A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

11/09/1984 (US) • 1h 31m

Horror

If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming she won't wake up at all.

Overview

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

Top Billed Cast

Heather Langenkamp

Nancy Thompson

Robert Englund

Freddy Krueger

Johnny Depp

Glen Lantz

John Saxon

Lieutenant Thompson

Ronee Blakley

Marge Thompson

Amanda Wyss

Tina Gray

Jsu Garcia

Rod Lane

Joseph Whipp

Sergeant Parker


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Part of the A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection

Includes A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,800,000.00

Revenue

$57,004,513.00

Keywords

dreams

nightmare

psychopath

sleep

child murder

supernatural

ohio

murder

slasher

trapped

alcoholic

boiler room

booby trap

disfigurement

medical test

nightmare becomes reality

caffeine

shocking

vexed

frantic

grim

desperate

anxious

supernatural horror

suspenseful

frightened

teen scream

suburban gothic

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