How many jump scares are in Eraserhead (1977)?

Eraserhead (1977) has 2 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

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body-horror

Eraserhead

1977 · NR · 1h 29m

Where your nightmares end...

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Plot summary via TMDB

Release

In theaters: September 28, 1977

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Jump scares

Eraserhead has 2 jump scares. Compare counts

Genres

dramahorror

Details

Budget$100,000

Box office$7M

Directed by

David Lynch

Written by

David Lynch

Cinematography

Herbert Cardwell, Frederick Elmes

Music

David Lynch, Peter Ivers

Starring

Jack Nance as Henry Spencer · Charlotte Stewart as Mary X · Allen Joseph as Mr. X · Jeanne Bates as Mrs. X · Judith Roberts as Beautiful Girl Across the Hall · Laurel Near as Lady in the Radiator · Jack Fisk as Man in the Planet · Jean Lange as Grandmother