>
David Lynch's surreal Eraserhead uses detailed visuals and a creepy score to create a bizarre and disturbing look into a man's fear of parenthood. Read critic reviews
What to know
You might also like
See More
Diabolique
Suspiria
The Devil's Backbone
Paprika
Eyes Without a Face
Where to watch Eraserhead
Watch Eraserhead with a subscription on Max, rent on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, or buy on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu.
Rate And Review
-
What did you think of the movie? (optional)
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
What did you think of the movie? (optional)
How did you buy your ticket?
-
Fandango
-
AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew
-
Cinemark Coming Soon
We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
-
Regal Coming Soon
We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
-
Theater box office or somewhere else
Eraserhead videos
Eraserhead: Trailer 1
Eraserhead Photos
Movie Info
Henry (John Nance) resides alone in a bleak apartment surrounded by industrial gloom. When he discovers that an earlier fling with Mary X (Charlotte Stewart) left her pregnant, he marries the expectant mother and has her move in with him. Things take a decidedly strange turn when the couple's baby turns out to be a bizarre lizard-like creature that won't stop wailing. Other characters, including a disfigured lady who lives inside a radiator, inhabit the building and add to Henry's troubles.
-
Genre: Horror
-
Original Language: English
-
Director: David Lynch
-
Producer: David Lynch
-
Writer: David Lynch
-
Release Date (Theaters): original
-
Release Date (Streaming):
-
Runtime:
-
Production Co: American Film Institute
-
Sound Mix: Surround
Cast & Crew
News & Interviews for Eraserhead
Critic Reviews for Eraserhead
Audience Reviews for Eraserhead
-
22/02/2019
-
You have to admire director David Lynch's creativity and for the focus he had in putting his vision on film. In 'Eraserhead', he creates a dehumanizing and nightmarish world, hyperbolically amplifying the awkwardness and isolation many feel in real life. He uses black and white film, light and shadow, long, drawn out takes, and ghoulish, haunting sounds in addition to 'creepy', outrageous moments to play this up. The result is absurdity along the lines of Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis', and if you like Kafka or highly unconventional movies with a dark take on life, you'll probably love this one. For my taste, though, while it held my interest and I appreciated what Lynch was going for, it's just a little too dark.
-
Accurately surmises my feelings on child rearing. Weird for weird's sake doesn't phase me, in fact it's kind of my wheelhouse. What I do have trouble abiding in Eraserhead is how long Lynch will linger on each part of the film. He stays on each frame longer than seems humanly reasonable. It's like a comedian telling a joke that barely hits the first time, then retelling it three or four more times, then starring at his audience with his eyes and mouth open wide in anticipation. We had it the first time, just move on. I understand it's an intentional stylistic choice, but it doesn't mesh with me at all.
-
This if understood is actually a scary movie. Understand that this about the reproduction of the human body and it has its own themes like the plants and how certain characters are and the music in the scenes. David Lynch is very creative. I just don't care for this as much as his other films because it is very close to being pointless despite all of its creativity. It is also very disturbing to say the least. I do respect its creativity though.
Verified