Eraserhead @ Babcock Theatre
march 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
$9
Saturday, March 22nd, the historic Babcock Theatre is heading into the radiator with a special screening of the late David Lynch's legendary, 1977 cult nightmare, ERASERHEAD, playing as this month's film in our ongoing Late Night series! Playing in honor of Lynch's recent passing, ERASERHEAD still remains one of the most unforgettable midnight movies out there, thoroughly embedding itself into the cult scene upon its release by treading experimental grounds no major studio dared to venture into! Taking five slow years to complete, this film is a cinematic labor of loves that simultaneously opposes the standard aesthetic content of typical films while exploring thought provoking themes (such as parenthood, strains in relationships, anxiety, and uncertainty in life) in a totally unique way that has never truly been matched before or since! A gritty, grainy black and white purgatory with strange set designs, a disorienting style, fever dream acting, and technical effects that have remained a mystery for years all come together to create a truly bizarre gem whose true purpose and meaning are still being debated and analyzed to this day, making ERASERHEAD one of the most memorable cult films of all time! Rest in peace, David Lynch!
Living in a strange industrial world, a meek printer named Henry Spencer struggles to handle the hostile atmosphere of his life. When visiting his girlfriend's family for dinner, Henry learns she was pregnant with his child and has prematurely given birth to a malformed creature that they aren't even sure is human. When his girlfriend storms out and goes back to her parents' house after being unable to bear the baby's cries, Henry is tasked with looking after the child. As the night goes on, Henry hears strange music coming from his radiator while his baby gets sick, and both he and the viewer begin to lose their grip on reality as his apartment becomes a phantasmagoric nightmare.
