Lynch had been worried that his uncompromising previous film would put the producer off – “I was afraid that if Mel Brooks saw Eraserhead, I would never get the job directing The Elephant Man ...
Before cementing his legacy as one of Hollywood’s most stylistic directors, David Lynch tried to impress executive producer Mel Brooks at the helm of the 1980 movie The Elephant Man. He ...
That led Mel Brooks, the uncredited producer of "The Elephant Man," to hire Lynch for that film, probably the most daring move of his career. Made (like "Eraserhead") in black and white ...
David Lynch, the American filmmaker, writer and artist who scored best director Oscar nominations for Blue Velvet, The ...
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK >> David Lynch, the American filmmaker, writer and artist who scored best director Oscar nominations for “Blue Velvet,” “The Elephant Man” and “Mulholland Drive” and co-created ...
The beloved director was known for his surreal works like "Blue Velvet," "Mulholland Drive," and "Twin Peaks." ...