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Overview

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Director:
David Lynch
Writer:
David Lynch (writer)
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Release Date:
7 September 1979 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
In Heaven Everything Is Fine. more
Plot:
Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(25 articles)
Directors of the Decade: David Lynch
 (From FilmExperience. 29 October 2009, 11:50 AM, PDT)

Books: Review:David Lynch: Interviews
 (From The AV Club. 14 October 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Not really a movie in the classic sense... more (430 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Eraserhead 2000 (USA) (DVD box title)
Gardenback (USA) (original script title)
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Runtime:
89 min | USA:108 min (approx.) (premiere version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (re-release) | Mono (original release)

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Trivia:
The film was created in a piecemeal fashion over 5 years, with many sets rebuilt after being torn down to make way for other work. Through all 5 years, Jack Nance's only request as far as comfort or entertainment went was "a room and a chair," and he kept his hair in the same frizzy style the whole time. The sparse, drawn-out shooting schedule is revealed when at one point, Henry opens a door, and Nance ages 18 months between cuts. 2 years in, cinematographer Herbert Cardwell, 35, died in his sleep. After 4 weeks of searching, Frederick Elmes was chosen to take his place. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Continuity "errors" are in keeping with the movie's distorted, surreal atmosphere. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Beautiful Girl Across the Hall: Are you Henry?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore (1997) more
Soundtrack:
In Heaven more

FAQ

Who is the Man in the Planet?
A NOTE ABOUT SPOILERS
What are the "Glen or Glenda" references?
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132 out of 194 people found the following comment useful.
Not really a movie in the classic sense..., 23 August 2004
10/10
Author: dr_steve from Swarthmore, PA

I've watched Eraserhead countless times. In theaters. Off of the infamous Japanese-subtitled VCR copy. Off of the recent Lynch re-release. From around the late 70s onward. Yes, that long.

I have friends who won't let me recommend movies to them any more.

Anyway, the capsule summary, "Can't be summarized," is pretty close.

First, it is not a movie. It is not a film.

It is a piece of art.

All of the comments I read that attempt to describe it as a movie fail for precisely that reason. If you read the ones that can handle it, they handle it as an art review.

So don't even think of it as a movie. Don't recommend it as a movie. It doesn't work.

I'll also admit that I sat in a haze for decades, absorbed in the imagery. In awe of the impressions. And finally, an image crystallized, an image of what this was a portrait of. (And, of course, I expect this image may change with repeated viewings...) And as I watch it, with this in mind, a continuity appears.

We are living in hell, we just don't realize it.

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