[Movie Script]Elephant Man, The

                                     THE ELEPHANT MAN


Written by
Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren & David Lynch
Based on
"The Elephant Man, A Study in Human Dignity"
by
Ashley Montagu




               BLACK



               FADE IN: ABSTRACT DREAM



CLOSE-UP of a gold framed miniature portrait of JOHN MERRICK'S

MOTHER (tune or melody over her picture, heartbeat), which

DISSOLVES TO CLOSE-UP of real Mother smiling A shadow comes

over her face. CLOSE-UP of elephant ears, trunks, faces

moving.
Dark, heavy feet stomping elephant trumpet, rearing up.
Powerful hit and the Mother falls. Darker. Trunk slides over

Mother's face and breasts and stomach, leaving a moist trail.
MOTHER�S POV of elephant's mouth, eyes, skin. Mother's face

twists and freezes in a blurred snap roll.
BLACK again. Knock, knock sound. Curtain opens to horrified

faces.
               CUT TO BLACK AND SILENCE



               CIRCUS


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