# "Eraserhead" FINALLY out on DVD for a sane price! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 4, 2006, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eraserhead-finally-out-on-dvd-for-a-sane-price/338352 "2006-01-04T05:23:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eraserhead-finally-out-on-dvd-for-a-sane-price/338352/1 "2006-01-04T05:23:15Z")
I just found out about this - next tuesday, David Lynch’s classic _Eraserhead_ and a short films collection are coming out on DVD for normal ($20) prices. You’ll actually be able to walk into Best Buy and pick it up! In case you’re not a Lynch fan, Eraserhead was released on DVD a few years ago, but you could only get it by ordering it from [www.davidlynch.com](http://www.davidlynch.com) for $50. It came in some sort of oversized coffin box or something. Rejoice! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eraserhead-finally-out-on-dvd-for-a-sane-price/338352/2 "2006-01-04T12:38:21Z")
I was one of those who bought it from Lynch’s site. It comes in a black box that’s way too freakin’ huge to fit on any normal DVD shelf. I make a cover and put it in a regular snap case. ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eraserhead-finally-out-on-dvd-for-a-sane-price/338352/3 "2006-01-04T15:54:20Z")
So, how does it look? I heard that Lynch labored over the transfer for years, and reportedly had trouble with the black and white not causing problems with the letterbox bars or something. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eraserhead-finally-out-on-dvd-for-a-sane-price/338352/4 "2006-01-04T17:04:45Z")
Thanks for the heads up. It is also on Amazon. The Dune Extended Edition is also coming out this month. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eraserhead-finally-out-on-dvd-for-a-sane-price/338352/5 "2006-01-04T17:18:13Z")
> [@VCO3](#): > > I just found out about this - next tuesday, David Lynch’s classic _Eraserhead_ and a short films collection are coming out on DVD for normal ($20) prices. You’ll actually be able to walk into Best Buy and pick it up! > > In case you’re not a Lynch fan, Eraserhead was released on DVD a few years ago, but you could only get it by ordering it from [www.davidlynch.com](http://www.davidlynch.com) for $50. It came in some sort of oversized coffin box or something. > > Rejoice! I purchased this for an old boyfriend over 20 years ago. I paid $80 on VHS format. The $20 price is awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eraserhead-finally-out-on-dvd-for-a-sane-price/338352/6 "2006-01-04T19:35:44Z")
I bought the $10 version off Ebay with Korean subtitles (you can turn them off). It’s been a while sice I watched it, but the quality isn’t all that great and I don’t think there are any extras on it. I just wanted to see the flick. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eraserhead-finally-out-on-dvd-for-a-sane-price/338352/7 "2006-01-04T20:26:07Z")
I got to see _Eraserhead_ on the big screen in 2004, oddly enough. For some reason, David Lynch authorized a Memphis theater to show a DVD proection of it. He actually sent a DV recording of himself wishing us all well and talking a bit about the movie and such, which they showed before the movie. It was bizarre; there were only maybe 30 people in the theater. It also resulted in my having something pretty rare: [See here](http://fff.fathom.org/pages/jackelope/tix.jpg). Not sure I’ll buy it on DVD, though; I can’t quite convince myself I need to see it again.