ERASERHEAD (1977) – AFI Movie Club The first feature from writer, producer, director, editor and composer David Lynch, ERASERHEAD (1977) was produced by the AFI Center for Advanced Studies (now known as the AFI Conservatory) – of which Lynch was a Fellow during production of the film. Ly...
David Lynch spent five years working on his surrealist film Eraserhead, and when it finally hit cinemas in 1977, critics panned the film. (Variety called it a “sickening bad-taste exercise.”) Then, adding insult to injury, the ...