Eraserhead (original 1977; edition 1977)

by David Lynch (Director)

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An obscure man with a vertical head of hair is living with his spaced-out girlfriend and their fetus-like child. By the end of the film, Henry is decapitated and processed into erasers in this bizarre horror film which closely approaches a nightmare.

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Title:	Eraserhead
Authors:	David Lynch (Director)
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Tags:	blu-ray, Criterion, 1970's, surreal, David Lynch, horror, body horror, Jack Nance, Frederick Elmes

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Eraserhead [1977 film] by David Lynch (1977)

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Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. (source: TMDb)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
David Lynch	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Bates, Jeanne	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Elmes, Frederick	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Joseph, Allen	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Nance, Jack	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Near, Laurel	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Roberts, Judith Anna	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Stewart, Charlotte	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The Criterion Collection (725)

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The David Lynch Box: Blue Velvet. Dune. Eraserhead. Lost Highway. Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me. Wild At Heart. 7 DVD by David Lynch

David Lynch: The Lime Green Set by David Lynch

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Eraserhead [soundtrack] by David Lynch

Has as a reference guide/companion

Eraserhead, The David Lynch Files: Volume 1: The full story of one of the strangest films ever made. by Kenneth George Godwin

Eraserhead de David Lynch : Les Fiches Cinéma d'Universalis by Encyclopaedia Universalis

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An obscure man with a vertical head of hair is living with his spaced-out girlfriend and their fetus-like child. By the end of the film, Henry is decapitated and processed into erasers in this bizarre horror film which closely approaches a nightmare.

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