Date:  Thu, 30 Nov 1995 21:49:53 -0500

From:  Bob Haas <rahaas[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HAMLET.UNCG.EDU>

Subject: Re: -head



On Thu, 30 Nov 1995, Jerry Miller wrote:



> Ah, and let us not forget "Eraserhead" from the strange (Russell?) movie of

> the same name--I know not if it has any more general application than within

> the context of that film, and, as I recall, I never quite figured out the

> context there!



Jerry,



Good one. _Eraserhead_ is David Lynch's first film of profound note.

I always thought the name was in reference to the title character played

by Jack Nance. Weird or not so weird haircut. BTW, has anyone mentioned

"pinhead" as in Zippy the . . . ?



Bob Haas

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

rahaas[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]hamlet.uncg.edu