Cinematic background from Eraserhead 1977 - First time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. David Lynch arrived on the scene in 1977, almost like a mystical UFO gracing the landscape of LA with its enigmatic radiance. His inaugural work, "Eraserhead" (1977), stood out as a cinematic anomaly, painting a surreal narrative of a young man navigating a dystopian, industrialized America, grappling not only with his tumultuous home life but also contending with an irate girlfriend and a mutant child.

Eraserhead

1977

Fantasy, Horror

Directors:
David Lynch
Writers:
David Lynch
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Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man with a crazy haircut; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man in a suit standing in front of an elevator; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man with a strange haircut; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A woman standing in front of a mirror in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man with a mohawk; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette in front of an open door; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a woman looking out of a window; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man with a messy hair style; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man with a weird hair style; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man sitting in a chair in front of a desk; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man and a woman are hugging in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man standing on a train track at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A young man is sitting down with his head down; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A woman standing on a stage in front of a curtain; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man standing next to a dead body; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – Two men sitting at a table with a plate of food on it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man laying in a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man standing in front of an old record player; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man sitting in front of an old man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A group of people sitting in a living room next to each other; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a woman's face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man in a suit and tie looking down at a piece of paper in his hands; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man standing next to a bed in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a woman looking out of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man standing next to a lamp in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – An older woman standing next to an older man in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – Black and white photograph of a man's face; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man standing at a table with a bowl in front of him; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – An image of a man in a suit and tie with a fish head in his mouth; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white image of a person holding a photo; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – An older woman and a younger woman in a kitchen; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man standing in front of an animal on a stage; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black - and - white photo of a woman's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a woman in front of a painting; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A person with curly hair is standing in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a room with furniture; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a woman in a black dress; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A woman with a white wig on her face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man sitting in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a curtain; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man in a suit and tie standing in an alley; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A person sitting on a bed looking at a phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man with a strange hair style; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man standing in the dirt with his head in his hands; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man sitting in front of an open oven; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – Black and white photograph of a man's head looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – Black and white photograph of a man with a beard; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A young girl leaning against a metal railing in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A dark room with a number 2 7 painted on the wall; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man in a striped suit and a boy in a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – Two men and a boy in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – An old woman is eating a piece of food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man standing next to a wall in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a man holding a knife in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – An older woman sitting at a table with a plate of food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a woman with a white wig; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black - and - white photo of a crater on the surface of the moon; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man laying in a bed wearing a neck tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man standing in front of train tracks at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a wig; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A baby wrapped in a blanket laying on a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A man and a woman looking at each other; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A person writing on a piece of paper with a pencil; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A black and white photo of a woman in a wig; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – An older woman with glasses smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A light fixture with a black background; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – Two women sitting at a dinner table looking up at the sky; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Eraserhead” (1977), directed by David Lynch – A woman laying in bed with her head resting on the pillow; Close Up shot, High angle