Eraserhead (1977) – Filming Locations
Horror / Science Fiction · Directed by David Lynch · Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Where was Eraserhead filmed?
- Philadelphia, United States, Philadelphia – Henry Spencer navigates the surreal industrial cityscape throughout the film. Lynch shot extensively in Philadelphia's decaying industrial neighborhoods, factories, and streets to create the film's nightmarish urban atmosphere and visual language
- Philadelphia, United States, Philadelphia – Henry's cramped apartment where he lives and encounters the radiator woman. Lynch used real Philadelphia tenement buildings to film Henry's claustrophobic living quarters, with the famous radiator and ethereal figure providing the film's emotional core