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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

He was soon embracedby Hollywood and producerslike Dino de Laurentiis, who gave him a...

He was soon embraced
by Hollywood and producers
like Dino de Laurentiis, who gave him a shot
at "Dune" and "Blue Velvet" and of course Mel Brooks, who gave him the keys
to "The Elephant Man," which has a lot of "Eraserhead"
in it, you know

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He was soon embraced by Hollywood
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and producers like Dino de Laurentiis,
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who gave him a shot at "Dune" and "Blue Velvet"
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and of course Mel Brooks,
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who gave him the keys to "The Elephant Man,"
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which has a lot of "Eraserhead" in it, you know.
Duration
16 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:29
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie.
"Eraserhead" and "The Elephant Man" - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:06
"Eraserhead" and "The Elephant Man"
And in some ways, - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:10
And in some ways,
I think he made it as an expression of things - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:09
I think he made it as an expression of things
I mean, the most amazing thing in "Eraserhead" - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:15
I mean, the most amazing thing in "Eraserhead"
24 people show up, and that's it. - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:04
24 people show up, and that's it.
The next night, 25 people show up. Okay. - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:04
The next night, 25 people show up. Okay.
And then from there, - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:07
And then from there,
"Eraserhead" played seven nights a week. - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:04
"Eraserhead" played seven nights a week.
By the way, most of the other midnight movies - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:07
By the way, most of the other midnight movies
Weirdly I live in Philadelphia, - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:10
Weirdly I live in Philadelphia,
And that neighborhood where he lived - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:04
And that neighborhood where he lived
So it's 40 years after "Eraserhead" - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:06
So it's 40 years after "Eraserhead"
Henry and Mary got caught in the past, - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:08
Henry and Mary got caught in the past,
There's this strange combination - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:16
There's this strange combination
[gasping] - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:06
[gasping]
That's what you would say - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:06
That's what you would say
I actually think it's one of the only cult movies - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:06
I actually think it's one of the only cult movies
♪ In heaven ♪ - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:19
♪ In heaven ♪
I think we would appreciate "Eraserhead" - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:19
I think we would appreciate "Eraserhead"
"Eraserhead" is this strange combination - Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 00:06
"Eraserhead" is this strange combination