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Eraserhead (1977)

Not Rated | | Horror | 3 February 1978 (USA)
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

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Henry Spencer (as John Nance)
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Allen Joseph ...
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Beautiful Girl Across the Hall (as Judith Anna Roberts)
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V. Phipps-Wilson ...
Landlady (long version)
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Jean Lange ...
Thomas Coulson ...
John Monez ...
Bum
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T. Max Graham ...
The Boss (as Neil Moran)
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Little Girl
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Storyline

A film that defies conventional logic and storytelling, fueled by its dark nightmarish atmosphere and compellingly disturbing visuals. Henry Spencer is a hapless factory worker on his vacation when he finds out he's the father of a hideously deformed baby. Now living with his unhappy, malcontent girlfriend, the child cries day and night, driving Henry and his girlfriend to near insanity. Written by Jacob Samuelson

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Where your nightmares end... See more »

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Release Date:

3 February 1978 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Eraserhead 2000  »

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Budget:

$20,000 (estimated)
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Film debut of Hal Landon Jr.. See more »

Goofs

Towards the end of the film, there is a picture of what appears to be the Hiroshima explosion hanging over Henry's nightstand. In the next shot, the picture is gone See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Beautiful Girl Across the Hall: Are you Henry?
Henry Spencer: Yes?
Beautiful Girl Across the Hall: A girl named "Mary" called on the payphone in the hallway about an hour ago. She said that she's at her parents and that you're invited to dinner.
Henry Spencer: Oh, yeah?
[after a long pause]
Henry Spencer: Well... thank you very much.
[Henry enters his apartment, while the girl slowly closes the door to hers]
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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits, just a long, tilted close-up of the face of Jack Nance. See more »

Connections

Edited into The History of the Hands (2016) See more »

Soundtracks

In Heaven (Lady In The Radiator Song)
Mixed By Alan Splet , David Lynch
Written By David Lynch, Peter Ivers
© Copyright 1976. David Lynch.
© 1976 O.K. Paul Music.
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Amazing masterpiece of filmmaking!
27 December 1998 | by (NYC, USA) – See all my reviews

You have to dissect it, watch it more than once, eat, breathe it and live it before you can get it. There are lots of explanations for all of the things that "make no sense"... it's art in it's purest form - you take away from it what you want! You can see Henry struggling with suddenly being thrust into the role of father and husband, his sin, his temptation, his life, his death, his dreams... too much symbolism to even get into here... anyone who dismisses this film as "junk that makes no sense" will never get it, and that's OK. But for the rest of us, it's on our "Top Ten Films of All Time" list. Brilliant and beautiful and horrifying! Makes you think for weeks... YEARS. I love it. Highly recommended to those who are open-minded! AMAZING FILM!!


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