title: From the Head
text: # From the Head
  
  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.
  
  ## Plot
  
  A "micro-budgeted indie", From the Head was touted as the directorial debut of a “veteran strip club bathroom attendant” (Griffith). The movie portrays portraits of the men and women who populate a strip club and their effect on the resident bathroom attendant's psyche.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * George Griffith as Shoes
  * Matthew Lillard as Jimmy
  * Jeffrey Doornbos as Gordy
  * Samantha Lemole as Ruby
  * Ahna O'Reilly as Lily
  * Jon Polito as Vinnie
  * James Urbaniak as Danny
  * Amy Sloan as Sophia
  * Giuseppe Andrews as Ramone
  
  ## Reception
  
  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).
  
  The Hollywood Reporter said it was "far more interesting than a film set entirely in a bathroom has a right to be." Shockya gave it an overall B− rating, calling it "a movie of considerable if to-scale surprises."
  
  