David Keith Lynch was an American filmmaker and artist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, with his films often characterized by a d
Lynch in 1990
Lynch's high school senior portrait, 1964
Theatrical release poster for Eraserhead (1977)
Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in a publicity still for Blue Velvet (1986).
Eraserhead is a 1977 American horror film written, directed, produced, and edited by David Lynch in his feature-length directorial debut. Lynch also created its score and sound design, which included
David Lynch
…began creating short films out of a desire to effect movement in his paintings. He made his feature film debut with the surrealist body horror film Eraserhead (1977), which took him five years to make due to financial issues and slowly found success as a midnight movie. He garnered critical acclaim for the…
Original Filmex screening poster
It has been speculated that Lynch used a rabbit to create Spencer's alien-like baby.
David Lynch at the 1990 Emmy Awards