Eraserhead

1977 film by David Lynch
Movie film Q11618
Eraserhead
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Eraserhead

Summary

Eraserhead is a film[1]. Eraserhead ranks in the top 0.92% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,205 views/month, #864 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eraserhead's video is recorded as Eraserhead (1977) - Trailer.webm[3].
  • Eraserhead's image is recorded as Eraserhead.jpg[4].
  • Eraserhead's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Eraserhead's director is recorded as David Lynch[6].
  • Eraserhead's screenwriter is recorded as David Lynch[7].
  • Eraserhead's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[8].
  • Eraserhead's genre is recorded as body horror film[9].
  • Eraserhead's genre is recorded as independent film[10].
  • Eraserhead's genre is recorded as experimental film[11].
  • Eraserhead's genre is recorded as thriller film[12].
  • Eraserhead's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • Eraserhead's genre is recorded as surrealist film[14].
  • Eraserhead's genre is recorded as horror film[15].
  • Eraserhead's genre is recorded as fantasy film[16].
  • Eraserhead's cast member is recorded as Jack Nance[17].
  • Eraserhead's cast member is recorded as Jeanne Bates[18].
  • Eraserhead's cast member is recorded as Jack Fisk[19].
  • Eraserhead's cast member is recorded as Jennifer Lynch[20].
  • Eraserhead's cast member is recorded as Charlotte Stewart[21].
  • Eraserhead's cast member is recorded as Allen Joseph[22].
  • Eraserhead's cast member is recorded as Judith Roberts[23].
  • Eraserhead's cast member is recorded as Laurel Near[24].
  • Eraserhead's cast member is recorded as Darwin Joston[25].
  • Eraserhead's cast member is recorded as Gill Dennis[26].
  • Eraserhead's producer is recorded as Jack Nance[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jack Nance[27], Charlotte Stewart[28], and Jeanne Bates[29]. Eraserhead's director is recorded as David Lynch[6]. Eraserhead's screenwriter is recorded as David Lynch[7]. Cast members include Jack Nance[17], Jeanne Bates[18], Jack Fisk[19], Jennifer Lynch[20], Charlotte Stewart[21], and Allen Joseph[22].

Publication

Publication dates include +1977-01-01T00:00:00Z[30], +1979-09-07T00:00:00Z[31], +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z[32], +1978-02-03T00:00:00Z[33], and +1978-12-31T00:00:00Z[34]. Eraserhead's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include body horror film[9], independent film[10], experimental film[11], thriller film[12], drama film[13], and surrealist film[14]. Eraserhead's part of is recorded as National Film Registry[36].

Subject and Themes

Eraserhead's main subject is recorded as dysfunctional family[37]. Eraserhead's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[8].

Reception

Reviews include 8.3/10[38], 89%[39], 87/100[40], and 7.2/10[41].

Why It Matters

Eraserhead ranks in the top 0.92% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,205 views/month, #864 of 94,065).[2] Eraserhead has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Eraserhead is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . id.loc.gov. Retrieved . id.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] . wikidata.org.
  33. [41] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  36. [32] . wikidata.org.
  37. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [34] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [37] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Mcampany · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Film editor David Lynch
    Original film format 35 mm film
    Soundtrack release Eraserhead – Original Soundtrack
    Main subject dysfunctional family
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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