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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. The elephant man: a play (pdf) by bernard pomerance (ebook) 'The Elephant Man' is based on the life of John Merrick, who lived in London during the latter part of the nineteenth century. A horribly deformed young man, who has been a freak attraction in traveling side shows, is.
BLACK:
FADE IN:
ABSTRACT DREAM
CLOSE-UP of a gold framedminiatureportrait of JOHN MERRICK'S
MOTHER (tune or melody over her picture, heartbeat), which
DISSOLVES TO CLOSE-UP of real Mothersmiling A shadow comes
over her face. CLOSE-UP of elephant ears, trunks, faces
moving.
Dark, heavy feet stompingelephant trumpet, rearing up.
Powerful hit and the Mother falls. Darker. Trunkslides 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. Curtainopens to horrified
faces.
CUT TOBLACKAND SILENCE
CIRCUS:
FADE IN TO steamshooting out of a huge old half-rusted
calliope. The music is very loud and raucous. Moving up and
back we see the blackawningentrance to the freak tent,
where FREDERICK TREVES, ResidentSurgeon and Lecturer on
anatomy at the London Hospital, is standing with his back to
us observing the posters of the freaks.
Coming along a muddywalkway at the side of the tent is
Treves' wife, ANNE, and their two DAUGHTERS. The shrill over-
whelming musicseems to engulf her.
She looks discomfited, vulnerable, and protective of her
daughters. The girls, oblivious to any fear, are finishing
their chocolate sweets.
CLOSE-UP of Treveslooking at a poster.
He hears:
#1 DAUGHTER
Poppa!
Treves turns and looks down to a chocolate-covered face. He
smiles at the children and Anne.
Anne sees the dirtyfaces and beginscleaning one of them.
The otherdaughterlooks into the freak tent.
#2 DAUGHTER
Poppa... may we go in there?
ANNE:
Alright... Your turn.
She turns the girl away from the freak tent and begins
cleaning her face.
Her kerchiefpulls and distorts the little daughter's face.
Suddenly the girl sees a ring of elephants in the distance.
#2 DAUGHTER
Oh,look M-ummy! Elephants!
ANNE:
Oh, elephants! We'll go see them.
She stands.
ANNE:
(to Treves)
You won't be long?
TREVES:
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I'll join you shortly.
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She takes the children off toward the elephants.
Treves watches them go for a moment, then turns and we go
with him into the dark freak tent. He pauses to pay admission
at a small booth, then disappears within.
DARKNESS. We hear what could be the trumpeting of an elephant.
Treves parts the blackcanvas and enters the main part of
the tent. Off to his left he sees a man wrapped in a black
cape, holding a conchshellaloft and blowing powerfully
into it. The tent is dimly lit with flickering oil lamps.
People mill aboutthrough the weaving corridors. To Treves'
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right, he sees a sign reading, 'The DeadlyFruit of the
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Original Sin,' over a small, very dark corridor.