In this episode, Maggie and Adam cover David Lynch's 1980 period drama The Elephant Man, starring John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins. It’s the quiet, moving story John Merrick, a man living with Proteus syndrome in Victorian England, based on the real life of Joseph Merrick (1862-1890).

LynchPins is a David Lynch-themed podcast covering a different David Lynch film each month, from least-Lynchian (The Straight Story) to his most "Lynch" work (Inland Empire?? Eraserhead??). Hopefully we can make Lynch's work more accessible to those who've been too intimidated to get into him, but there's also plenty here for the Lynch superfan (you know who you are, you weirdo). Hosted by Maggie Mae Fish and Adam Ganser.

Don't miss the first episode of LynchPins, on David Lynch's The Straight Story (1999)

CONTENT WARNING in this episode for brief, non-graphic discussions of abuse.

You can find every episode of LynchPins on Nebula, uncensored and extended, plus they drop a week early.

Join us next month for David Lynch’s Dune (1984).

Chapters:

05:45.09 What Happened?

39:43.18 What Really Happened?

53:39.13 Wait... What?

1:03:45.04 The Spotlight

1:15:18.13 Dream / Credits

Check out Maggie's videos on Twin Peaks (part 1) here: https://youtu.be/CxfFAGJaKjg

And (part 2) here: https://youtu.be/UY6vIVAEFxo

Plus her video discussing veteran PTSD in The Straight Story and Rambo here: https://youtu.be/HRnEjsdjtks

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