Poet
Charles Bukowski referenced the film when interviewed on the subject of
cable television, Bukowski said, "We got cable TV here, and the first thing we switched on happened to be
Eraserhead. I said, 'What’s this?' I didn’t know what it was. It was so great. I said, 'Oh, this cable TV has opened up a whole new world. We’re gonna be sitting in front of this thing for centuries. What next?' So starting with
Eraserhead we sit here, click, click, click — nothing."