Eraserhead (1977)


Eraserhead
Release Date19 March 1977
TaglineIn Heaven Everything Is Fine.
GenreFantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsBeverly Hills, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby, Mono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSurrealist Film
Niche GenreAvant-garde / Experimental
MoodMindbenders
ThemesDate From Hell, Mutants
TonesEnigmatic, Disturbing, Creepy, Ominous, Paranoid, Atmospheric, Gruesome, Dreamlike, Hallucinatory
TagsDeformity, Dysfunctional, Generation, Monster, Mutant, Pregnancy, Toddlers, Zombie
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Eraserhead is a 1977 American surrealist film written, directed, and produced by David Lynch. In 1971, Lynch moved to Los Angeles to attend the AFI Conservatory. At the Conservatory, Lynch began working on his first feature-length film, Eraserhead, using a $10,000 grant from the AFI. The grant was not sufficient to complete the film and, as a result, Lynch worked on Eraserhead intermittently until its release in 1977. Lynch used money from friends and family, including boyhood friend Jack Fisk, a production designer and the husband of actress Sissy Spacek, and from odd jobs to finish the film.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Jack Nance
Henry Spencer

Allen Joseph
Mr. X

Jeanne Bates
Mrs. X

Judith Roberts
Beautiful Girl Across the Hall

Laurel Near
Lady in the Radiator

V. Phipps-Wilson
Landlady

Jack Fisk
Man in the Planet

Jean Lange
Grandmother

Thomas Coulson
The Boy

John Monez
Bum

T. Max Graham
The Boss

Hal Landon Jr.
Pencil Machine Operator

Jennifer Chambers Lynch
Little Girl

Brad Keeler
Little Boy

Peggy Lynch
Person Digging in the Alley

Doddie Keeler
Person Digging in the Alley

Gill Dennis
Man with Cigar

Toby Keeler
Man Fighting

Jack Walsh
Mr. Roundheels

Director

David Lynch
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Producer

David Lynch
writer, producer

Fred Baker
executive producer

Original Music

David Lynch
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Cinematographer

Herbert Cardwell
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Frederick Elmes
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Editor

David Lynch
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Production Designer

David Lynch
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Art Director

David Lynch
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Production Manager

Doreen G. Small
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Catherine E. Coulson
assistant director

Sound Department

David Lynch
sound effects

Alan Splet
location sound , sound editor, sound effects

Special Effects

Frederick Elmes
special photographic effects

David Lynch
special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Catherine E. Coulson
assistant camera

Other Crew

Jeanne Field
crew

Michael Grody
crew

Stephen Grody
crew

Toby Keeler
crew

Roger Lundy
crew

John Lynch
crew

Dennis Nance-Kivell
crew

Anatol Pacanowsky
crew

Carol Schreder
crew

Thanks

Ron Barth
special thanks

Mars F. Baumgardt
special thanks

Ron Culbertson
special thanks

Frantisek Daniel
special thanks

Richard Einfeld
special thanks

Margit Felligi Laszlo
special thanks

Jack Fisk
special thanks

Mary Fisk
special thanks

Kenneth E. Fix
special thanks

Marvin Goodwin
special thanks

Andre R. Guttfreund
special thanks

Roman Harte
special thanks

Randy Hart
special thanks

George T. Hutchison
special thanks

David Khasky
special thanks

Jim King
special thanks

Paul Leimbach
special thanks

David Lunney
special thanks

Peggy Lynch
special thanks

Sarah Pillsbury
special thanks

Sidney P. Solow
special thanks

Sissy Spacek
special thanks

George Stevens Jr.
special thanks

Antonio Vellani
special thanks

Production Company

American Film Institute (AFI)
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Libra Films
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Distributor

Libra Films International

Creative Exposure

Mainline Pictures

Comstock

David Lynch Project

Toei Yoga

Cineplex Odeon Films

Davidlynch.com

Lume Filmes

Palace Video

PolyGram Video
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Primer Plano Film Group Video

Primer Plano Film Group

RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video

Raro Video