Eraserhead
Allen Joseph, Charlotte Stewart, Jack Nance
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
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DVD Released: June 7, 2005
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May 30, 2009Bizarrely coiffed Henry takes responsibility for raising his mutant baby in an urban wasteland, all the while gazing into his radiator at an oatmeal-cheeked woman who sings about the delights of heaven. A measured pace which forces the viewer to notice disquieting, surreal detai... ...( read more )
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April 8, 2009Let's get the obvious out of the way for people who've read many of my reviews of any kind of surrealist film: generally speaking, I hate David Lynch films.
Blue Velvet put me to sleep out of sheer boredom. Mulholland Drive put me to sleep, but I woke up and watche... ...( read more ) -
March 4, 2009David Lynch has refused to give us his interpretation of this film which has left people speculating its meaning for years and years. It is a completely surreal experience that will have you pulling confused and shocked faces throughout! Shot in black and white, it follows the li... ...( read more )
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December 28, 2008Plays out like a really bad dream, and I mean that in a really good way.
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December 14, 2008Only David Lynch can make a movie that is both so utterly boring and disturbing in equal measure. Way too art house for me, with black & white cinematography and long scenes without any dialogue.
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July 1, 2009The only movie the more I watch it the more I want to watch it again.
When I am watching it, nothing else exist. It is like a hypnosis, such a strange feeling that I cannot explain.
Fascinating, amazing, so strange and beautiful.
For his first movie, Mister Lynch made a timeless ... ...( read more )
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December 29, 2007I 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.
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April 27, 2007can 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
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March 16, 2007I think we can all agree that when his eraser filings are brushed off the table, we all shed a little tear ;)
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August 30, 2006A 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.
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June 26, 2006This 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! -
June 13, 2006I 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!
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June 13, 2006creepy 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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