Eraserhead - re:View

[@ThePinkMan]

This is a great movie to watch if you're an expecting mother. Just like how Taxi Driver is a great movie to watch if you're a lonely, violent person.

[@DustinRodriguez1_0]

Heh, I watched Eraserhead when I was like 13. I was already scared of the idea of getting a girl pregnant, and the film was starkly terrifying. Definitely one of the movies that got me into 'weird movies' and interested in films that can effectively take the audience places mentally they might not normally go.

[@akillen77]

I got obsessed with Taxi Driver after my first major breakup

[@zimriel]

I think that's about when I first saw Taxi Driver too.

[@larryslemp9698]

Funny as hell, but exactly right..!!

[@BlueButtonFly]

I just see The_Donald as a bunch of Travis Bickles honestly.

[@Milligan777]

Eraserhead is one of my mom's all time favorite movies. On an unrelated note, I had an interesting childhood.

[@stephenthedude4383]

Lol

[@Asherbw]

That’s awesome🤣

[@noshade5809]

Woow your mom is awesome

[@teamgamechannel3143]

Explain your interesting childhood

[@theyurireviewer]

My mom showed it to me Then Videodrome Then The Fly We didn’t watch movies together for awhile

[@Khorne_of_the_Hill]

Eraserhead is like watching your friend's parents fighting

[@zepps88]

Well, Wyatt, what do you know?

[@Khorne_of_the_Hill]

@@zepps88 huh?

[@gib4592]

@@Khorne_of_the_Hill i think he's trying to diss you by saying that you don't have any friends, with no knowledge of who you are.

[@jaymorgan8013]

@@Khorne_of_the_Hill 🤷‍♂️😆

[@remingtongagnard4442]

Actually pretty accurate. It's like realizing all the evil in the world as a child

[@beveltgr9705]

The baby from Eraserhead was on the Eric Andre show a few seasons back. Good for him, Hollywood can be tough for aging child actors

[@ac8911]

His southern accent is mesmerizing

[@olookslike0]

I was just thinking about that! I actually met him at a Denny's not long before that; turns out his name is Earl. He's never quite gotten use to people only knowing him as "the Eraserhead baby."

[@pingunooty]

Can someone link me the clip

[@eeby_deeby666]

@@pingunooty kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmnXiaOMjt11aq8

[@ewwpoorpeople5684]

"Child"

[@Adammonroemusic]

"I ain't F#&!&@* watching Eraserhead." - Mike Stoklasa, 2016

[@josephdandrea8915]

Which video does he say this?

[@poiuytrewq11422]

@@josephdandrea8915 That's actually from a cellphone recording of Adam trying to harass Mike into reviewing it.

[@LittleLadhops]

Adam?

[@JaydevRaol]

😂

[@crimsondynamo615]

@@LittleLadhops I’m assuming from YMS

[@dschwamm]

Can't wait for Paul Feig to remake Eraserhead with a giant CG baby.

[@Den.Vos.Reynaerde]

William Holly This made me laugh so hard... 😂

[@fujifilm5127]

With an all female cast

[@dr.funkenstein9790]

There’d be lots of dancing

[@ThePinkMan]

And the CGI baby effects would repeatedly go outside the film's letterbox.

[@FirstnameLastname-nd9wx]

and its the boss baby

[@AcidBrandon]

Wait. This movie took 4 years to make? So it's only 1/3rd as good as Boyhood?

[@hannibalburgers477]

AcidBrandon my sides

[@Actiomedey]

Im fucking dead

[@arizonaFIREent]

@@AndrewEdwardBailey ultimate dedication haha

[@Redclxxd]

Only cuz his budget so small and he was working 2 jobs too

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Frankie L I think it took even longer than 4

[@Bran_Flakesx7]

What I love about the "OKAYYYY PAULLLL!" is that by this point in the film, you have no idea what's accepted as normal in this universe, so you're weirded out and uncomfortable and then the boss storms in and deflates the tension and also subverts your expectations of bizzare behavior being only a little awkward

[@asfdasdful]

It reminded me of the three stooges.

[@MalmroseProjects]

For the record Jay - the giant cheeks on the lady in the radiator, as far as I can tell the reason for it is that she's like a fantasy dream girl of Henry's, and the exaggerated facial features are meant to hint that she's almost cartoonishly cheery and positive, in contrast to his wife who's really a bummer to be around. It's his escapist fantasy to have a real life Betty Boop basically. If this were reversed and the main character was a woman I'd imagine her "man in the radiator" would be played by Robert Z'dar.

[@whenneeded551]

Your input had me intrigued, but then I couldn't stop laughing at the mental image of radiator man Robert Z'dar.

[@deektedrgg]

+when needed Now I imagine the Maniac Cop singing the radiator song... It's weird and disturbing.

[@deektedrgg]

***** That was my first idea too. Then again, it could work together with the idea of her presenting hope. Cancerous hope.

[@lkrnpk]

with Samurai Cop's severed head on the piano

[@DysnomiaFilms]

Her cheeks disturb me, which I guess is part of the point.

[@Komnen0s]

_"... in the initial scenes, where Henry's just walking through the industrial landscape, it's a very Chaplin kind of thing."_ That's a great observation, I can't believe that never occurred to me about the opening sequence before. The music and the black & white film make it feel like it could be from an old silent movie, which I would have to think is deliberate on Lynch's part (given his love of warped Americana). I don't understand why people rag on Josh so much, he brings lots of good insights to these discussion videos.

[@amateurwave3593]

Who the fuck is talking shit about josh!!!??

[@brotherbear92]

@@amateurwave3593 I mean, a lot of people do for some reason.

[@muxx2810]

Wtf who's talking shit about Josh? Hes great

[@mungus5273]

Bruh who hates josh

[@wyattisrite5153]

I haven't seen people rag on Josh. I like him a lot better than that skinny dude who looks like Chris Morocco. Josh actually knows what he's talking about lmao

[@Imperium83]

I always took Mary's dad as being what would be Spencer's future as a parent, just putting on a big smile and pretending everything is fine when things aren't, just to get through it.

[@djstarsign]

I just wanted to comment on how much of a breath of fresh air Josh is from the many (too many) film reviewers on YT with their overly-exaggerated mannerisms and 1970's animated radio voices. Josh, you're the man. Concise, coherent, eloquent and informative without being a bore. So difficult to do well. Thanks!

[@JaydevRaol]

👍

[@gootballe583]

Well said. More of Josh the Great and Powerful

[@davidpaylor5666]

Love this film. Someone asked Mr Lynch which of his movies he considered the most spiritual and he said Eraserhead. When asked if he'd like to expand on his answer he said "No." And that was it. Love David Lynch, a dyed-in-the-wool genius and a genuine auteur.

[@McButtyfunklenuts]

I went to see my brother and his wife and put on an Eraserhead t-shirt thinking, "they're both Lynch fans, they'll like my shirt" while completely forgetting that the whole reason I was going to see them was because they just had child...

[@clinttigue4726]

duuuude XD

[@cintokrator6672]

If this is true, how'd they react to the shirt?

[@McButtyfunklenuts]

My brother said he liked my shirt, my sister in law didn't. I apologised to them about it next time I saw them

[@boofjew]

@@McButtyfunklenutsyour sister in law sucks

[@0rcface]

I always interpreted Mary's dad to be a manifestation of American traditional masculine stoicism taken to the point of psychopathic delusion and a rejection of empathy. I think Henry sees Mary's dad as an example of what he is expected to become.

[@musicnoonelikes]

this comment was written by somebody's bisexual daughter who knows everything

[@full-timepog6844]

@@musicnoonelikes lol. I'll tell her to stop

[@jlscoyserney]

@@musicnoonelikes lol spot the MRA

[@musicnoonelikes]

@@jlscoyserney ...have you not gone outside or talked to another person since 2014? You're gonna look back at this moment years from now and go "fuck that was embarrassing I seemed super out of touch there." OR yo can grow from this moment and realize that being a weak little maggot gets you nowhere and that if a girl wants to be your property. she can be your property,, it's her right.

[@dakotawallace5921]

@@musicnoonelikes jesus you're cringey

[@disgruntledcashier503]

I think the Women Across The Hall represents escape in lust, and The Lady In The Radiator represents escape in innocence. The way she's dressed, and her expression give off the vibe of an all-American girl next door. Girls who are often described as "apple-cheeked", where in her case, her cheeks are the size of literal apples.

[@phaznac]

I think the eraser sequence is just meant to show how Henry regrets his mistakes and wishes to undo having the baby. Seems like a fairly simple literal example of symbolism

[@nealherr]

Sure, but also, what is more meaninglessly absurd than the sum total of your experiential brain being reduced to a pencil eraser that's "pretty good?"

[@gringofett3944]

There is also the aspect that Children tend to erase who you were before they came along. You are no longer "yourname" you are "kidsnames Dad". Modern life has transformed so that child rearing has become a process by which you cease being an individual and exist only to support the childhood of your children. Your old self is gone, and you are now something else.

[@dishpitfreak]

But why name the whole movie after it if it’s that simple?

[@LAFC_Lalo]

I thought the movie was about imperfection. Obviously their baby is all messed up and how they have a baby before marriage. So in that scene you see all the pencils look exactly the same representing perfection and how you use erasers to eraser you imperfections. I don’t know that was my interpretation of the movie.

[@DrJackaloupe]

​@@nealherr My interpretation was definitely along those lines. Coupled with the hostile industrial landscape Henry lives in, I took it as an extremely pessimistic take on labor: his worth is what output he produces, and that's shown by him being literally becoming to the output of a factory.

[@roflcopter_launchpad1116]

I honestly thought "Eraserhead" was referring to the main guy's haircut. :P

[@johnnyc2451]

It does

[@derrickpfohl1056]

johnny c No it's not, toward the end of the film he has a nightmare where his head is replaced by the babies on his body and his head falls off and a young boy brings his head to an eraser making factory and they turn his head into erasers.

[@derrickpfohl1056]

johnny c Have you seen the film?

[@whataboutit1430]

@@derrickpfohl1056 yeah but his hair was cut specifically to look like an eraser

[@geraldgeraffe2209]

It's both

[@ThatMovieNerdKevin]

Is Josh replacing Mike in the Bag?

[@DonYurik]

I was about to ask that, fuck!

[@SierraYankee7]

How about, Jack in the Bag..

[@josephdtin]

I think they ate each other.

[@rileykaiseeker4294]

That was the take in the trailer. I think you'll find it's "PART-time"

[@joshcharlottesville]

hahahaaha

[@nealherr]

I love how both reviewers are so uplifted by this nightmare of a movie. I am, too, each of the 15 or so times I've watched it: I always emerge with renewed joy in life because at least my life isn't as bad as Henry's. And he's on VACATION!

[@VagaBohn]

Philly gets a bad rap... “The biggest influence on my life was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,” Lynch later told Philadelphia Weekly. “I loved the fact that Philadelphia had a mood, and that mood was dark and foreboding. I felt industry. I felt smoke and fire and fear. I felt insanity. These things that I felt influenced me." Lynch has said that “industrial world” directly shaped the Eraserhead’s feel and sound.

[@joesantamaria5874]

Philly gets a bad rap for a reason. It’s a terrible city, full of anger and fear and the almost palpable recognition by its residents that it’s a third rate city with all of the disadvantages of urban living with few of the advantages. It hangs its pride almost exclusively on the (dubious) achievements of its big four sportball teams, a few sandwiches, and that ain’t much. Eraserhead is in many ways a reflection of the city which inspired it.

[@FronkZappa]

I love Eraserhead. It captures anxiety so well and I have yet to find a director who is better than David Lynch at capturing the essence of neurosis/mental ilness on film. His films do a great job at luring us into strange, nonsensical worlds in which we are presented with bizarre and frightening imagery, and yet it isn't played as supernatural but absolutely natural, which is almost always more impactful as we are forced to identify with these likable characters in worlds that operate on distorted logic. Scenes like the dinner scene are great because Lynch is a master at cognitive dissonance - we don't have a reliable tether to what is happening on screen and we are forced to identify with Henry's confusion and detatchment. It is surreal, frightening, and funny yet there's the uncanniness of knowing character intentions and how bizarre things in context of the world of the movie. I'd also agree that the literal parallel to parenting is a bit overplayed and always saw it as worldly anxiety, the sort of terror young adults and people through their 20s can feel as they experience the illusion of their peers settling down and become wordly while feeling detached and unsure of their course, which I think fits into Lynch's trek from art to film and his age at the time. I'd say it's quite similar to The Metamorphosis and touches on many of the same themes and anxieties, presenting them matter-of-factly as the surrealism of both works is alienating and played straight rather than being fantastical or challenged by many of the characters

[@robfalgiano]

Well expressed. As a side note, if Eraserhead at all expresses Lynch’s own parenting fears apparently he got over it because I think he has at least four kids?

[@jonc8074]

@@robfalgiano In interviews he said when he was still very young, living in a really terrible neighborhood in Baltimore, was broke, a newlywed and his first kid was born with 2 club feet, came home from the hospital with legs wrapped in bandages.

[@robfalgiano]

@@jonc8074 oh the legs wrapped in bandages is key. It leads right to the eraserhead baby’s wrap. And then some parenting fear of failing the child when the wrap is cut open but is fatal to the baby. That part will always haunt me. It is just devastating. Almost unwatchable for me.

[@sanriodeppressionthermos8602]

Off topic but cool pfp

[@ChrysalisMusic]

Would love to hear you guys talk about Mulholland Drive.

[@gavinhebert27]

John Smith it does make sense if you actually attempt to make sense of it. it’s arthouse and it shouldn’t be clear at first because you should take away your own meanings rather having clear answers

[@justinstark5732]

Gavin Hebert I actually think the meaning of Mulholland Drive is pretty straight forward

[@lostblue5651]

Gavin Hebert LOL, Mulholland Drive has a very clear 'answer'. Stop repeating this standard argument like a stupid, its not every Lynch movie that has an open interpretation.

[@KeithBallardA]

Oh shit, all this time In Heaven by The Pixies was a cover from a David Lynch film.

[@joshuasevera5961]

Workin' on leaving the living by Modest Mouse too

[@ghostuscoyote]

@@joshuasevera5961 My thoughts exactly the instant I heard her sing. Modest Mouse is definitely weird enough to reference this.

[@grapesoftime]

Are you surprised? They're exactly the kind of band to do that lol

[@sc-uh7nl]

Keith Ballard ^^really enjoy the content on your channel my dude!

[@johnellizz]

Jack Nance, the actor who played Eraserhead, died at the age of 53 after being beaten by two homeless guys outside a doughnut shop.

[@ryang.5094]

Shit..

[@johnellizz]

Dwyer Mc Kerr He was in most David Lynch stuff until he died.

[@TheTrailerCREAT0R]

As epic as that sounds that's not how he died he claimed he got into a fight with some young guys because he was intoxicated and went home after altercation after it happened he later went home and died from subdural hematoma because he was hit in the head.

[@johnellizz]

Abel Villa Yes that's more detail of what happened. He claimed that two men were harassing him outside a doughnut shop for a handout and it became a fight.

[@MaxOrange]

He also married a porn star who committed suicide.

[@CoolCoverBro]

I feel like if they were going to remake this movie, John C Reily could be Eraserhead.

[@DrJones20]

Agreed.

[@thesonofsuns7479]

I think Sean Astin could play him.

[@iand4374]

Damn great choice!!

[@BradsGonnaPlay]

For proof, I’d recommend his work on Tim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories. The “Be a Baby” episode still tears my heart apart. The ending is a completely unrelated tangent that just destroys him. T&E almost certainly got a good deal of inspiration from Lynch’s work.

[@marie-ff2cy]

5:28 I completely agree. The jumpscare in Mulholland Drive is the most i've ever been frightened by a movie. Because i had absolutely no idea what it was that i was looking at. It's what all jumpscares should aspire to be.

[@jeffryhammel3035]

Many of us 60 and over people watched "ERASERHEAD" at the old, inner city mammoth theatre's, before they were ripped down for the sterile mall places. We saw this flick at least half a dozen times a year, just to talk about it later and go "WTF?". The old theatre's ambience added to a real experience. I thank guys like this to show some of Eraserhead's real meanings, and that we weren't just clueless morons back then. It gets me by the tiny chickens, the creepy humming music, and the Radiator Lady; into a decent understanding.

[@bencarlson4300]

I was struck on my last rewatch just how good the editing and specifically the sound design is. The ambient sounds are always slightly different depending upon the location, and this film has the blackest blacks I’ve ever seen, it’s basically a perfect film on a technical level.

[@Jack-pp2ng]

The scene with Mary's dad smiling totally freaked me out and sent chills down my spine

[@KokoRicky]

My god, I can barely watch clips of this film--which I've seen many times--without anxiety going through the roof. Lynch is an absolute masterful filmmaker. Kudos to you guys for pointing out something I've been trying to articulate, which is the tension of waiting for the thing to happen (the elevator closing in this case).

[@rekisrax7344]

Pretty Normal Mediam0

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

Am I actually going insane or am I the only person that notices the low frequency hum during this whole video

[@DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL]

Does anyone actually read through all the "hack fraud" "is this replacing HITB" posts though?

[@Jakmanuk99]

I'm pretty sure the low frequency hum is just a nod to Eraserhead which I think has a similar sort of sound in the majority of it

[@Tabrias07]

noticed it immediately, found this comment. it's a neat nod to the film but kind of annoying to listen to honestly.

[@aresx666]

i never noticed it until today with some good headphones. it freaked me out at first!

[@MariaIsabellaZNN]

It was almost as hard to notice as the fact that this whole video was in black and white. That almost slipped past me until someone pointed it out.

[@adcof]

Brendan Fraser's 2nd best film IMO

[@gr8m873]

What's number 1, Furry Vengeance or Citizen Kane?

[@lowdownshakinchill]

I never realised he started as a child actor.

I recently watch this movie and I was so surprised by the amount of humor there was. Creepy humor I would say. In regards to the pencils scene I think it's a metaphore of wanting to undo what he has done. The eraser has the ability to erase its traces and that's what the character wants.

[@AJMZXFC]

When people tune in to re:View, they want to see Mike Stoklasa and the other guy. They don't want to see the other guy and another other guy.

[@dreamcast8430]

it took a while for Jay to grow on me, Jay's great

[@chartcompass71]

its gonna be great

[@holdenmadicki8358]

Exactly

[@holdenmadicki8358]

+Allan Miller I like Jay! But he can't hold my attention for a full episode.

[@CorporateShill66]

It's gonna be great

[@SleepFan771]

Eraserhead is a darkly horrifying film noir about a man not ready for fatherhood. David Lynch is a masterful storytelling right away with Eraserhead. I love the black and white smoky atmosphere and his long panning shots.

[@SCWood]

David Lynch once talked about "experimenting" with a dead cat during the filming of Eraserhead. 🤔

[@alibarkhordarian8100]

Cat dead, details later.

[@BrianKishreviews]

It's a deleted scene. They mention it during an interview on the Criterion DVD.

[@awshnap]

@@alibarkhordarian8100 aha re-animator

[@PaladinSaris]

"When you see the two of us together, you're probably just going to want to click off." < Watching for the third time

[@pinkfloyd36123]

easily the most depressing film i've ever seen, and i don't say that lightly. it's extremely rare for a movie to impact me and terrify me the way eraserhead did. still haven't rewatched it, and yet it remains one of my favorites of all time.

[@larryslemp9698]

Dre day....Wow, yours is a really 'sincere' comment....and just reading it means a lot to me!! Thought provoking!!

[@lanechange2795]

Henry goes to Heaven. Everything is fine.

[@tadeusticeghostal]

Man. If it's one of your favorite films and you've only seen it once... you should give it another go and see how you feel. Heads gonna pop off just like Henry's. 😉

[@BradsGonnaPlay]

I know this comment section is ancient but I’m in the same boat. My first watch of it left me in disbelief at what I’d actually seen and whether I’d actually seen it.

[@sandmaneyes]

Extremely terrifying movie. About as close to a nightmare filmed, I loved it.

[@Notsram77]

I've never been more mortified by scenes of a film in a review context.

[@TeaDrinker3000]

Explain

[@altratronic]

Goddamn Orson Welles looks young sitting there sitting next to Jay.

[@TheGameCapsule]

Did Mike get fired for hating on Independence Day?

[@blatty7237]

*liking Independence Day: Resurgence

[@TheGameCapsule]

Ingmar Bergman Yeah, but he hated on Independence Day 1 on this show... actually, so did Susan. Guess she gets to keep her job because she's a woman! SEXISTS!

[@blatty7237]

+The Game Capsule So did Jay, but he didn't get benched.

[@TheGameCapsule]

Ingmar Bergman Who's Jay? I'm talking about Susan, the woman in the video.

[@Its_just_cosmetic]

Independence day: re awaking

[@Bluehawk2008]

When they use his eraserhead for the first time and they brush the shavings off the table like dust in the wind, I cry every time.

[@lizzychrome7630]

I thought the eraser segment was clearly about Henry not wanting the responsibilities of adulthood and longing for the freedoms he had with childhood. The old bum (wearing jail stripes!) wants the head, but he's stuck, and instead the kid runs off with it. The kid is loved by the boss and gets to watch the erasers get made, while Paul is stuck at the counter. And Henry becoming an imobile head turned into an eraser factory is just him feeling his jobs have taken over his life and he has no control.

[@lizzychrome7630]

@@havanaradio Holy crap, how did I never notice that?!

[@racso20000]

has anyone else noticed the really pronounced subbass rumble throughout the entire video

[@goaway8871]

It makes it feel like being on a plane, without the crowding and bad smells.

[@skoomajoe6205]

I could barely sit through this episode... I was wearing headphones, and the background hum was so loud, it was seriously freaking me out...

[@joshuamaurer9784]

I guess you haven't seen Eraserhead

[@BobBruhin]

That's what the hum is for...

[@yjago]

I watched Eraserhead for the first time on mushrooms when I was 16. I couldn't help but giggle from the overwhelming horror and anxiety I was witnessing while seeing this film. It is etched in my memory forever.

[@JandJandJandJandJ]

Thank you, Silent Hill 2,for preparing me for this movie.

[@ASoron0424]

I only saw Eraserhead once, in high school, and was kinda hating on myself for not understanding the allure. I've been reluctant to go back for several years but this is exactly the kind of unpretentious walkthrough that my seventeen-year-old self could've used in order to appreciate it more. Really liking the new show. And the intro music.

[@totalrobot]

1st time I ever saw this movie I was basically FORCED to watch it while we were all on 3-4 grams of psylocibin. It was like being trapped in an unexplainable nightmare.

[@tonyelectionfraud669]

Sorry that happened to you. That sounds brutal. I got locked into watching black mirror (pales in comparison to eraserhead ofc) on some lsd. It was a difficult trip

[@reservoirfrogs2177]

@@tonyelectionfraud669Ay some of those Black Mirror episodes aint no slouch

[@BolleBoi]

thats messed up

[@jasonoldham1215]

Watched Eraserhead around 5 years ago while running a temperature of around 102 & a head full of Tussinex. It was an absolutely incredible experience that I will never forget.

[@teesmith945]

I have heard that watching this flic after puffing on some good........... will actually re-arrange your DNA

[@Whipplememartin]

guys, the creepy baby from eraserhead is one of my favorite practical effects too

[@jordanlamb3082]

Just imagine eating dinner or having a snack while watching any part of the movie featuring the baby.

[@TheGameBroswithSirhcandAr0n]

I was eating during this re:view and yeah the baby scenes did make it hard

[@Jack-pp2ng]

I had a bowl of popcorn next to me the whole movie but I couldn't eat it

[@lowserver2]

Im eating bread while watching this

[@Nhblubird]

Something something Eraserhead baby makes me hungry mmmm rabbit mmmm lamb

[@domii31]

Mike doesn't do abstract, which is fine because i'd rather watch wizard and jay discuss something they care about instead.

[@heydude056]

15:57 "That's what shoots us into that world" Ho! Josh, my man, coming up with a perfect choice of verbs.

[@RisqueBisquet]

So, among my friends, I'm typically the guy who likes weird movies. I like weird things. I'm the weird guy. And that's reasonably well founded. But man... I watched Eraserhead once and that was enough for me. That was so weird it was actually terrifying. If there was comedy to be had, it was drowned out by the sheer intensity, tension, claustrophobia and _deep_ sense of just... wrongness. I just couldn't handle it.

[@APesquera]

Well, that's understandable. Jay said in the Green Room review that he really likes those types of claustrophobic movies, so of course he's gonna love this. I'm more of a Straight Story guy myself, so I get you broseph.

[@Miss_Darko]

I love Eraserhead because it's scarier than most horror movies. It's so troubling and strange, and yet consistent in its visuals and themes such that it doesn't seem weird just for weirdness's sake, that it really gets under your skin. I'm far more apt to get nightmares from a David Lynch film than most things labelled "horror". I mean, I've seen some genuinely scary horror movies, but they're few and far in between.

[@ryang.5094]

+Mr. Darko yup, feel the same way. I can only watch Mulholland Drive about once every 4 years old or so.. So...

[@TheHonorableRyu]

If you think Eraserhead is bad, try Inland Empire. David Lynch off the rails.

[@RisqueBisquet]

Oh yeah. For sure. I've heard it said once that a measure of a film's success is how well it achieves what it sets out to do. On those grounds, Eraserhead is a masterpiece. It's very clear that every part of it was made deliberately.

[@Soledata]

Not all of us come for the schlock. More lofty Jay and Josh!

[@flynnjaman]

Her pulling under the bed is genius. While watching, you're thinking, "at this point, what could it be now?" And it's the most logical thing: a suitcase to leave. Absurd goldbars. I could see Mel now...

[@GodsMan500]

For some reason, I just can’t see the illusion of the baby’s neck stretching across the room. All I perceive is somebody standing in the shadows, holding the head and shaking it. I can’t suspend my disbelief on that one. It’s like when you see how an illusion works and you can’t “un-see” the inner workings. I wish I could experience the illusion.

[@ryanmartian2002]

This made my week. As much as I love everything else RLM does, it's refreshing to watch Jay and Josh discuss a film like Eraserhead.

[@thishandleistacken]

I've noticed Jay used to cut off people a lot more whereas now he's a better listener and gives the other person he's talking to more room to express themselves

[@khalilal-bukhari7042]

Is this replacing "Rich Evans' Anime Corner"?

[@plumcrazysomers]

I always wondered what Eraserhead was about, and now I think I know enough to know I don't really want to watch it. "Oh, that baby's not so bad looking, it's kinda cute, like a muppet. Oh, wait, whats with the... ...oh..."

[@fewwiggle]

What's wrong with its face?

[@crtg4672]

I saw this movie years ago with some friends, one of which who was showing us, and the other who also hadn't seen it. We looked over at each other in bewildered awe numerous times throughout. Though we had one unifying moment at the end which involved a girl singing "In Heaven, everything is fine" which was used by a band "Apartment 26" in one song. And if I remember right that was Henrys apartment in the movie. So my mind was blown by this movie, but for an alternate reason.

[@madcowlive1081]

I really like all the people in red letter media

[@pyeclam]

I never saw this movie and I don't plan to. But I'm still going to watch this episode of re:View.

[@blatty7237]

Fuck you, you plebeian.

[@Hal9000ize]

+Ingmar Bergman Bergman you fuck! You bought your beret at Wiggles Discount Berets! I know it because I SOLD IT TO YOU

[@striderm]

Don't leave us hanging bro, did you watch the episode yet?

[@213213yoyo]

You should watch it.

[@fool7244]

My opinion on this movie is that they were abducted by aliens and the aliens are trying to make a movie for regular humans. The mother always cries because she's terrified but aliens are okay with that because that's what happens in regular normal human romantic comedies. Something like that.

[@TheYeIIowDucK]

You should pair Rich Evans with Rich Evans.

[@darkhelmetrules8662]

YEAAAAHHHHH!!!

[@SmokesOnMe]

This is such a brilliant idea I'm surprised that they haven't done it, to my knowledge at least.

[@cjhlsdfj]

Eraserhead: Mad About You as written by H.P. Lovecraft...

[@Duragizer8775]

Or Franz Kafka.

[@WillCreech27]

Please please PLEASE more David Lynch re:Views

[@funnyandrelatablecommercials]

Not gonna lie, I can't wait for more Jay and Josh Re:Views

[@1080TJ]

I'd been meaning to watch Eraserhead for a while. I finally watched it just so I could watch this afterwards.

[@Undiddley]

Fantastic episode. More of this, please. Mike is too damn jaded sometimes, and Jay's natural enthusiasm gets eclipsed. But here, it shines through... weird thing, because, Eraserhead is one of the bleakests films out there, but Jay and Josh's love for it shines bright indeed- so yeah! More of this combo! And more weird art films too, OK? It doesn't all have to be 80's pop movies, you know? Let RedLetterMedia grow a bit in this direction, please.

[@ohyeahisthatwhatyouthink6088]

Im pretty sure Mike is playing a character, relax.

[@post9025]

@@ohyeahisthatwhatyouthink6088 not outside of sketches lol

[@bencarlson4300]

And they did! I’m hoping they re:view some Cronenberg films sometime, they’ve talked a lot about Lynch since this video.

[@brettg1440]

My first exposure to Eraserhead was when I was about 10-11 years old. I bought a book at my local video store that reviewed it and had the famous picture of Henry as a center spread. That image of this bizarre looking dude just staring at me absolutely captivated me. Fast forward about 6 years and it's 1994 and I'm 17 years old, and STILL have never seen the film (it was difficult to find on VHS because it only came out for a brief time and was long out of print), David Lynch had refused to allow it out of NYC for midnight showings until 94. River Oaks Plaza, Houston TX 1994. My first time to ever see the film. I just recall it being everything in the first few seconds that I had ever dreamed it could be. My mouth was wide open at the level of weird I was taking in. I recall a guy and his girl watching it, and about 15 min into the film, the GF just started crying and the BF had to escort her out of the theater. As this happened a HUGE guy in front of me with a giant Punk Mohawk stood up and yelled at the couple "That's right b!tch you can't handle it, get the F outta here". lol That was one of my fondest memories of seeing any film at the theater. The years of searching, the anticipation of finally getting to see it, then actually seeing it. I don't think kids today can know that feeling with everything being so available at the touch of a button. I would not trade my Eraserhead experience for anything in the world.

[@carotare5261]

Cool story, thanks for sharing. That theater is now a Trader Joes grocery store 😕

[@brettglenn9328]

@carotare5261 Believe it or not, its still around. I know the Trader Joes you speak of, its several blocks down. Its currently owned by the guy that owns Star Cinema Grill. Its supposed to reopen this year, I sure hope so .....really miss it.

[@jackd.ripper7613]

This was the most disturbing movie I have ever watched. And what disturbed me the most was the background soundtrack. The entire gestalt of the movie made me feel ill and depressed. I was in my early thirties when I saw it and I haven't forgotten it over 30 years later.

[@dollydagger4306]

After viewing this movie, and I'm known for my general weirdness and my love for dark, weird things, I had to keep all the lights on in my apartment at bedtime.

[@brandonjensen586]

That cutting open the baby shot is one of the most genuinely horrifying things i have ever seen

[@Da5eK]

Oh no, it's 'The Other Guy' and another 'Other Guy'...

[@lazyrmc]

Hey! That another "other guy" is Susan!

[@dreamcast8430]

that's right, Susan.

[@NautilusCage]

[@TenguBird]

In heaven everything is fine

[@1shyy524]

*I BEEN LURKING ‘ROUND IN MY BUNNY SUIT*

[@Ravuun]

My parents made the mistake of watching this with my sister and me when we were little kids, between 5-10 years old. I was so traumatized that to this day scenes from it literally make me nauseous.

[@georgeclinton4524]

I always thought the ripples of the radiator in the moonlight sort of looked like unlit stage curtains. Stage curtains are a frequently used image by Lynch.

[@jeffnicholas6342]

it's Halloween 2019. D. Lynch isn't a regular in my re:watchables, I viewd this and the 'Fire Walk with Me' re:view, so i got my moody, spooky Halloween terror biproxy!! Thanks y'all

[@theladyfingers___]

I was lucky to see this for the first time when I was exhausted from insomnia at about 1AM and it was amazing how it made instinctual sense. Really a great film. I know Mike's into more conventional fare, but I am a bit curious as to what he thinks of it.

[@billbaggins7355]

This video is great watching for ASMR. The low rumble background noise is so soothing.

[@burninator14]

I'm surprised these guys would cover a masterpiece of cinema like this in a re:view.

[@tantarudragos]

This movie is an absolute masterpiece of kinography. I wanted to add that I've always interpreted this as a commentary on industrial society and how it dehumanizes people. Mary's father makes a comment about how "this neighborhood change[d] from pastures to the hell-hole it is now" and I believe that is also really telling of this. The only sounds that can be generally heard throughout the movie are loud, factory-like sounds. The environment is completely ruined, turned to ugly piles of mud.

[@rusteddenial453]

no its mainly about how miserable an accidental pregancy can make u

[@EvolvedDinosaur]

Just watched the movie for the first time, and I consistently kept hoping it’d end. Very unsettling, and it was so relieving once I finally saw the credits Not sure when or if I’ll ever watch it again though, it really stressed me out

[@themightycrixus1131]

SAME. Did not enjoy it. Just before the ending I said "well don't leave it like this" then boom. It ended.

[@Mindcreat0r]

This was my first David Lynch movie and while I like Mulholland Drive more (it might be my favorite movie of all time), this is the definitive David Lynch film. Eccentric, weird, and abstract, and yet the purpose, filmmaking, and story are so so well realized and effective.

[@JamesFinkJensen]

one of my favorite films. visually enthralling. so whimsical- so precise and knowing

[@bhe8336]

I first saw this movie in 2004 when I was 9 years old at about 2oclock in the morning. It was so confusing and unsettling but I found the lady in the radiator the most touching and frightening scene ever. "In heaven...... everything is fine" That moment permanently cemented a lifelong interest in macabre, dark, unsettling fantasy horror and surrealism.

[@papige0ne]

I watched this movie day after my kid was born knowing nothing about it. that was today :/ Thank you David.

[@ramseydoon8277]

Congratulations 🥳

[@oystersoup3434]

I watched it while pregnant with my first. I knew very little about it (other than it was "good"). I wish I took some of the reviews seriously. I figured it couldn't have been THAT unsettling, haha. It truly feels like a bad dream... you remember the feelings it gave you more so than than the actual events. Just seeing the clips again gives me anxiety and a sickening feeling in my stomach. I love the film - I don't know if I can ever watch it again, though. It was a fantastic experience.

[@Luna-fz1gb]

On the radiator lady’s giant cheecks: i have always read em as a reference to the “puttos” like depictions of angelical beings, with kid like proportions. My take on it is that Henry wants out of his life and the lady represents hope of peace and happiness after death, with her giant angelical cheeks. But the viewer can notice that her face does not depict an usual angelical stereotype but is almost grotesque and rotting, maybe to signify that Henry knows this hope of peace after death might be just an illusion. But to Henry even a slim glimmer of hope is better than his oppressive life as he abandons himself to the dream.

[@robertatwork8936]

Saw Eraserhead 2 weeks ago. Holy shit that will stikc wtih me forever it was amazing.

[@hullinstruments]

Very wise of Josh to mimic Henry's hair but as a beard. Really kept me in the conversation the whole time.

[@spooncastro]

These two are such a good combination! I needed a really good art film review show. I haven't watched one since Oancitizen

[@RykerJones28]

I love the long lingering shots he does. They start out as funny but end up being slightly uncomfortable that you're no longer laughing at the comedy but laughing to comfort yourself. Sometimes it's just a beat too long but it adds to that surreal and creepy feeling. For a movie so well known and so often talked about it seems so misunderstood.

[@WilsonFiskTheBlackKingpin]

Ah! Eraserhead. I cannot watch that again. Ever.

[@jak3y3]

I just watched the movie for the first time and something I never saw anyone mention is what adds to the uneasy feeling throughout the entire movie is how much shots linger. It's only an hour and a half but it feels like an eternity. When you're first introduced to the radiator lady, whenever she stomps on the sperm creatures, it lingers on her smiling face for an uncomfortably long time. Same deal when there's any scene involving the baby. Even down to Henry laying in bed, it lingers on stuff for a while. It's why I personally felt this sense of dread the entire time. You're forced to look at this stuff for an uncomfortably long time and it really adds to the uneasy feeling. And the radiator lady's song... it's the longest minute and a half I've ever spent in a movie. Watching her sing and smile in place for a minute and a half was one of the most uncomfortable feelings I've ever felt. And it's now become one of my all time favorite movies.

[@buh2001j]

This was really fun to watch. I'm all for more Lynch re:Views or other abstract/non mainstream movies.

[@spookshelves9834]

I used to have a lot of fever dreams when i was a kid because I'd get really sick really often and sometimes that would happen alongside stressful things in my life so the fever dreams would bleed into the stress and vice versa and that's exactly what eraserhead felt like to me