Eraserhead
Henry Spencer lives a quiet life in a one-roomed flat where he indulges his fondness, not to say fetish for insects and dirt. His bliss is disrupted by a forced marriage to a pregnant girlfriend: a premature, inhuman 'baby' is born, and Henry is left alone to face the trials of single parenthood and indulge his obsessive fantasies.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Henry Spencer Jack Nance
- Mary X Charlotte Stewart
- Bill X Allen Joseph
- Mrs X, Mary's mother Jeanne Bates
- beautiful girl across the hall Judith Anna Roberts
- lady in the radiator Laurel Near
- landlady V. Phipps-Wilson
- man in the planet Jack Fisk
- grandmother Jean Lange
- the boy Thomas Coulson
- bum John Monez
- Paul Darwin Joston
- the boss Neil Moran
- pencil machine operator Hal Landon Jr
- little girl Jennifer Lynch
- little boy Brad Keeler
- person digging in the alley Peggy Lynch
- person digging in the alley Doddie Keeler
- man with cigar Gill Dennis
- fighting man Toby Keeler
- Mr Roundheels Raymond Walsh
Credits
Direction
- Directed by David Lynch
- Assistant to the Director Catherine Coulson
Production
- © David Lynch
- Produced with the Co-operation of The AFI Center for Advanced Film Studies
- Produced by David Lynch
- Production Manager Doreen G. Small
- [Production] Crew Jeanne Field
- [Production] Crew Michael Grody
- [Production] Crew Stephen Grody
- [Production] Crew Toby Keeler
- [Production] Crew Roger Lundy
- [Production] Crew John Lynch
- [Production] Crew Dennis Nance
- [Production] Crew Anatol Pacanowsky
- [Production] Crew Carol Schreder
Writing
- Written by David Lynch
Photography
- Camera and Lighting Frederick Elmes
- Camera and Lighting Herbert Cardwell
- Assistant Camera Catherine Coulson
Special Effects
- Special Effects Photography Frederick Elmes
Editing
- Picture Editing David Lynch
Design
- Production Design David Lynch
Music
- Lady in the Radiator Song composed by Peter Ivers
- Lady in the Radiator Song Sung by Peter Ivers
- Pipe Organ by Fats Waller
Sound
- Location Sound Alan R. Splet
- Re-recording Alan R. Splet
- Sound Editing Alan R. Splet
- Sound Effects David Lynch
- Sound Effects Alan R. Splet
Miscellaneous
- Special Thanks to Peggy Lynch
- Special Thanks to Sidney P. Solow