365 Days of Trailers Day 17

Day 17 brings you a step into the mind of David Lynch, it's 1977's Eraserhead.

Eraserhead is a 1977 American surrealist film and the first feature film of David Lynch, who wrote, produced and directed. Lynch began working on the film at the AFI Conservatory, which gave him a $10,000 to make the film after he had begun working there following his 1971 move to Los Angeles. The budget was not sufficient to complete the film and, as a result, Lynch worked on Eraserhead intermittently, using money from odd jobs and from friends and family, including childhood friend Jack Fisk, a production designer and the husband of actress Sissy Spacek, until its 1977 release.
Eraserhead polarized and baffled many critics and film-goers, but has become a cult classic In 2004, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Unites States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registery. Lynch has called it a "dream of dark and troubling things" and his "most spiritual movie."

The film was created in a piecemeal fashion over 5 years, with many sets rebuilt after being torn down to make way for other work. Through all 5 years, Jack Nance's only request as far as comfort or entertainment went was "a room and a chair," and he kept his hair in the same frizzy style the whole time. The sparse, drawn-out shooting schedule is revealed when at one point, Henry opens a door, and Nance ages 18 months between cuts. 2 years in, cinematographer Herbert Cardwell, 35, died in his sleep. After 4 weeks of searching, Frederick Elmes was chosen to take his place.

Eraserhead was the first film of Lynch's I came across as an early teen. It's still my favorite. Hope you enjoy!