The film fell into relative obscurity in the years after 1903, showing up as an out of context clip in the 1979 film "Mr. Mike's Mondo Video". In 1991, documentary maker Ric Burns made the film "Coney Island" which included a segment recounting the death of Topsy, including clips from the film "Electrocuting an Elephant". The film was also used in a memorial arts piece to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Topsy's death created by New Orleans artist Lee Deigaard and exhibited at the Coney Island USA museum. It allowed the public to view the film on a hand cranked mutoscope while surrounded by hanging chains and standing on a copper plate. In recent years portions of "Electrocuting an Elephant" have also appeared in movies, music videos, TV shows, and video games.