Eraserhead

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Eraserhead is a 1977 surrealist body-horror film by David Lynch, renowned for its nightmarish imagery, industrial soundscape, and exploration of anxiety and alienation.

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instanceOf body horror film
film
surrealist film
cinematographyBy Frederick Elmes
Herbert Cardwell
countryOfOrigin United States
cultStatus cult film
developmentStartYear 1971
director David Lynch
distributor Libra Films
editedBy David Lynch
filmingLocation American Film Institute Center for Advanced Film Studies
Los Angeles
genre body horror
experimental film
independent film
psychological horror
surrealism
hasCharacter Henry Spencer
Mary X
The Lady in the Radiator
hasTheme alienation
anxiety
fear of responsibility
parenthood
includedIn midnight movie circuit
influenced David Lynch’s later works
musicBy Alan R. Splet
David Lynch
notableFor dreamlike atmosphere
industrial sound design
nightmarish imagery
originalLanguage English
portrays urban industrial landscape
premiereLocation Los Angeles Film Festival
producer David Lynch
productionCompany American Film Institute
Libra Films
productionDuration about 5 years
recognizedAs landmark of American independent cinema
releaseDate 1977-03-19
releaseYear 1977
runtimeMinutes 89
soundDesignBy Alan R. Splet
starring Allen Joseph
Charlotte Stewart
Jack Nance
Jeanne Bates
Laurel Near
writer David Lynch

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David Lynch notableWork Eraserhead
Frederick Elmes notableWork Eraserhead
Frederick Elmes notableWork Eraserhead (cinematography)
linked to: Eraserhead
Jack Nance notableWork Eraserhead
Jack Nance workedOn Eraserhead
Alan Splet notableWork Eraserhead
Alan Splet notableWork Eraserhead (sound design)
linked to: Eraserhead
Mary Fisk notableWork Eraserhead
Jack Fisk notableWork Eraserhead