Eraserhead (1977)
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.
Director:
David Lynch
Writer:
David Lynch
Jack Nance Henry Spencer |
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Charlotte Stewart Mary X |
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Allen Joseph Mr. X |
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Jeanne Bates Mrs. X |
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Judith Roberts Beautiful Girl Across the Hall |
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Laurel Near Lady in the Radiator |
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Jack Fisk Man in the Planet |
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Jean Lange Grandmother |
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Thomas Coulson The Boy |
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John Monez Bum |
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Darwin Joston Paul |
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T. Max Graham The Boss |
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Hal Landon Jr. Pencil Machine Operator |
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Jennifer Lynch Little Girl |
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Brad Keeler Little Boy |
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Gill Dennis Man with Cigar |
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Toby Keeler Man Fighting |
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Jack Walsh Mr. Roundheels |
Camera | Frederick Elmes | Director of Photography |
Crew | Frederick Elmes | Special Effects |
Writing | David Lynch | Screenplay |
Directing | David Lynch | Director |
Editing | David Lynch | Editor |
Art | David Lynch | Production Design |
Production | David Lynch | Producer |
Sound | David Lynch | Original Music Composer |
Art | David Lynch | Art Direction |
Crew | David Lynch | Special Effects |
Sound | David Lynch | Sound Effects |
Production | Fred Baker | Executive Producer |
Camera | Herbert Cardwell | Director of Photography |
Directing | Catherine E. Coulson | Assistant Director |
Camera | Catherine E. Coulson | Assistant Camera |
Sound | Alan Splet | Sound |
Sound | Peter Ivers | Original Music Composer |
Production | Doreen G. Small | Production Manager |