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7.3
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9.5

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Critic Steve Beard
rated 10

The central conceit of boy-meets-girl-has-mutant-baby is still the stuff of American Gothic nightmares and Lynch's repertoire of soft squelches (...) and panicky gestures remains an enduring archetype of puritan sexual disgust.

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Michael Thomsen
rated 8

Klassisk surrealistisk David Lynch film. Not for the faint of heart!

3 years ago
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Kasper Løvborg
rated 9

Lynch is one of the few directors whom I won't for a second hesistate referring to as a genius. And his brilliance was unmistakable from the get go.

4 years ago
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Peter Andersson
rated 6

När Eraserhead visades på bioduk passade jag på. David Lynch regidebut är en upplevelse att minnas, men jag vete tusan hur den ska beskrivas. Mardrömslik och absurd. Bitvis rolig med Charlie Chaplin-minnande slapstick. Soniskt utmattande med sin l...

2 years ago
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Ronny Svensson
rated 10

David Lynch debut liknar inget annat med sitt expressionistiska foto, ”störiga” ljudbild och stiliserade agerande. Ett måste för den nyfikne cineasten!

2 years ago

Cast & Crew

David Lynch
Composer
David Lynch
Director
Jack Fisk
As Man in the Planet
Jack Nance
As Henry Spencer
Jeanne Bates
As Mrs. X
Hal Landon Jr.
As Pencil Machine Operator
Judith Roberts
As Beautiful Girl Across the Hall

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In a bleak industrial landscape, a young man named Henry Spencer struggles to navigate his dystopian reality. Plagued by haunting visions and a mysterious child with an otherworldly appearance, Henry's grip on reality begins to unravel. As he battles to make sense of his surreal surroundings, Henry's journey becomes a surreal exploration of the human condition. With its unique blend of horror, mystery, and visual poetry, this film will leave you questioning what is real and what is just a product of your imagination.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Eraserhead include From Beyond the Grave, Tourist Trap, Ganja & Hess, Phantom of the Paradise, Full Moon High, Léonor.

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Eraserhead was released in theaters on February 3, 1978.