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Eraserhead (1977)
- R
- 03/19/1977 (US)
- Fantasy, Horror
- 1h 29m
Where your nightmares end...
Overview
First time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. David Lynch arrived on the scene in 1977, almost like a mystical UFO gracing the landscape of LA with its enigmatic radiance. His inaugural work, "Eraserhead" (1977), stood out as a cinematic anomaly, painting a surreal narrative of a young man navigating a dystopian, industrialized America, grappling not only with his tumultuous home life but also contending with an irate girlfriend and a mutant child.
David Lynch
Screenplay, DirectorCast
![Jack Nance's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/aFHmy2DFnYPY8Rz5d0u9CLdxVI3.jpg)
Jack Nance
Henry Spencer![Charlotte Stewart's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/2q8O8fpP5e0yvKJkrR45qbHCq6n.jpg)
Charlotte Stewart
Mary X![Allen Joseph's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/gOLT3rZuMddeP2dNWZjxHvw8wAL.jpg)
Allen Joseph
Mr. X![Jeanne Bates's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/4p6uYdrCopWWvjLmPlkA8b2HaO1.jpg)
Jeanne Bates
Mrs. X![Judith Roberts's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/uSK5hqxMbmKJPns0rXsfjqTabl.jpg)
Judith Roberts
Beautiful Girl Across the Hall![Laurel Near's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/jb7UomcOKW3XpbgQnVAcoc4y36a.jpg)
Laurel Near
Lady in the Radiator![Jack Fisk's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/oMavtJiW91SGAhtHNUPpFYo1h0p.jpg)