Eraserhead

7.4 / 10

(2,322 votes)

First time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. David Lynch arrived on the scene in 1977, almost like a mystical UFO gracing the landscape of LA with its enigmatic radiance. His inaugural work, "Eraserhead" (1977), stood out as a cinematic anomaly, painting a surreal narrative of a young man navigating a dystopian, industrialized America, grappling not only with his tumultuous home life but also contending with an irate girlfriend and a mutant child.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Fantasy,

Horror

Duration:

89 minutes

Year:

1978

Director:

David Lynch

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Company:

AFI

Budget:

$100,000

Revenue:

$7,000,000

Cast:
Jack Nance

Henry Spencer

Charlotte Stewart

Mary X

Allen Joseph

Mr. X

Jeanne Bates

Mrs. X

Judith Roberts

Beautiful Girl Across the Hall

Crew:
David Lynch

Art Direction

David Lynch

Producer

David Lynch

Editor

Herbert Cardwell

Director of Photography

David Lynch

Screenplay