The Elephant Man - Train Station Scene

[dyedinsoul]

i remember watching this as a little girl ... cried sooo hard. from that moment on john hurt & anthony hopkins were my screen gods ... although no one never knew who i was talking about. guess they do now

[Rosstacular]

:'(((((((

[DragonFly122]

I want to cry

[JackCoxx]

David Lynch cameo at 1:47 just over the left shoulder of Merrick.

[family97987]

man, I wish this was from the 1950s or 1960s.

[XXBlackandRedAngelXX]

i saw the play elephant man when i was in drama. it was good play. and i like the elephant man i thought it was interesting. though it did made me cry when john died

[mk741]

Best scene in a wonderful film, though I'll admit that line reminded me of Iron Maiden's The Prisoner.

[pushelildaisies]

@tedmania3 Back then? I'm pretty sure people will always have the capacity for this level of cruelty, whether you have witnessed it personally or not.

[AmongTheDispersed]

@pushelildaisies No. Nowadays, people are just simply worse.

[pushelildaisies]

@AmongTheDispersed Nowadays we just have the means to hear about it quicker. I guarantee there were just as many rapists, child molesters, abusers, tyrants, and murderers - we just didn't have [the internet], so we didn't know just how many truly existed. It's nice to think things were better "back then", but it's not true - people have always had the ability to be horrible. In relation to population, yes there are more people. That's simply obvious.

[AmongTheDispersed]

@pushelildaisies lol, I'm not saying things were better back then! :)

Believe me, I'm aware of and know all of this. Yes, it doesn't SEEM that there was as much of these things going on due to lack of media attention and computer/online advancements.

But nowadays, it really is getting worse. The more we become aware of ourselves, the more we dwelve into sadistic sides of ourselves that were much more taboo back then than now.

[pushelildaisies]

@AmongTheDispersed That's a totally fair point to make. As we become more progressive and self-aware, we in turn end up experiencing the darker part of our psyches.

[AmongTheDispersed]

@pushelildaisies Yes, I agree :)

Thank you. :)

And I apologize if I came off argumentative in my previous comment! I had no intentions to attack you or your opinions. I agree a lot with what you've stated, and we're free to think what we wish anyways, as hard as it is for me to settle with some things that differ from my own thoughts like Holocaust denial. -_-

[NightDriveCinema]

Oh my god..... IT talks!!! THE THING CAN TALK!!! Ahhhh KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!

[larry4351]

@tedmania3 its sad that you dont know were the space

bar is located in your keyboard

[doobiesmoke15]

Why did they call him the Elephant Man when he didn't look like an elephant?

[November10th1775USMC]

@doobiesmoke15 His skin looked as if it were an elephants.

[PoetryETrain]

Love this, thank you..

[jaredabccrisscross]

People really rode each others asses in the 1800s

[hippypeace]

I read somewhere that the costume and the prosthetics the actor had to wear to porttray the elephant man was really heavy.

[DocFreak67]

Not only is this true............its also a prayer.

[CE750]

An anecdote on modern society... the inhuman way in which we treat one another. The best line in the movie was when they asked the rich women why she wanted to help John, and her response was "It's the Christian thing to do".. Christian being a verb as much as as it is a noun.

[MademoiselleAnna]

Simple, just trip the little fucker with your cane.

[The1910Phantom]

Bastards! You people are all bastards for treating Merrick like that! You ignorant people will suffer for what you've done! You all are dead!

[OniGlalie]

@The1910Phantom

They are actors, calm down.

[LyricalXilence]

I cried when I was watching the movie and he started saying Mr. Treaves name when he finally saw him again.

[TruMorbid]

As deformed as Merrick was, he looks a lot better than those shitbags that are after him.

[MegaAstroFan18]

Smoking kid... just pointing it out. Man were we stupid in the Victorian era.

[tambam89]

Joseph Merrick was a truly beautiful soul. His grace and kindness was rare. What a gem of a human being. Joseph, I wish I could have known you.

[CCthebat]

I love this movie, and the line "I am not an animal, I am a human being!" is such a touching line. :)

[ThunderEagle115]

this is pretty sad... only if more people would show more respect

[TheCAWstudios]

Wow if I was like that I don't even think I'd be able to handle going out at all, the fact that this guy actually tried is a miracle on its own

[burtonrules123]

omg i had no idea that john hurt was the elephant man! i just saw that guy in indiana jones 4, surprisingly.

[burtonrules123]

anyone remember the penguin used this line but in reverse "I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING, I AM AN ANIMAL, COOLD BLOODED CRANK THE AC!"

[Ninety9Soulz]

@burtonrules123 Yeah it was pretty brilliant the way they did that.

[burtonrules123]

do you think this is where the phrase "wearing a paper bag over your head" came from?

[9ner]

@abbydabbydoo94 - You're the reason why I don't watch movies with people.

[1Fireycat]

Poor guy :'( ... How can people be this cruel?

[omnivos]

How in the HELL can you give this film 8 academy award nominations and NOT give it an award! Did everyone drop acid and then draw names out of a hat or something?!?

[ToxicMayo9]

Which is better? This or blue velvet

[lion3p0]

human cruely it seems, british more so lol poor jihn, stong as an elephant

[progrockcoffee]

So Anthony Hopkins goes from playing a doctor who cares about an outcast human being to playing a doctor that eats people.

[sayjaibow]

i'd like to punch that kid straight into his face

[DruDixon777]

I'd beat that kid with my cane

[DaBadd3stBitch69]

This movie is so inspirational and moving, I cried through the entire film.

[todd291022]

Great movie scene and an excellent movie to go with it. John Hurt as The Elephant Man...classic.

[Atreyufolife]

I feel for the man .

[Clarkofkrypton]

is quasimodo uglier than the elephant man?

[saphireroze001]

@Clarkofkrypton

none of them are ugly.

[blawrence010]

My God, that is extremely moving

[13neirad]

funny how people are trying to act badass by leaving nasty comments.

[JR66108]

i cry for joesph merrick

[KevinCarey]

if you can through this movie without tearing up a little then your someone i DONT want to know

[ThrashMetal669]

yea one ugly human being

[freedomland11]

If i was there..I would grab that kid and give it a smack in the face and say "Get the fuck outta here"

[MrPsychoSquid]

i cryed when frederick hugged him.

[zimmcat]

lol funny stuff

[TheBLACKJACK8]

@zimmcat your mom

[LambertLuver1994]

This wonderful man is my cousin.. distant relative but it's all the same. So sad to see people treat him this way.. R.I.P

[lJohnnyTheFoxl]

@LambertLuver1994

it's just a movie. It's fucking hilarious

[DaDa2Phlux]

@lJohnnyTheFoxl In actuality it is very serious that you've found nothing but humor in this depiction of the worst and best in humanity.We all have a deformity of one kind or another.Merricks? obvious .And yours?

[gatheringleaves]

@lJohnnyTheFoxl

Yeah but he was a real person you a-hole

[xDarkMonkx]

@lJohnnyTheFoxl dude its not just a movie joseph merrick was a real person who really looked quite simialar to that. the movie is basically a reenactment of his life. if you really think its fucking hilarious you deserve to burn in hell sir

[Atreyufolife]

@lJohnnyTheFoxl sO YOU LIKE MOCKING PPLS APPEARANCES?

[blcdfblcdf]

8 simple rules?

[fretburner18]

This is such a moving scene. I fail to see how anyone can treat another human being in such a manner. His courage and innocence is what made him great. He is truly one of my greatest heroes. Joseph Merrick, you are truly beautiful in my eyes, and I wish that I could be half the man that you were.

[thecoldkillawon]

thats fucked up

[theif26]

thats why i'll never have kids there assholes

[RandomUsername010]

They should've kept him in a cage

[bcdrummer]

can anyone say, Rob Sparx?

[T3MPGRAFiTi]

Poor Guy :( That Foos A Straight Gee Though Ahahaa

[guywithminigun]

*sniff* I'm not crying, it's just really hot in here and my eyes are starting to sweat

[killmeandit]

"I am not a Animal!" must be one of the most powerful lines in film history.

[Battlescar2]

a classic scene of how disgusting human nature is

[ghhtdesfh]

Love this scene. It just says it all.

[hemet92544]

I AM A MAN! would of been cool if he said then, "I will open a can of whoopass on you back off"

[TiniNormi]

I cry like a bitch every time.

[TitusIsaacMaximus]

2:03--Director Cameo

Thanks for posting. One powerful scene after the next,with two greats, Hopkins and Hurt, sharing the screen

[jimmyboo121]

Poor guy.

[crouchingdog320]

poor dude )`:  `=tear

[thatmovieguy777]

one the most emotional scenes ever in a film

[1415gateway]

holy shit i never seen this, i fucking teared up wtf...

[leoshiajr]

i see why mj related 2 this movie

[Dream23fb]

The way he said "I am a human being." was just chilling. Classic movie.

[brownfranklin]

I remember when they ran the train station scene during the academy awards program in 1981, they had an alternate version of this scene where he spoke his "I am not an animal..." line with the sack over his head, so as not to reveal his appearance until you had a chance to see the actual film. I cannot find this scene anywhere.

[homemakingplus]

I remember sitting in the theatre watching this movie alone and how this famous line gripped my heart. :(

[EsperPictures]

Great film, great make-up and a great scene.

A very sad, but beatuiful scene.

[JackelTheRipper]

Quite poignant.

[johnmalory26]

i am not an animal!!!

[baconistyte]

great film, too bad people are so, just like the people they are quick to judge while elephant man was one of the most intelligent people to walk the earth

[canigeta7]

John Merrick, real name Joseph was a HERO and a beautiful man,

God bless him, he actually died when he was 28 trying to sleep "normally" on his back

[Marrowni]

@canigeta7 Why? If he slept on his back, he would die?

And wow, the actual photos of him are more disturbing than the John Hurt in the movie... poor man

[TedProductions98]

those policemen are good men.

[quebexico]

Saddest movie ever. Amazing though.

[xRandax94]

Omg this scene was sad =[

[TheObeseFaerie]

i love this movie.... so sad...

[MUFCjohnMUFC]

great film but very sad

[t0m4w4k]

I study this scene in school and when we think that some people's life is the same as him...

[SuperHeroMania]

Those people are so dumb, if your frightened of him why follow him?

[pownown]

A amazing quote for an freaking amazing and inspiring movie...

It's a shame movies like this aren't produced nowadays...

John Merrick...A hero indeed.

[bigres23]

@pownown Joseph Merrik

[RickLowerboy84]

@pownown

Yeah if he was really your hero, you'd get his name right.

[FastforwardTheRewind]

I am not one to cry easily, especially during movies.. but this scene chokes me up every time I view it.

[Lishy1]

I'm incredibly squeamish and I would have not been able to watch this movie had it been in color.

However, I'm glad I was able to bare it in black and white, for this is one of the best dramas I've seen my life.

As for Merrick, even though the movie changed a lot of things, he was living proof that even ugly things on the outside can be beautiful on the inside. May he rest in peace.

[drunkenpeter99]

That's probably one of the most inspiring quotes ever said on film: "I AM NOT AN ANIMAL! I AM A HUMAN BEING!"

[brightlights456X]

Stupid kids.

"Why's you're head so big?"

Why don't you fuck off1?

[don2768]

Good movie, but there are many things that did not actually happen in the movie. Such as the beatings from Tom Norman who treated Joseph Merrick with great care and respect in reality. Is this scene real or Hollywood? However, Joseph Merrick was real and it must have been horrible to go through what he had to, I don't think I could do it.

[SirrSnowman]

John Merrick... not Joseph

[allhailhomer]

actually his real name is joseph but due to a typo by a biographer at the time his name was widely accepted as john

[don2768]

@SirrSnowman The real Merrick's name is Joseph Merrick, look it up yourself if you want you can easly find a photo and everything.

[vegetta65]

:_:

[johndunn87]

Haha nice one. He must have been at least part animal or they wouldn't have called him the elephant man

[louisgdehaut]

this is the best line in movie history you fucking fool

[bigdaddyM1987]

worst line in history actually

[leadimprov]

Only Joseph Merrick knew the pain of what he went through. The rest of us will only be able to keep imagining it, never to truly hit on it.

[DrOmega]

punk ass kid

[TooSoonTooYoung]

Amazing scene. RIP John (Joseph) Merrick.

[FuzzyballStudios]

this made me cry the first time i saw it

[DrjekyllakaMrhyde]

Reaching my head with the cold sudden fury of a divine messanger let me tell you about heartache and the loss of God wondering, wondering in hopless nights out here on the perimeter their are no stars out here we are stoned imaculate.

[itsgaythatyourgay]

Something in life we have to deal with that we shouldn't is the way we look. It's an utter joke how judging this world is to peoples physical appearance. For instance if I'm ugly and at a party, girls won't talk to me therefor I'm unhappy. If i am good looking, girls will talk to me making me happy. All while your primary physical appearance is almost virtually out of your control. Vanity destroys lives.

[Ozarkeree]

@itsgaythatyourgay On the bright side, the structure of the brain (much of which is also out of our control) leads people to have all sorts of fetishes for different kinds of people to compensate. A shame society isn't very understanding of that . . .

[OppPaul]

Two of the best actors of our time

Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt.

Let's not forget Sir John Gielgood.

You can have your DeNiro and

Pacino.

[hatersfate2]

Deniro beat him out for best actor. you cant compare the stories, just the acting. Hurt seemed a little too confindent in this scene, i image the elephant man would have been terrified and not stood up for himself like that, but if he did im impressed

[Gamerwood]

It would have been an astonishing act if the writers decided to show the true reaction of complete submission and self degradation of the E-Man. I think David Lynch could have easily directed this alternative twist.

[syndrah]

according to the real events when this scene happened he was unable to speak because in real life he needed surgery to be able to speak.

[badylasty79]

The sadest movie in me small worl :((:(

[hatersfate2]

no, the saddest scene is when he tries to sleep normally.

[badylasty79]

Ten film wspolgra z kolotaniem serca, linch byl mistrzem jak Von tier, kieslowski, kubrick

U mnie number one

[BarbarosDerby132]

Are you kidding me? Some people are such where the word reproach is simply not enough.

[KakNieke]

This movie's played in 'stuttered' motion or is it only your youtube video or this scene ?

[dumbylives4evr]

just this video

[Fezziekid]

Incredible and beautiful. The onlookers, so stifled by the conformity of their Victorian age, gather around in their top hats and well trimmed moustaches for a rare glimpse of "abnormality" that evaded the circus, the hospital and the madhouse. Judging by the hits for other youtube videos of deformities, the prudish judges of normality are still everywhere.

[OliviaTheGeek]

jesus christ, amazing though it is, such verbose language and a snobbish comment such as this will win you no favours.

[itsgaythatyourgay]

yeah no shit eh.....I'm in high school...pretty much the pinnacle of judgement and ridicule

[Notar89]

so sad

gud

[janitorialprez]

I soooooo want to see this now.

[PredIBabe97]

and to be honest, not at all bad ....

[PredIBabe97]

Let me be honest, I guess, I cried myself to this, because it treated a man, which did not make? Very touching is the story, and, moreover, are the real basics, if I could have helped him, and would not let that happen to him ... because he is only an innocent man, who unfortunately looks like this, because of illness, but not for the external '(

[NeverGetRickRolld]

Not, 10/10,

1000/10

[ticks4ticks4]

Wasn't a fatal case of "Proteus Sydrome", a rare progressive disease, what John had? Too disturbing to watch anymore of the video. He was abused and cruelly treated---seen as a "freak". This was a classic scene, in which he states: "I am not an animal. I am not an elephant. I am a human being!" Yet, he was treated worse that elephants or animals in zoos.

[syndrah]

actually its elephant/animal/human being

[SGguita]

I saw the movie last night and it was very sad..

It made me feel bad..

The movie is 10/10

[ginkgonk122]

Powerful. Very Powerful, and a far cry from Eraserhead. Lynch can tug at all our emotions.

[vcownzraptors]

if this was a true story than wow what a strong person john was

[ticks4ticks4]

Yes, a true story! John suffered from a rare, denegrative and progressive disease (Proteus Syndrome, I believe). 1800's, I believe? He was abused and mistreated to a horrible extent ---very sad and disturbing.

[minutes2meltdown]

1800's yes just before the end of the century, really touching film love it

[threestoogesfan2]

i have a book about deformed and handicapped people like cheng and eng, and there's a section about john merrick, and he was a very strong but humble person. he never turned bitter and angry despite how horribly he was treated. he's a hero in my eyes

[Gamerwood]

I think you see the real story

[Megahammerheadshark]

@threestoogesfan2 You have a good heart.

[jointron33]

wasnt john hurt ox in indy 4

[romanblood]

Yes he was.

[xxHeart92xx]

I would beat those little pricks shitless

[underthemilkywayto]

the story of my life

[brygee910]

Excellent movie, very depressing. And this is the most depressing scene imo

[eagle1101]

Going down 1:59

Locked in a dirty place 2:14

Attacked by something 2:28

Think of the Baboon cage scene. Do you get what David Lynch was trying to show here?

This movie isn't about the elephant man, it's about the industrial revolution and how it changed us all to something less then human.

John is ironic because even though he looks like a beast, he is really a much better man then almost everyone else at that time.

[Neptune5150]

It is such a sad movie. Bytes has no money to fuel his alcoholism after that Elephant selfishly left him. Lazy bastard would rather lie around in a hospital room building shitty cardboard churches than earn a living in the Carnival. This must be how Welfare was invented.

[frements]

if you got told youre only be fitting for a side show atraction would you be happy i wouldnt

[Neptune5150]

Hmm, No one told the Elephant man that either. He voluntarily joined the freak show. You see, this movie isn't an accurate portrayal of his life. He was actually treated very well and was paid for his time in the carnival.

[runescape165]

what a load of pussys.. well im with marcus. good stuff! :P

[EnglishKnowMusic]

OMG this is so sad i nrealy cried. :'(

[MarcusDarling4026]

Good stuff!

How many people in this world go thru pure hell. not given any human dignity. how many people go thru worse than merrick and n