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Eraserhead (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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Genre Horror, Cult Movies
Format Blu-ray, Widescreen
Contributor Laurel Near, David Lynch, Jeanne Bates, Allen Joseph, Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Judith Anna Roberts See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 29 minutes
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Eraserhead (The Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

A dream of dark and troubling things . . . David Lynch’s 1977 debut feature, Eraserhead, is both a lasting cult sensation and a work of extraordinary craft and beauty. With its mesmerizing black-and-white photography by Frederick Elmes and Herbert Cardwell, evocative sound design, and unforgettably enigmatic performance by Jack Nance, this visionary nocturnal odyssey continues to haunt American cinema like no other film.

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Henry Spencer's hair sticks straight up, and his girlfriend's offspring looks like larva. Directed by David Lynch.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 5.92 ounces
  • Audio Description: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ CRRN2391BR
  • Director ‏ : ‎ David Lynch
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 29 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 16, 2014
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates, Judith Anna Roberts
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ German, English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Criterion Collection
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00L3ZB7JO
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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Ever Had a Nightmare.
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Ever Had a Nightmare.
This Film is like watching a Nightmare where you are Uncomfortable and not in Control and you feel claustrophobic one time and Anxiety and maybe in dreams "Every thing Is Fine"...then the micro seconds of a Dream that make you jump awake!This is Eraserhead.Awesome!!!!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ever Had a Nightmare.
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2024
This Film is like watching a Nightmare where you are Uncomfortable and not in Control and you feel claustrophobic one time and Anxiety and maybe in dreams "Every thing Is Fine"...then the micro seconds of a Dream that make you jump awake!
This is Eraserhead.
Awesome!!!!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Movie, Great Features, But No Scene Selection
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2021
Five stars for the movie itself, but the DVD...I don't know how to rate it. Because the high-def quality and extra features are al fantastic, but it's missing one very basic quality: scene selection.

And not by accident. David Lynch says that his films "must be watched in one sitting." I guess if something interrupts you and the DVD ends up popping out while you're halfway through, you're just out of luck. Never mind the fact that this seems to be a film that's meant to be analyzed. But DL doesn't want you going back to revisit a specific scene. So much for film teachers who might like to analyze certain iconic scenes with their classes.
Well joke's on you Mr. Lynch, because on a laptop you *can* still skip ahead to any part you want. Still asinine that we can't have that feature on the actual TV though.

As for the movie, I love it, but probably not in the way I'm supposed to.

Everyone calls "Eraserhead" a "horror" movie, but for me it's just not. For the most part, I find it oddly relaxing, and often hilarious. The movie is compared to a "nightmare," but it's not for me. It's absolutely like a dream, but not necessarily a bad one. ("Meet the Feebles" and "Hobo With a Shotgun," *those* are films I would call "filmed nightmares." But not "Eraserhead.")

First, the Baby. I think time has ruined the effect David Lynch intended the Baby to have. Synopses describe it as "deformed," and in 1977 maybe "deformed human baby" is the first thing that would come to most people's minds. But after decades of sci-fi movies with realistic looking, grotesque aliens and creatures, Henry's baby to me just looks like a hatchling from an alien species. It's ugly and gross, but not much more so than the newborns of some real animal species.

Most of the grossest moments in the movie just feel uncomfortable or squickish to me, but not outright "disturbing." The fact that Henry is the only one acting surprised by any of this gives you the sense that, for Mary's family at least, this stuff is all expected and natural. The fact that all this stuff freaking out Henry, but not Mary or her parents, tends to relate to things like mensuration and pregnancy, can't be a coincidence. And at the risk of sounding a bit sexist, I think a female viewer will probably be less freaked out by these things than a guy.
People have all kinds of theories about what "dark" meaning David Lynch hid in this movie, but to me it's just a black comedy about parenthood. No, I'm not a parent myself. Maybe my opinion on this movie will change if and when I have kids. But all of the "horror" in the movie seems like an exaggerated version of the basic anxieties of a new parent.

Much of the symbolism throughout the movie also feels very on-the-nose, again, probably because of the time that's past. The same subliminal things that were clever in 1977 might be cliche nowadays. (Henry's head is replaced by a love-rod, which is then replaced by his baby's head. Gorsh, I wonder what Henry is regretting.)
Finally, the acting and special nearly effects all hold up PERFECTLY. The baby puppet is still mind-blowing. At no point do I stop and think someone is over or under acting. The dreamlike setting makes any fake-looking props fit right in.

If you like truly weird or surreal movies, "Eraserhead" is a must-see. And if you're already a fan but have only seen it online, it is definitely worth seeing on a proper TV screen in high def, because you notice so many more details you'd miss when streaming online. Don't let the hype about how "disturbing" or "horrifying" it is get you excited for a chiller, but *do* prepare for some gross or uncomfortable moments.
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martin
5.0 out of 5 stars bon
Reviewed in Canada on November 26, 2023
Cesar Flores
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Reviewed in Mexico on December 2, 2020
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5.0 out of 5 stars Edizione USA
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N. M. Fletcher
5.0 out of 5 stars Criterion rules.
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Andrew Dow
5.0 out of 5 stars The film is so bizarre and amazingly constructed its exactly like a dream
Reviewed in Canada on December 21, 2014
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