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Eraserhead

1977 1h 29m David Lynch

Eraserhead

★ 7.2 IMDb

Science-Fiction Horror Fantasy

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Writer David Lynch

Cast Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates

DP Herbert Cardwell

Production Designer David Lynch

Essays and Criticism

On this film

Eraserhead by James Crawford, Reverse Shot Just Suggesting This Film Makes You Weird - Bright Wall/Dark Room by Bebe Ballroom, Bright Wall/Dark Room

On David Lynch

David Lynch by Michael Joshua Rowin, Reverse Shot Mysteriously Floating across Dark Channels By Sandra Perovic by Sandra Perovic, FIPRESCI MUBI Podcast | Sabrina Sutherland Guides the Return of “Twin Peaks” by MUBI Podcast, MUBI Notebook Have a Great Day: David Lynch (1946-2025) by Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com Authorship and the Films of David Lynch: Aesthetic Receptions in Contemporary Hollywood, by Antony Todd by Deborah Mellamphy, Alphaville David Lynch by Beatrice Loayza, 4Columns

In conversation with other films

Exploded View by Chuck Stephens, Cinema Scope

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