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Eraserhead (1977) 7.3
Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. Director:David LynchWriter:David Lynch |
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Cast
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| Jack Nance | ... |
Henry Spencer
(as John Nance)
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| Charlotte Stewart | ... | ||
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Allen Joseph | ... | |
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Jeanne Bates | ... | |
| Judith Roberts | ... |
Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
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Laurel Near | ... | |
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V. Phipps-Wilson | ... |
Landlady (long version)
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Jean Lange | ... | |
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Thomas Coulson | ... | |
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John Monez | ... | |
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T. Max Graham | ... |
The Boss
(as Neil Moran)
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| Jennifer Chambers Lynch | ... |
Little Girl
(as Jennifer Lynch)
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Is it a nightmare or an actual view of a post-apocalyptic world? Set in an industrial town in which giant machines are constantly working, spewing smoke, and making noise that is inescapable, Henry Spencer lives in a building that, like all the others, appears to be abandoned. The lights flicker on and off, he has bowls of water in his dresser drawers, and for his only diversion he watches and listens to the Lady in the Radiator sing about finding happiness in heaven. Henry has a girlfriend, Mary X, who has frequent spastic fits. Mary gives birth to Henry's child, a frightening looking mutant, which leads to the injection of all sorts of sexual imagery into the depressive and chaotic mix. Written by Rick Gregory <rag.apa@email.apa.org>
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A dream of dark and troubling things See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
31 December 1978 (Poland) See more »Also Known As:
Eraserhead 2000 See more »Filming Locations:
Center for Advanced Film Studies, American Film Institute - 2021 N. Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$20,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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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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Did You Know?
Trivia
Though only released at first as a "midnight movie," a number of Hollywood A-list directors saw the film and were impressed by it. John Waters, whose Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble played the same venue, often mentioned Eraserhead as a favorite film, urging viewers to see it. Stanley Kubrick reportedly said the same; this was one of the films he made the cast and crew of The Shining watch to get in the right frame of mind for. Mel Brooks saw it and offered Lynch the chance to direct The Elephant Man; Lynch accepted. George Lucas asked Lynch to direct Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi; Lynch turned it down. See more »Goofs
The man's hands on the door at the beginning. 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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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!!