Eraserhead (1978)
Eraserhead (1978)
Where your nightmares end...
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.

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Cast

Jack Nance Jack Nance As: Henry Spencer
Charlotte Stewart Charlotte Stewart As: Mary X
Allen Joseph Allen Joseph As: Mr. X
Jeanne Bates Jeanne Bates As: Mrs. X
Judith Roberts Judith Roberts As: Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Where your nightmares end...
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Fantasy, Horror

Language: English

Release Date: 03 February 1978

Country: US

Runtime: 89m

Company Credits

Company: AFI

Budget: $100,000

Revenue: $7,000,000

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Cast

Jack Nance

Jack Nance

Henry Spencer

Charlotte Stewart

Charlotte Stewart

Mary X

Allen Joseph

Allen Joseph

Mr. X

Jeanne Bates

Jeanne Bates

Mrs. X

Judith Roberts

Judith Roberts

Beautiful Girl Across the Hall

Laurel Near

Laurel Near

Lady in the Radiator

Jack Fisk

Jack Fisk

Man in the Planet

Jean Lange

Jean Lange

Grandmother

Thomas Coulson

Thomas Coulson

The Boy

John Monez

John Monez

Bum

Darwin Joston

Darwin Joston

Paul

T. Max Graham

T. Max Graham

The Boss

Hal Landon Jr.

Hal Landon Jr.

Pencil Machine Operator

Jennifer Lynch

Jennifer Lynch

Little Girl

Brad Keeler

Brad Keeler

Little Boy

Gill Dennis

Gill Dennis

Man with Cigar

Toby Keeler

Toby Keeler

Man Fighting

Jack Walsh

Jack Walsh

Mr. Roundheels

Directed By

David Lynch

David Lynch

Director

Catherine E. Coulson

Catherine E. Coulson

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

David Lynch

David Lynch

Screenplay

Production Crew

David Lynch

David Lynch

Producer

Fred Baker

Fred Baker

Executive Producer

Doreen G. Small

Doreen G. Small

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

David Lynch

David Lynch

Original Music Composer

David Lynch

David Lynch

Sound Effects

Alan Splet

Alan Splet

Sound

Peter Ivers

Peter Ivers

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Herbert Cardwell

Herbert Cardwell

Director of Photography

Frederick Elmes

Frederick Elmes

Director of Photography

Catherine E. Coulson

Catherine E. Coulson

Assistant Camera

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

David Lynch

David Lynch

Production Design

David Lynch

David Lynch

Art Direction

Other Crew

David Lynch

David Lynch

Special Effects

Frederick Elmes

Frederick Elmes

Special Effects

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