Eraserhead
1977 · Movie · NR · 89 min · ★ 7.3 · 87% critics
A new father struggles to cope with a bleak industrial world, a strained relationship, and the relentless cries of an unsettling newborn. As daily life grows more oppressive and dreamlike, the line between anxiety and reality starts to feel dangerously thin.
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Details
- Years
- 1977
- Release date
- 1977-09-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (2,741 votes)
- Box office
- $7,097,971
- Budget
- $100,000
About
You may like this if you want a surreal, nightmarish experience that lingers and don’t mind ambiguity, especially if you’ve enjoyed the disorienting feel of Inland Empire or the intensity of Possession; Not for you if you need a clear plot and easy comfort.
Pros: intensely unsettling atmosphere; striking black-and-white visuals; unforgettable nightmare imagery | Cons: thin or unclear story; slow, drawn-out pacing; deeply uncomfortable to watch
Themes
- baby
- nightmare
- mutant
- claustrophobia
- parents-in-law
- pencil
- surrealism
- black and white
- torture
- parallel world
- disturbed
- body horror
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Jack Nance
as Henry Spencer
Charlotte Stewart
as Mary X
Allen Joseph
as Mr. X
Jeanne Bates
as Mrs. X
Judith Roberts
as Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
Laurel Near
as Lady in the Radiator
Jack Fisk
as Man in the Planet
- JL
Jean Lange
as Grandmother
- TC
Thomas Coulson
as The Boy
- JM
John Monez
as Bum
Directed by David Lynch