Seven Nights of DAVID LYNCH: ERASERHEAD (M) Presented in 16mm

Seven Nights of DAVID LYNCH
Eraserhead 

Enter the nightmare landscape that launched David Lynch's legendary career - a 1977 surreal masterpiece that took five years to complete and remains one of cinema's most disturbing and unforgettable debut features. Shot in stark black and white on a shoestring budget, this industrial horror poem established Lynch as American cinema's premier architect of anxiety dreams.

Jack Nance delivers a haunting performance as Henry Spencer, a man trapped in a decaying urban wasteland who must care for his grotesquely deformed baby - if it can even be called that. Lynch's vision of domestic hell transforms the anxieties of parenthood and urban alienation into pure nightmare fuel, where radiators hide mysterious performers and pencil erasers are manufactured from severed heads.

Every frame drips with Lynch's obsessive attention to atmosphere and sound design. The film's legendary soundscape - a constant hum of industrial machinery, steam hissing, and unidentifiable noises - creates an environment of perpetual dread that burrows under your skin. The practical effects, achieved through Lynch's closely guarded secrets, create some of cinema's most disturbing imagery without relying on gore or conventional horror tactics.

Eraserhead became the ultimate midnight movie, playing continuously at New York's Waverly Theater for years and inspiring countless filmmakers including Mel Brooks, who hired Lynch to direct The Elephant Man based solely on this film. Stanley Kubrick reportedly screened it for cast and crew before making The Shining.

This is Lynch in his purest form - uncompromising, deeply personal, and absolutely unique. A film that rewrites the rules of what cinema can be and do to an audience.

Presented in authentic 16mm film for the true cinematic experience!

When: Saturday, January 24th, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Where: The Revival House Perth
Rating: M (Disturbing themes and imagery)

The midnight movie masterpiece that announced Lynch's arrival - a nightmare you'll never forget.