Eraserhead

directed by David Lynch
USA 1977

Is it a nightmare or an actual view of a post-apocalyptic world? Set in an industrial town in which giant machines are constantly working, spewing smoke, and making noise that is inescapable, Henry Spencer lives in a building that, like all the others, appears to be abandoned. The lights flicker on and off, he has bowls of water in his dresser drawers, and for his only diversion he watches and listens to the Lady in the Radiator sing about finding happiness in heaven. Henry has a girlfriend, Mary X, who has frequent spastic fits. Mary gives birth to Henry's child, a frightening looking mutant, which leads to the injection of all sorts of sexual imagery into the depressive and chaotic mix.

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Theatrical Release: March 17th, 1977 - USA

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DVD Review: DavidLynch.com - Region 1- NTSC

DVD Box Cover
Distribution	DavidLynch.com - Region 1- NTSC
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Runtime	1:28:36
Video	1.78:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16 X 9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 5.77 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate:
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Dolby)
Subtitles	None
Features	Release Information: Studio: DavidLynch.com Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.78:1 Edition Details: • 18 page booklet with cast and crew photos, storyboard sketches, part of Lynch's original outline for the film, promotional materials • " Stories" - features almost an hour and a half of David Lynch discussing various aspects of the film • Trailer (widescreen - anamorphic) DVD Release Date: February 27th, 2003 8" X 8" box Chapters: none

Comments:

Originally this was quite a dark film so its appearance on the transfer is accurate. Reports confirm a vast improvement over the pan and scan PAL version of this film on DVD. There are some artifacts noticeable in spots, I found the audio weak, but consistent. The DVD was originally supposed to have an uncompressed PCM soundtrack, but that got left off at the last minute in order to increase the PQ. I have been told the film should be watched with the sound set very loud as it was in most theatrical screenings.

Personally this production is not for me, but I understand the appeal of films like this for the Lynch fans in Region 1 who are quite happy to have this on their shelf. I think the price is a bit gouging at $40.00 US. What is also gouging is the absolutely outrageous shipping charges he is asking - $20.00 US to ship to Canada via UPS which means another $15+ 'brokerage fee' plus Customs charges.

Why the "DVD 2000" text on the cover? - 2000 was the original scheduled release date of the DVD and all the packaging was printed up to reflect that. Lynch then nixed the release as he wasn't satisfied with the transfer and insisted that it be redone frame-by-frame...hence the 3-year delay. This is a pretty sharp DVD for film that costs $10,000 to make, no subtitles but a hell of an extra feature with Lynch talking about the film and some other memorabilia in a feature called "Stories", as well as an 18-page liner notes booklet. out of