Eraserhead (Collection of six original photographs from the 1977 film) by Lynch, David (director, screenwriter); Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates (starring) - 1977

Los Angeles: American Film Institute [AFI], 1977. Collection of six vintage oversize borderless double weight photographs from the 1977 film. With agency stamps on the verso of five of the photographs and a label with the film's title in French and English affixed to the recto of four photographs at the lower left corner. David Lynch's first feature film. The AFI provided the director with use of their lot (where he also lived during much of filming) at no charge, but he had difficulty getting financial assistance from them on the basis of his 20-page script and decidedly unorthodox methods. Terence Malick screened the film at one point for a financial backer, who walked out, calling the movie "bullshit". A bad call, as the film's wild success on the midnight movie circuit-and subsequent success as a legitimate art film-gained the vocal admiration of everyone from Charles Bukowski to Stanley Kubrick. 12 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 725. Rosenbaum 1000.