Eraserhead

About Eraserhead

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Eraserhead (1977) is a horror science fiction film directed by David Lynch. Its themes are nightmare, body horror, baby, and mutant.

Jack Nance stars as Henry Spencer, Charlotte Stewart as Mary X, Allen Joseph as Mr. X, and Jeanne Bates as Mrs. X. Released in September 1977, it runs 89 minutes.

The screenplay is by David Lynch. It streams on Criterion Channel, fuboTV, and HBO Max in the United States.

mother!, Enemy, and Brazil make useful companions to Eraserhead, all filed under ambiguous and surrealism. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 2,879 votes and it carries a NR rating.