Eraserhead
by David Lynch
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Actor: Allen Joseph, Charlotte Stewart, Jack Nance, Jeanne Bates, Judith RobertsDirector: David Lynch
Brand: RYKODISC
Cinematographer: Frederick Elmes
Cinematographer: Herbert Cardwell
Editor: David Lynch
Producer: David Lynch
Writer: David Lynch
Producer: Fred Baker
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-10
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Absurda/ Ryko
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- Is it a nightmare or an actual view of a post-apocalyptic world? Set in an industrial town in which giant machines are constantly working, spewing smoke, and making noise that is inescapable, Henry Spencer lives in a building that, like all the others, appears to be abandoned. The lights flicker on and off, he has bowls of water in his dresser drawers, and for his only diversion he watches and lis
DVD Reviews of Eraserhead
DVD Review: Horribly Ugly
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie isn't for everybody, but if you're like me, and weird stuff is enough to entertain you, you'll probably get some enjoyment out of it, particularly the dream (I guess?) sequence where the movie gets its title. It's got to be the ugliest movie I've ever seen. Ugly people, gross special effects, this movie has it all. There's nothing in this movie that's pretty, except maybe one or two disturbed women. At many points I wasn't quite sure how to feel, so I was very disturbed. I'm not sure when the movie was made but it seems to provide some very ambiguous commentary on the whole abortion issue.
Of course, it's an art film, so expect a butchered plot and lots of moments without action or dialogue. At least it's only an hour and a half long, which isn't bad compared to 2001 A Space Odyssey.
I bet most people who see this movie already know what it's going to be like before they see it. It's not a particularly easy movie to find, so people probably find out what goes on in the movie in the process of deciding whether or not to see it. Not for kids.
(10/29/09 - Some (maybe all, I'm not sure) DVD versions of this movie have a menu sequence that looks a little too realistically disturbing. I later found out that the corpse of the cat in this footage is a real corpse. Lynch broke a promise to not film this dead cat he acquired, and the poor cat's remains were clearly treated in an undignified manner. It was some hard footage for me to watch since I recently lost a cat myself. But despite my personal feelings about Lynch, I can't bring myself to hate this ugly Eraserhead movie.)
DVD Review: Wierd movie night
Summary: 3 Stars
If you like surreal movies (and I mean really strange) you might want to watch this one. It is thought provoking and disturbing. Easily the strangest movie I have seen.DVD Review: A Cinematic Masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
This is perhaps David Lynch's best film. Eraserhead came out in 1978 and has been a cult favourite ever since. It is a surreal story filmed in haunting black and white. It is a horrific and funny story. It is a nightmare.
My impression was that the film is a depiction of a possible dark future with warnings about the dangers of an industrial society gone off track. There are deformed monstrous babies, people living scared in their dark apartments not knowing their neighbors, surrounded by noisy industrial complexes, where no trace of nature seems to exist anymore, only railway tracks, dirt and gravel. A picture in a room doesn't show a tranquil beautiful landscape, but an atomic explosion. People are living in the shadow of this industrial world which has overtaken everything, and has even darkened the sky with its soot.
Whether taken as a movie with a message or as just the representation of a surreal, nightmarish world, this film in truly unique and is one of the most perfect cinematic films ever made.
DVD Review: Number 249
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the 249th review of Eraserhead. The word "surreal" is used often and inappropriately. Eraserhead is a work of surrealism, plain and simple. It took me ten years to watch it all the way through to the end. Now I talk about it every chance I get.DVD Review: In Heaven, everything is fine...
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie/film is unlike anything I've ever seen or experienced. I first saw it when it was first released, a bit later when I saw and studied it in film school, then sometime around 1993 or 1994 when I was visiting with my brother, and we were looking for a video to rent and I suggested this, and last, only just recently on the "on-demand" service on cable. Needless to say, this film has, from my first viewing to most recent, held up as probably one of the greatest films I have ever seen, of any kind. While my first viewing of this was from that of an aspiring filmmaker, the second being when I actually examined it in detail as part of my film school studies, and later on in further screenings, having recently seen it on cable on "on-demand," I am and will forever be amazed at this work.
I had not seen this film, in any form or format, for nearly 15 years, but seeing it recently on the cable-tv "on-demand" service, I have to say that my positive feelings about it originally experienced, have only been refreshed and reinforced, big time. In my past memories, I had and have always considered this one of the best films I've ever seen, but again experiencing it again and again (thanks to on-demand), I found so much more value and meaning in all the strange weirdness of it all, that I'd really have to say that this film is at least in my top 20 movies of all time. At the very least. What makes it deserve such a spot? Just the overall weirdness of it all, but specifically, how all that weirdness all seems to make perfect sense if one thinks about the movie's various scenes and contemplates the same.
Having read the main Amazon reviews and user-reviews, I was and still am reluctant to add my two cents in, because most of the positive reviews here are really great and enlightening. But here's my two cents worth, for what it's worth.
This movie, by David Lynch, was an AFI (American Film Institute) project, but which was completed and enhanced, long after it was a "student" work. While very low budget, it is proof positive that with imagination and vision, a little money can go a long way in creating a truly eternal, superior work of art, film-wise. The film is truly unlike anything before or after it, and while I had fond memories of it before seeing it again (and again) recently on the cable "on-demand," seeing it again after so many years just reinforced my love for it. In other words, while I had loved it before, viewing it again only added to my appreciation for it.
There are many films and movies which "fans" will buy and replay and enjoy again and again, but this one is really special. Not only because it is just sooooo weird, and a real shock to the system (our brain cells), but because it is a movie/film (DVD release) which almost DEMANDS numerous viewings, just to get all the details and to start the old brain working in the process of interpreting all of those details. For the truth is, this is a really one-of-a-kind cinematic treat, and deserves more than almost any other film, repeated viewings to "get" the most from it.
Very slow-moving and deliberate is "Eraserhead" that I guess a lot of people will give this a try at first, only to be too impatient to stick with it. But many movies are like that, including so many critically acclaimed films. For those who stay with it, who just relax and enjoy the images and sounds which follow throughout however, I can't imagine anyone really being too dissapointed with this. Even if one doesn't truly "get it," but who watches it to the end, there is a great reward here in much, much after-thought. For no matter what one's station in life, in no matter what time period of one's life, this is something that will stick with you, for life. Whether it be a few small, seemingly insignificant scenes and ideas, or the larger picture, this is a movie which will make you THINK. Think about a lot of things and challenge the intelligent viewer, about a lot of things, some a lot more comfortable to think about than others.
Over time, many have tried to break down this film and impart upon it various meanings and supposed metaphors. I would reject none of them however because this film is just so unique and different. In fact, a single viewing really doesn't do justice to the whole. Only with repeated screenings (even if they may seem tiresome and unnecessary), does the pure genius of this movie become apparent. For me, it is a horror film, a comedy, a sci-fi work, an experimental try, and so, so much more. It is really one of a kind, was when I first saw it and studied it, and remains to present day. Even if you see it once, you need to see it at least once more.
My own interpretation of the film is that it is a satirical and comedic view of a strange man in a strange land (20th, 21st century) who finds himself in a hell-ish, nightmarish existence, in an ugly, urban place not too distant from that world a lot of us live in. Specifically, the movie deals with the industrialized/crazy living environment, bad dream, all of us deal with at some time or another and are forced to deal and live with. In this case, that of a single man living in a weird world, who seems suddenly forced into a marriage of convenience, and worse, fatherhood.
All of this does not begin to describe the bizarre journey here though. I give 3 thumbs up to this, but if one is in doubt, I strongely suggest a rent before a buy. If one gets it, on any level, and one's budget can afford it, it certainly is a must-have for any collector of totally weird and rather deep movies, if one thinks about it enough. "Eraserhead" is without equal, and after seeing it so many times, all I can think is that this is not all that far away from the reality of most people's eventual experiences in "romantic" relationships and marriage, and of how having kids (or at least one) can change everything for the worst. However one may interpret all the weird images, sounds, sound effects, and "music," this is truly a masterpiece of cinema after all is said and done.
A stranger and more delightfully disturbing, enlightening Hollywood, linear movie you will probably never experience, and I think everyone should see it at least once, if not several times after to fully appreciate the genius here of David Lynch's finest work.
Description of Eraserhead
Is it a nightmare or an actual view of a post-apocalyptic world? Set in an industrial town in which giant machines are constantly working, spewing smoke, and making noise that is inescapable, Henry Spencer lives in a building that, like all the others, appears to be abandoned. The lights flicker on and off, he has bowls of water in his dresser drawers, and for his only diversion he watches and listens to the Lady in the Radiator sing about finding happiness in heaven. Henry has a girlfriend, Mary X, who has frequent spastic fits. Mary gives birth to Henry's child, a frightening looking mutant, which leads to the injection of all sorts of sexual imagery into the depressive and chaotic mix.This is where is the Lynchian nightmare began. Though he may have redefined surrealistic cinema in the 1980s and forever altered the face of television in the 90s, for many hardcore fans it is this infamous feature film debut that is David Lynch's crowning achievement. Many words have been used to describe Eraserhead (weird, bizarre, frustrating, enlightening, significant, unwatchable, meaningless, and momentous), but there is no denying it is completely unforgettable. As a surreal work of art, Eraserhead easily holds it own next to the works as Bu?uel, Cocteau, and Dali. And like many surrealistic works, there is no clear answer on what Eraserhead "means." But, if you are trying to find a simple, linear, plot in Eraserhead, you are clearly missing the point. For Eraserhead is not simply a movie to view, but a true cinematic experience, like jumping into someone's nightmare and seeing it from their perspective. Whether you see it as a meditation on the terror of being a new parent, the suffocating feeling of living in an increasingly vapid, industrial wasteland, or a nightmare about the fear of loneliness, the film easily holds up to multiple viewings. And since this film is a dark visual ride and a supreme aural achievement, this long awaited, new transfer is an absolute blessing for David Lynch fans who will finally get to see, hear and experience Eraserhead clearly on DVD. Bizarre experiment? Surrealistic nightmare? Or a meaningless cult film? You be the judge. --Rob Bracco
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