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Christopher De Vore is known for The Elephant Man (1980), Hamlet (1990) and Frances (1982).
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Here’s a rarity: Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren & David Lynch’s screenplay for The Elephant Man . (NOTE: For educational and research purposes only ). The DVD/Blu-ray of the film is available at Amazon and other online retailers (September 29, 2020).
- Birth of The Elephant Man Onscreen
- Mel Brooks Sees Eraserhead
- Burger Boys
- David Lynch on Set
- High Anxiety in Victorian London
- From Shadows and Fog to A Lifetime Friendship
It began with a babysitter. Jonathan Sanger, who went on to produce The Elephant Man, was told about a screenplay co-written by his childcare provider’s boyfriend, Christopher De Vore. Telling the story of noted Victorian figure Merrick and partly based on the writings of surgeon Frederick Treves, this fictionalized version grabbed Sanger’s attenti...
As described by Film School Rejects and others, Mel Brooks wanted to produce The Elephant Man. But who would direct it? Visual supremo Terence Malick (Badlands) was a possibility, though rejected company BrooksFilm’s offer. Then Lynch was mentioned. Great, thought Brooks, though what has he directed previously? Well, there was Eraserhead, released ...
A meeting at a Bob’s Big Boy restaurant sealed the deal. Lynch liked the burgers in there. In fact, liked is an understatement. Shooting The Elephant Manin the UK, he reportedly complained that he couldn’t find an outlet to feed his beefy fixation. Brooks was reassured by Lynch’s outlook on Merrick’s story, telling The Guardian he “made sense” for ...
It may have been a British tale, yet Lynch didn’t want to stick to authenticity and roll cameras in London. As revealed on IMDB, Brooks brought in friend and colleague Gene Wilder. He’d made The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother(1975) over there and helped convince the auteur to go abroad. The late John Hurt was cast as Merrick and Anth...
Mel Brooks faced criticism from Paramount over Lynch’s creative decisions. The Elephant Manwould be a black and white picture with art-house sensibilities. Probably not what they had in mind, putting it mildly. Film School Rejects mentions Brooks’ classic response to the studio over their feedback: “Do not misconstrue this as our soliciting the inp...
Over four decades later, Mel Brooks and David Lynch speak of one another with fondness. In his 2021 autobiography All About Me!, Brooks wrote about the time they were reunited onstage in 2013. His old pal had a surprise – back then, Brooks had purchased a coat to keep Lynch warm in the notorious London cold. The director brought the coat out to sho...
Jun 26, 2000 · The first draft of Dune, written by David Lynch, Christopher De Vore and Eric Bergren (the script writers for The Elephant Man) is 125 pages long, and is very different from the final film, not least as in this draft the entire movie covers just the first third of the novel!
Aug 1, 2016 · Bergren shared the adapted screenplay Academy Award nom with his writing partner Christopher De Vore and David Lynch, who directed the 1980 film based on Bernard Pomerance’s 1977 play.
Christopher De Vore Active - 1980 - 1990 | Genres - Drama , Biography , History , Romance | Subgenres - Space Opera , Biographical Film , Coming-Of-Age Fiction , Treasure Hunt Film , Buddy Film
THE ELEPHANT MAN Directed by David Lynch Screenplay by Christopher De Vore and Eric Bergren, and David Lynch. The most striking feature about him was his enormous head.
