Eraserhead (1975) | Custom (VHS)

Title: Eraserhead (1977)

Genre: Surreal Horror / Experimental

Plot Synopsis
In a bleak industrial landscape of humming machinery and shadowed interiors, Henry Spencer drifts through an anxious and isolating existence. After reconnecting with his girlfriend, he is abruptly thrust into parenthood when their child is born as a grotesque, otherworldly creature whose relentless cries fill their cramped apartment. As Henry struggles with responsibility, intimacy, and fear, everyday reality fractures into disturbing visions and surreal encounters. The film unfolds as a nightmarish meditation on anxiety, alienation, sexuality, and the suffocating weight of adulthood.

Cast and Crew

• Director: David Lynch

• Writers: David Lynch

• Cast:

  • Jack Nance as Henry Spencer

  • Charlotte Stewart as Mary X

  • Allen Joseph

  • Jeanne Bates

  • Judith Roberts

YouTube Trailer: Eraserhead | Trailer

IMDb: Eraserhead (1977)

Reviews from Letterboxd:

1. p e r s i a — ★★★½
   “the baby looks like an airpod”

2. Wes — ★★★★
   “david lynchs kids: aw you made a movie about what its like to be a dad?? can we see it? david lynch: ….um”

3. dvw — ★★★★★
   “Funny how this film doesn’t seem disturbing until you describe it to those who haven’t seen it.”

4. Nick — ★★★★½
   “best birth control ad I’ve ever seen”

5. stevie — ★★★★★
   “I have a big poster of this hanging in my dorm room and one time a boy from tinder came over and looked at it for a while and said ‘is that Niall Horan?’”

Meta Description: David Lynch’s Eraserhead is a surreal industrial nightmare that transforms anxiety, sexuality, and parenthood into an oppressive dreamscape, cementing its place as a landmark of experimental and avant-garde cinema.