Eraserhead

Eraserhead (1977), directed by David Lynch, stars Jack Nance as Henry, Charlotte Stewart as his girlfriend Nancy, Allen Joseph and Jeane Bates as Nancy's parents and Judith Roberts as the supposedly attractive neighbor. The movie begins with Henry's head floating over a meatball that is supposed to be a planet. There is a guy inside a house on the meatball that looks like he has leprosy and pulls levers. These levers create a huge sperm that comes out of Henry's mouth and then falls into puddle in an industrial street where the main character steps in it. The movie is set up in black and white with loud industrial noises playing in the background. Every sound is heard, like the elevator when Henry is taking it to his apartment.

Henry is told by his attractive neighbor that a girl called and invited him to dinner with her and her parents. He shows up and Things go from awkward to just plain weird. The main character cuts really tiny chickens with regular carving tools. The chicken then starts oozing a dark liquid, the mom starts orgasing, and the dad is just sitting there with a creepy smile. These random things happening throughout the movie does not change and no real plot line is established. In some way these random, awkward things move the story along and it works because the audiences attention is grabbed wondering "WTF is going on....."

The main point in Eraserhead is the fact that Henry and Nancy had a baby at only a few weeks
after the intercourse, and they have to deal with the fact that the baby is not actual baby but is a "Cow fetus-lizard baby". Wanting to see how these humans interact with the thing is the main point but is side-tracked with the lady with chipmunk cheeks singing in the heater and this worm like thing being sent in the mail. Nancy eventually leaves the main character alone with the baby and that's when Henry has to figure out how to deal with it. With the audience trying to figure out what is going on and looking at all the random people and things, not enough thought is actually being put into what it all means, and the movie mostly becomes something of visual.

If you are the kind of person who likes to see visual effects, weird looking creatures, and structure in the plot, this movie is for you. This is perfect for a teenager with a free hour who just wants to waste time. If you like dialogue, character development and an actual story line, maybe you should skip it.