Principal cast
Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates and Judith Roberts
Film 430 of 498 on the Screen Path
Eraserhead
Where your nightmares end...
About the film
Eraserhead at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1977 film at stop 430 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Key craft credits
Frederick Elmes (director of photography), Herbert Cardwell (director of photography), David Lynch (editor) and Peter Ivers (original music composer)
- Director
- David Lynch
- Release
- 1977-09-28
- Runtime
- 89 minutes
- Genres
- Horror and Science Fiction
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 25 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 25 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
25 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Jack NanceCharacter: Henry Spencer
- Charlotte StewartCharacter: Mary X
- Allen JosephCharacter: Mr. X
- Jeanne BatesCharacter: Mrs. X
- Judith RobertsCharacter: Beautiful Girl Across the Hall
- Laurel NearCharacter: Lady in the Radiator
- Jack FiskCharacter: Man in the Planet
- Jean LangeCharacter: Grandmother
- Thomas CoulsonCharacter: The Boy
- John MonezCharacter: Bum
- Darwin JostonCharacter: Paul
- T. Max GrahamCharacter: The Boss
Full crew
Full crew
- David LynchCredits: Special Effects, Original Music Composer, Editor, Art Direction, Production Design, Producer, Screenplay, Sound Effects, Director
- Herbert CardwellCredits: Director of Photography
- Frederick ElmesCredits: Director of Photography, Special Effects
- Peter IversCredits: Original Music Composer
- Catherine E. CoulsonCredits: Assistant Camera, Assistant Director
- Alan SpletCredits: Sound
- Doreen G. SmallCredits: Production Manager
- Fred BakerCredits: Executive Producer
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