Eraserhead
Film197889 min

Eraserhead

Taste attributes: fantasyhorrormonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysurrealemotive & stirringfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Where your nightmares end..."

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and unsavoury: an original horror film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

7.5/10
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What lines up

  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jack NanceCharlotte StewartAllen JosephJeanne BatesJudith Roberts

Details

Genre
Fantasy
Year
1978
Runtime
89 min
Status
Released
Studio
American Film Institute (AFI)
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