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Eraserhead (1977)

7.2/10 IMDb 87% RT 87/100 MC
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First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Best Release

StudioCanal · 4K Ultra HD

B-Tier

Cast

Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates, Judith Roberts, Laurel Near, Jack Fisk, Jean Lange, Thomas Coulson, John Monez

Runtime

1 hour and 29 minutes (89 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

Note

Eraserhead finally got a 4K and it came out of Germany from Arthaus, StudioCanal's classics label. The consensus from owners is that this is the closest thing to a reference Eraserhead you can get at home, with cleaner near-black handling than the Criterion Blu-ray. There's one quirk at the 31-minute mark, a dark spot on Henry's wall that turns out to be in the 4K DCP itself, not a disc error. Collectors still expect Criterion to follow with a domestic 4K, and the import-vs-wait debate is active, but the Arthaus disc is the one you actually play.

noted Apr 13, 2026

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