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Trivia: The only David Lynch project that Jack Nance did not participate in before his death in 1996. (While Nance did not appear in the theatrical cut of "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me," he did film scenes that were deleted for pacing, but later released on home video.)

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Trivia: When David Lynch was about to be hired to direct the film, he was informed that Mel Brooks was watching his first film, "Eraserhead," to get an idea of his style. Lynch immediately was crestfallen, as he was sure he'd lose the job when Brooks saw how dark and bizarre that film was. To the contrary, Brooks burst into the room the instant "Eraserhead" was finished, shook Lynch's hand and told him that he loved it and that he was excited for Lynch to direct "The Elephant Man."

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Trivia: Anthony Hopkins once reportedly tried to get David Lynch fired, as he felt Lynch didn't understand how to work on a film with the scale and budget of "The Elephant Man," and wasn't professional enough on set, due to his only prior experience being on indie films. Producer Mel Brooks stood up for Lynch and kept him on the project. Regardless of tensions on-set, the film ended up becoming a massive hit and was nominated for numerous awards, including receiving 8 Academy Award nominations.

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