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The Elephant Man (1982) (TV)

References

Freaks (1932)
The Ten Commandments (1956)

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Rod Stewart (#7.1)" (1981)
 -  Title mentioned by Raheem Abdul Mohammed on SNL Newsbreak
The Toxic Avenger (1984)
 -  One of the meatheads at the gym does an impersonation of the Elephant Man with a towel over his face.
"The Young Ones: Bambi (#2.1)" (1984)
 -  Someone talks about John Hurt in the Elephant Man
The Fly (1986)
The Virgin Queen of St. Francis High (1987)
 -  The name is mentioned
Ghostbusters II (1989)
The Local Stigmatic (1990)
 -  Title is on theater marquee.
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Mistaken Identity (#1.6)" (1990)
 -  Geoffrey says: "I am not an animal!"
Lik Wong (1991)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Pod People (#4.3)" (1991)
 -  Crow's voice for Trumpy is an impression of John Hurt in this movie.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Killer Shrews (#5.7)" (1992)
 -  "I am not an animal!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Magic Sword (#5.11)" (1992)
 -  Joel: I am not an animal!
"Seinfeld: The Pick (#4.13)" (1992)
 -  Seinfeld yells "I am not an animal."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Warrior of the Lost World (#6.1)" (1993)
 -  the dispatcher is John Merrick
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Magic Voyage of Sinbad (#6.5)" (1993)
 -  "I am not an animal...oh yes I am"
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
The House of the Spirits (1993)
Renaissance Man (1994)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995)
 -  A character in the film says, "I'm not a pawn shop," and Crow adds: "I'm a human being!"
Tank Girl (1995)
 -  Tank Girl calls one of the kangaroo mutants Elephant Man
Casino (1995)
 -  A character mentions this film.
Ace Ventura (1996) (VG)
 -  Ace's Line "I am not an amphibian! I am a human being!"
"Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man: Forbidden Fruit (#3.2)" (1996)
 -  Duckman walks around the street with a sack and hat on his head after being kicked out for sexual harrassment.
In the Company of Men (1997)
Plump Fiction (1997)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (#9.12)" (1997)
 -  Tom (as John Merrick): "Oh, no! Cops!"
Mean Guns (1997)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Horror of Party Beach (#9.17)" (1997)
 -  Servo: Hey, it's a John Hurt mask.
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997) (TV)
 -  This film references The Elephant Man.
"The X Files: The Post-Modern Prometheus (#5.5)" (1997)
 -  Similar monologue and ending, with a star embracing the freak, and black and white.
Abre los ojos (1997)
Kissing a Fool (1998)
Muertos de risa (1999)
The Human Condition (1999)
Todo sobre mi madre (1999)
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (2000) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
"Freaks and Geeks: Girlfriends and Boyfriends (#1.8)" (2000)
 -  Lindsay asks if Nick has seen it
'The League of Gentlemen': Behind the Scenes (2000) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
The Cell (2000)
"Saturday Night Live: Val Kilmer/U2 (#26.7)" (2000)
 -  referenced on Weekend update
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2001) (V)
Human Nature (2001)
Bubble Boy (2001)
 -  One of Chloe's friends mockingly quotes "I'm not a monster. I'm a human being"
From Hell (2001)
The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001) (V)
Wolf Girl (2001) (TV)
 -  In the movie Tim Curry introduces the Wolf Girl the same way Freddie Jones introduced the Elephant Man in 'Elephant Man, The (1980)'.
"Coupling: Dressed (#2.7)" (2001)
 -  In the bar, when Harry accuses Jane of being incapable of having sympathy towards a man like him, she responds that she cried at The Elephant Man.
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Mysteries of Love (2002) (V)
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees (2002) (V)
The Sweetest Thing (2002)
Scoring Resident Evil (2002) (V)
"I'm Alan Partridge: I Know What Alan Did Last Summer (#2.5)" (2002)
 -  Alan says "I know lying is wrong, but if the elephant man came in now in a blouse with some make up on, and said how do i look? would you say go and take that blushed off you mis-shapened elephant tranny or would you say you look nice... John" The fact that he calls the elephant man John means that he's refering to the character from this film named John and not the real elephant man who was named Joseph.
House of the Dead (2003)
 -  Upon seeing himself disfigured, Simon says "I'm the Elephant Man".
"Little Britain: Bath of Beans (#1.1)" (2003)
 -  A teacher tells his children to read out an extract of a book in the style of the elephant man, they all do impressions of John Hurt in this movie.
"Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Kelis (#29.12)" (2004)
 -  Mentioned in Acces Hollywood
"Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps: My Delicious Guava (#4.3)" (2004)
 -  Louise has a cuddly toy elephant named John Merrick
"I Am Not an Animal" (2004)
 -  Series was named after the famous line this movie
You Think You Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story (2005)
 -  The title is mentioned.
Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (2005) (TV)
 -  Referenced by title
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of 'The Fly' (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Hannah Montana: You're So Vain, You Probably Think This Zit Is About You (#1.13)" (2006)
 -  Oliver says "I am not an animal!"
"Tripping the Rift: Skankenstein (#3.1)" (2007)
 -  T'nuk quotes the 'I am not an animal' line
Tripping the Rift: The Movie (2008) (V)
 -  "I am not an animal"
Interview with Chris Petit and Keith Griffiths (2008) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
Psycho Sleepover (2008)
 -  At the end of the movie Ugly Jen has a sack over her head with a single eye-hole, like John Merrick.

Featured in

The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981) (TV)
The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) (TV)
The Skin Horse (1983)
 -  Long clip of Merrick's first meeting with Mrs. Kendal followed by a short clip of Merrick getting into bed.
Precious Images (1986)
I Am Not a Freak (1987) (TV)
 -  two scenes shown
"Cinéma, de notre temps: David Lynch: Don't Look at Me" (1989)
 -  Clips from The Elephant Man featuring John Merrick are shown.
The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV)
The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV)
The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed (2001) (V)
 -  Making-of documentary.
"I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005)
 -  also in the 1980 installment
"20 to 1: 50 to 01: Great Movie One Liners (#4.10)" (2007)
 -  Some clips from this movie are shown in a segment on the line "I am not an animal! I am a human being!".

Spoofed in

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981) (TV)
 -  a sketch spoofing the film titled "The Elephant Guy"
"Police Squad!: A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise) (#1.1)" (1982)
 -  Drebbin (mouth full @ dentists) says "I'm not an animal, I'm a human being"
Good-bye Cruel World (1983)
The Toxic Avenger (1984)
The Tall Guy (1989)
Batman Returns (1992)
 -  I am not an animal
"The Critic: L.A. Jay (#1.9)" (1994)
 -  the hooded Elephant Man drives around Los Angeles in a sports car with three women
"The Critic: A Pig Boy and His Dog (#1.13)" (1994)
 -  Jay says "I am a human being" like John Merrick in the film
"The Critic: Lady Hawke (#2.3)" (1995)
 -  in a black and white flashback, Jay is presented as an unusual medical specimen
What Dreams May Come (1998)
"Saturday Night Live: Kelsey Grammer/Sheryl Crow (#24.2)" (1998)
 -  Spoofed in Mr. Peepers sketch
Wild Wild West (1999)
 -  Loveless' line "I am *not* an animal!"
Little Nicky (2000)
Yeti: A Love Story (2006) (V)
 -  A scene in the movie is a direct spoof on Elephant Man
"Greg the Bunny: Blue Velveteen (#2.3)" (2006)
 -  John Merrick is portrayed as a character in the episode.
"Muchachada nui: (#3.12)" (2009)
 -  Spoofed in segment "El Hombre Elefante 2".

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