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Eraserhead
Eraserhead

Eraserhead

1977 89 min ★ 7.3 Horror, Science Fiction

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

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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

Grandmother

Thomas Coulson

The Boy

John Monez

Bum

Details

Director

David Lynch

Screenplay

David Lynch

Tagline

"Where your nightmares end..."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$100,000

Revenue

$7,100,000

Production

AFI

Reviews

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PostCut_The_Film_Podcast

May 23, 2021

★ 8/10

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Sigeki Ogino

October 2, 2022

We believe that films should "make people happy" (euphoria). No, we believe it should. Of course, there were thorny issues in getting there. I used to say that "movies are the art version of pornography" if there was even a hint of sexuality, and in middle and high school I mainly watched "erotic" movies ("A Clockwork Orange" being the first of these). Looking back, I was a "foolish spectator." ...

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captain_douche

December 8, 2024

Straight up: I don't like this movie. It is a grotesque, bizarre horror movie. There is no real plot. The only thing this movie will do is make you feel uncomfortable. It makes you feel like in a bizarre nightmare. And this it does really well. I give it 3 stars for the artistic creation that it is and the effect it can create on the audience. Disclaimer: I walked out of the cinema after 3/4 watc...

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misubisu

June 28, 2026

★ 10/10

Score: 10/10 A Singular, Unshakeable Vision of Nightmare Cinema Eraserhead is not a film you watch; it is a film you survive. It is a descent into a world that feels both alien and uncomfortably familiar—a surrealist nightmare that operates on dream logic, industrial dread, and the visceral terror of parenthood. David Lynch's feature debut is a landmark of avant-garde cinema, a work so singula...

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