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A Nightmare on Elm Street(1984)

R10/31/1984 (US)Horror1h 31m
73%

Movie Score

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...

Wes Craven

Director

Production Companies

Movie Cast

Heather Langenkamp photo

Heather Langenkamp

Nancy Thompson

Robert Englund photo

Robert Englund

Freddy Krueger

Johnny Depp photo

Johnny Depp

Glen Lantz

John Saxon photo

John Saxon

Lieutenant Thompson

Ronee Blakley photo

Ronee Blakley

Marge Thompson

Amanda Wyss photo

Amanda Wyss

Tina Gray

Jsu Garcia photo

Jsu Garcia

Rod Lane

Joseph Whipp photo

Joseph Whipp

Sergeant Parker

Ed Call photo

Ed Call

Mr. Lantz

Sandy Lipton photo

Sandy Lipton

Mrs. Lantz

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$1,800,000.00

Revenue$57,004,513.00

Production CompanyNew Line Cinema

Original LanguageEnglish

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