| From the Head | |
| Director: | George Griffith[1] |
| Producer: | Jeffrey Doornbos Russell Gray Christopher Lemole |
| Runtime: | 95 minutes |
| Starring: | George Griffith Matthew Lillard Jeffrey Doornbos Samantha Lemole |
| Language: | English |
| Cinematography: | Martin Matiásek |
| Editing: | John Coniglio |
| Country: | United States |
From the Head is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by George Griffith. The film stars Griffith, Matthew Lillard, Jeffrey Doornbos and Samantha Lemole in the lead roles.
A "micro-budgeted indie", From the Head was touted as the directorial debut of a “veteran strip club bathroom attendant” (Griffith).[2] The movie portrays portraits of the men and women who populate a strip club and their effect on the resident bathroom attendant's psyche.
In his 2018 autobiography, Room To Dream, director David Lynch called it a "beautiful" work and said: "George made a film called From The Head...and when I saw it I knew he'd be a great Ray Monroe" (in Twin Peaks).[3]
The Hollywood Reporter said it was "far more interesting than a film set entirely in a bathroom has a right to be."[4] Shockya gave it an overall B− rating, calling it "a movie of considerable if to-scale surprises."