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Eraserhead

Rating:No Rating
Genre:Drama, Horror, SciFi/Fantasy
Release Date:January 1, 1977
Running time:89 minutes
Cast:Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Judith Roberts, Laurel Near
Director:David Lynch
Writer:David Lynch

Description: This surreal nightmare examines male paranoia. Our hero and title character, Henry, faces a number of horrifying obstacles in meeting someone of the opposite sex, meeting her parents, and procreating. Produced during a one-and-a-half-year period while director David Lynch was a student at the American Film Institute, the film launched him as a major new talent admired by cinephiles and filmmakers all over the world. It stands today as a milestone in personal, independent filmmaking.

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