---
title: 'Eraserhead (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Lynch'
released: '1977-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/eraserhead-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Eraserhead (1977)

1977 · 89 min · Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Eraserhead is a 1977 American horror film written, directed, produced, and edited by David Lynch in his feature-length directorial debut. Lynch also created its score and sound design, which included pieces by a variety of other musicians. Shot in black and white and surrealist style, the independent film was Lynch's first feature-length effort following several short films. Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates, Judith Anna Roberts, Laurel Near, and Jack Fisk, it tells the story of a man (Nance) who is left to care for his grossly deformed child in a desolate industrial landscape.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Jack Nance](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nance), [Charlotte Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-stewart), [Jeanne Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-bates)
- **Director:** [David Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lynch)
- **Screenplay:** [David Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lynch)
- **Editor:** [David Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lynch)
- **Director of Photography:** [Frederick Elmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-elmes), [Herbert Cardwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-cardwell)

## Cast

- [Gill Dennis](https://cinepixo.com/people/gill-dennis)
- [Darwin Joston](https://cinepixo.com/people/darwin-joston)
- [Allen Joseph](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-joseph)
- [Jennifer Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-lynch)
- [Laurel Near](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurel-near)
- [Judith Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-roberts)
- [Jack Nance](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nance)
- [Charlotte Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-stewart)
- [Jeanne Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-bates)
- [Jack Fisk](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-fisk)

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