Eraserhead (1977)

19771h 29mdir. David LynchUnited Statesbody horror filmindependent film

With Jack Nance, Jeanne Bates, Jack Fisk, Jennifer Lynch, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Judith Roberts, Laurel Near

Directed by David Lynch

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Eraserhead is a 1977 American horror film written, directed, produced, and edited by David Lynch in his feature-length directorial debut. Lynch also created its score and sound design, which included pieces by a variety of other musicians. Shot in black and white and surrealist style, the independent film was Lynch's first feature-length effort following several short films. Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates, Judith Anna Roberts, Laurel Near, and Jack Fisk, it tells the story of a man (Nance) who is left to care for his grossly deformed child in a desolate industrial landscape.

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