscar. At least.
people thinks josephs disease was just the appearance.it was the whole body,soul and anything normal people do,not just sleep,but eat,talk,neck,swallow,smell,hear,organs,eyes,everything is like screaming.i hope joseph will find the peace and glory he deserves cause we people we dont care much about reallity the way it is but only for fiction that triggers our emotions...sorry joseph
As powerful a film as it is, it is just way too intense & disturbing for me to ever sit & watch a 2nd time.
"David Lynch".....that hair!!!
Any other year and The Elephant Man would have walked away with 8 Oscars... but Robert Redford and his Ordinary People with a double whammy of DeNiro and Raging Bull shut them out. But tell me this -- When was the last time you watched Ordinary People or Raging Bull? Probably only when they came out. Now -- When was the last time you watched The Elephant Man? I've seen it dozens of times and have it on several different formats. Thank goodness for the Criterion 4K version... get it, it's perfect. So yeah...
I watched this video on my f*cking phone
GET REAL
*Telephone
Wonder if Carl Pinkerton has seen this
David Lynch fixing a house?
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I am not an animal ;)
Um dos filmes mais lindos e tristes que eu já vi mas nessa sociedade idiota preferem Star Wars
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I wouuld like to makeing Alefent man 2,,start with a fon call ,to the doctor ,,i have to go and wached again, 💎
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Mel Brooks wanted to make it a comedy musical. It was gunna feature a cast of 300 Jews and one woman gentile Ho is extremely busty.
Exposing the world to ugly doesn’t lead to beauty….. it leads to Chris Chan.
Stuart Cornfeld tells a completely different tale. It’s just rubbish what these dudes say . Deflect here so they get more work and money. Lynch should consider himself the luckiest man alive to get that gig.. Terrible director. Sounds like a terrible man if his Father is having to buy him a shithole to fix up having already failed his first marriage. 😂
Amazing
The same guy who did that useless piece of sh!t eraser head
Made this
Credit to mel for seeing talent mixed in with the dog sh!t of eraser head
Eraserhead is fantastic you tasteless clown
@@billharris1847 dumbass