Eraserhead
1977 · TMDB 7.3
Directed by David Lynch
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Why it matters
David Lynch's debut feature, a nightmarish portrait of a man haunted by his deformed child in an industrial wasteland, where the body itself becomes a source of dread.
From The Body's Unmaking
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Released
- 1977-09-28
- Studio
- AFI
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.3
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The Body's Unmaking
Position 3 of 8
David Lynch's debut feature, a nightmarish portrait of a man haunted by his deformed child in an industrial wasteland, where the body itself becomes a source of dread.
The Art of Listening
Position 3 of 7
David Lynch's surreal debut is a nightmare of industrial drones and unsettling whispers. Sound as a tool for psychological unease.
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