A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
11/09/1984 (US) • 1h 31m
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
Nancy Thompson
Freddy Krueger
Glen Lantz
Lieutenant Thompson
Marge Thompson
Tina Gray
Rod Lane
Dr. King
Sergeant Parker
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
Recommendations
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58%
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
67%
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55%
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
54%
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76%
New Nightmare
64%
Friday the 13th
64%
Psycho II
65%
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
59%
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72%
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
53%
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73%
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78%
Zelig
74%
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77%
When the Wind Blows
74%
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69%
Scream
74%
Edward Scissorhands
77%
Freddy vs. Jason
61%
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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