Episode 176: David Lynch Watch Series #2 (THE ELEPHANT MAN, 1980)

"My life is full because I know I am loved."This week we continue our David Lynch Watch Series and discuss his second feature, THE ELEPHANT MAN. Joining us again for the discussion is recurring guest GRANT! We went over some background on this film's origins before getting into a larger discussion on the story. We touch on the historical accuracies (and inaccuracies), the warmth and humanity at the heart of the picture, John Hurt's sublime performance, and consider where it lands among the Lynch canon.Before that, we pay quick tribute to the late Catherine O'Hara before going over some new releases and talking about what we watched recently.Next week we will return to Lynch to discuss his follow up classic, THE ELEPHANT MAN.TIME STAMPS00:00:00 Introduction00:07:23 RIP Catherine O'Hara00:08:40 New Releases (Send Help; Iron Lung; Shelter)00:12:24 Quick plug for GrantWhat We Watched This Week00:13:22 The Voice of Hind Rajab (Curtis)00:15:07 Send Help (Curtis)00:16:06 Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (Curtis)00:17:09 The President's Cake (Curtis)00:19:31 Memories of Murder (Grant)00:21:03 Nouvelle Vague (Grant)00:23:30 Father Mother Sister Brother (Grant)00:25:20 The Instructor [1981] (John)00:27:42 Kimi (John)00:29:45 Metal Detector Maniac (John)00:32:18 Aniara (John)00:34:18 ELEPHANT MAN Discussion01:17:19 Our Scores, and What's coming up next.CREDITS AND PLUGSIntro: If I Had a Million Dollars - Barenaked LadiesOutro: Adagio for StringsMagill and Grant's new games store: https://taigainteractive.itch.io/Follow John on Letterboxd—@johnnycakes91Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'https://curtisrunstedler.ca/Dr Curtis Reads: https://www.youtube.com/@curtisrunstedler