In Victorian London, Dr. Frederick Treves with the London Hospital comes across a circus sideshow attraction run by a man named Bytes called "The Elephant Man". In actuality, the creature on display is indeed a man, 21-year-old Joseph "John" Merrick, who has several physical deformities, including an oversized and disfigured skull, and an oversized, disfigured right shoulder. Brutish Bytes, his "owner", only wants whatever he can get economically by presenting Merrick as a freak. Treves manages to bring Merrick under his care at the hospital, not without several of its own obstacles, including being questioned by those in authority since Merrick cannot be cured. Treves initially believes Bytes' assertion that mute Merrick is an imbecile, but ultimately learns that Merrick can speak and is a well-read and articulate man. As news of Merrick hits the London newspapers, he becomes a celebrated curiosity among London's upper class, including famed actress Mrs. Kendal. Merrick is being treated much more humanely, but are Treves' actions a further exploitation of him? And as he becomes more famous, others try to get their two-cents'-worth from him; he remains a curiosity and a freak to most, including Bytes, who has since lost his meal ticket. Στο βικτοριανό Λονδίνο ένας διακεκριμένος χειρουργός αναλαμβάνει να περιθάλψει ένα νεαρό που γεννήθηκε με παραμορφωμένο πρόσωπο και σώμα και αποτελούσε την ατραξιόν σε τσίρκο της πόλης. Μόνο εκείνος είδε πίσω από την "εικόνα" την τρυφερή του ψυχή και το κοφτερό μυαλό. Director: David Lynch Writers: Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch Stars: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft