Allen Joseph, Charlotte Stewart, Jack Nance, Jeanne Bates, Laurel Near ...( see more  see more... ) , T. Max Graham

This surreal nightmare examines male paranoia. Our hero and title character, Henry, faces a number of horrifying obstacles in meeting someone of the opposite sex, meeting her parents, and procreating....( read more  read more... ) Produced during a one-and-a-half-year period while director David Lynch was a student at the American Film Institute, the film launched him as a major new talent admired by cinephiles and filmmakers all over the world. It stands today as a milestone in personal, independent filmmaking.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: David Lynch

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DVD Release Date: June 7, 2005

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  • fooooo
    September 28, 2008
    o_O
  • Riverfan93
    December 29, 2007
    I want to see this movie really bad!!!! But, I can't find it anywhere to rent. It sounded really good when I read the plot. Oh well, I might just have to go buy it somewhere.
  • j0hnblade
    June 8, 2007
    greatest lynch movie, mulholland drive comes second :)
  • vitara444
    April 27, 2007
    can any 1 help me i have tryed for hours to try and find the soundtrack (in heaven ) by eraserhead can any 1 send it yo me or email me a link to this soundtrack my email address is vitara444@yahoo.co.uk thank you

    paul
  • bluehawk2008
    March 16, 2007
    I think we can all agree that when his eraser filings are brushed off the table, we all shed a little tear ;)
  • yeyopharmer
    August 30, 2006
    A very complicated film that needs multple viewings... But it's still a cult classic with a unique atmosphere! A must-see for David Lynch fans.
  • tricycledeath
    June 26, 2006
    This is absolutely stunning! amazing cinematography! blissfully droning and abrasive!
    One of my favourite films.

    Yeah i agree everyone has a different interpretation, thats one reason why david lynch's films are so powerful.

    I see eraserhead as being about george's fear of getting his girlfriend pregnant. She does but not by him. And his fears come true, manifested as the baby, and the effects on his life, e.g. being forced into marriage.you'll see! you'll see!
  • mylesdolphin
    June 13, 2006
    I agree. This is also one of my favorite movies...of course not for the dialogue or the cinematography. Don't see this movie for that...watch it for its creativity and weirdness...and don't try to understand it because everyone has a different interpretation!
  • sillygirll
    June 13, 2006
    creepy and kooky to the extreme, lynch's mind is fascinating and this film is a cross-examination of it. can't be described as surrealist cuz there's too much theory and meaning to be derived here, but this film can most aptly be defined as art.

    a film for people who like to think, especially about existence and morality, or would just enjoy watching a man get his head knocked off by a phallus and made into pencil-top erasers, ha!

    trippy in an intelligent way.

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