History Awesome / TheElephantMan

-->'''Bytes''' (to Treves): I shalloo to the authorities.

-->'''Bytes'''(to Treves): I shall to to the authorities.

-->'''Mothershead''': ''(Hits him on the head with a box)'' Done.

-->''Bytes''(to Treves): I shall to to the authorities.
-->''Carr-Gomm'': Go to the authorities then. Go to them by all means. I'm sure they would be very interested to hear your story as well as ours.

** There's also the moment where Carr Gomm gets rid of Bytes, sarcastically encouraging him to act on his threat to go to the police and tell "his side of the story."

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* An offscreen one for Creator/MelBrooks, who produced the movie for his Brooksfilms studio. He and co-producer Stuart Cornfeld screened it for Paramount executives, who requested some changes. According to Cornfeld, Brooks told them "We are involved in a business venture. We screened the film for you to bring you up to date as to the status of that venture. [[BitingTheHandHumor Do not misconstrue this as our soliciting the input of raging primitives]]."
** Also, Brooks intentionally withheld his name from credits. He feared people would think it was another one of his parodies rather than the serious heartwarming biography it is.
** It becomes HilariousInHindsight with ''Film/TheFly1986''. While no one thought it would be a comedy, Brooks distributed comedic antennae to premiere goers to soften the extreme horror.

* [[spoiler:Merrick decides to go to bed with just one pillow, even knowing it would mean his death. Doubles as TearJerker and DyingMomentOfAwesome.]]

* Don't get me started on the part where the strongman lifts him out of his cage at the freak show and they march with him to the boat that he pays for with his salary as a circus freak.

* An offscreen one for Creator/MelBrooks, who produced the movie. He and co-producer Stuart Cornfeld screened it for Paramount executives, who requested some changes. According to Cornfeld, Brooks told them "We are involved in a business venture. We screened the film for you to bring you up to date as to the status of that venture. [[BitingTheHandHumor Do not misconstrue this as our soliciting the input of raging primitives]]."

* The scene in the train station bathroom. "I am not an elephant. I am ''not'' an animal! I am a human being! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I! AM! A MAN!]]"

* Carr Gomm's own Crowning Moment comes in the board meeting, when he serenely listens to the ranting of the Dr. Broadney who refuses to "care for circus animals". Carr Gomm just sits there, smiling slightly. "I take it you are unshakeable?" And then he invites in Princess Alexandra, who reads everyone a letter from Victoria on the subject, and Carr Gomm's smile just gets bigger.

-->'''Mothershead''': ''(Beating him senseless with a coin box)'' Done.

** Also, Brooks intentionally withheld his name from credits. He feared people would think it was another one of his parodies rather than the serious heartwarming biography it is.

* The scene in the train station bathroom. "I am not an elephant. I am ''not'' an animal! I am a human being! I! AM! A MAN!"

* An offscreen one for Creator/MelBrooks, who produced the movie. He and co-producer Stuart Cornfeld screened it for Paramount executives, who requested some changes. According to Cornfeld, Brooks told them "We are involved in a business venture. We screened the film for you to bring you up to date as to the status of that venture. [[BitingTheHandHumor Do not misconstrue this as our soliciting the input of raging primitives]]."

--->'''Night Porter''': You don't scare me! Only Mothershead can sack me now!
--->'''Mothershead''': ''(Beating him senseless with a coin box)'' Done.

* An offscreen one for Creator/MelBrooks, who produced the movie. He and co-producer Stuart Cornfeld screened it for Paramount executives, who requested some changes. According to Cornfeld, Brooks told them "We are involved in a business venture. We screened the film for you to bring you up to date as to the status of that venture. Do not misconstrue this as our soliciting the input of raging primitives."

* [[spoiler:Merrick decides to go to bed with just one pillow, even knowing it would mean his death. Doubles as TearJerker and DyingMomentOfAwesome.]]

--->'''Night Porter''': You can't sack me! Only Mothershead can do that!