# Eraserhead (1977)

> A hapless factory worker’s unwanted fatherhood becomes an industrial nightmare of malformed flesh, domestic entrapment, and surreal dread.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/816

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
- Director: David Lynch
- Cast: Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates, Judith Roberts, Laurel Near, Jack Fisk, Jean Lange
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: mild
- Mood: nightmarish, claustrophobic, brooding, late night cinephile viewing, surreal horror marathon

## Synopsis

A surreal journey into the depths of parental anxiety and existential dread.

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