Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations
- Henry Spencer
- (as John Nance)
- Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
- (as Judith Anna Roberts)
- The Boss
- (as Neil Moran)
- Person Digging in the Alley (long version)
- (as Peggy Lynch)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhile working on The Elephant Man (1980), David Lynch met American director Stanley Kubrick, who revealed to Lynch that Eraserhead (1977) was his favorite film. Eraserhead also served as an influence on Kubrick's film The Shining (1980); Kubrick reportedly screened the film (among others) for the cast and crew to "put them in the mood" that he wanted the film to achieve.
- GoofsHenry takes off the wrong shoe/sock to dry off.
- Quotes
Lady in the Radiator: [singing] In Heaven, everything is fine. In Heaven, everything is fine. In Heaven, everything is fine. You've got your good things. And I've got mine. In Heaven, everything is fine. In Heaven, everything is fine. In Heaven, everything is fine. You've got your good things. And you've got mine. In Heaven, everything is fine.
- Crazy creditsThere are no opening credits, just a long, tilted close-up of the face of Jack Nance.
- Alternate versionsFirst DVD edition was printed in open matte format (1:1.33)
- ConnectionsEdited into The History of the Hands (2016)
- SoundtracksLady in the Radiator Song
Composed by Peter Ivers
Lyrics by David Lynch (uncredited)
Performed (Sung) by Peter Ivers and Fats Waller (as "Fats" Waller) (Pipe Organ)
- Adam-46
- Feb 19, 1999
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Eraserhead 2000
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $100,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $25,141
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Mono(original release)
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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