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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

R · 1984-11-09 · 1h 31m · EN
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If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming, she won't wake up at all!

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...

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Wes CravenDirector, Writer
Budget
$1.1M
Box office
$57M

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▶ Trailer▶ Re-Release Trailer▶ "You're Nothing" Clip▶ "Your Boyfriend Now" Clip▶ "What Are Dreams" Clip▶ "Way To Go Glen" Clip▶ "Tina Chase" Clip▶ "Just A Dream Ma" Clip

Top billed cast

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John SaxonJohn SaxonLieutenant Donald ThompsonRonee BlakleyRonee BlakleyMarge ThompsonHeather LangenkampHeather LangenkampNancy ThompsonAmanda WyssAmanda WyssTina GrayJsu GarciaJsu GarciaRod LaneJohnny DeppJohnny DeppGlen LantzRobert EnglundRobert EnglundFred KruegerCharles FleischerCharles FleischerDr. KingJoseph WhippJoseph WhippSgt. ParkerLin ShayeLin ShayeTeacherJoe UngerJoe UngerSergeant GarciaMimi CravenMimi CravenNurse

Keywords

DreamMurderAlcoholicTrappedSupernaturalHorrorTeenagerSlasherPsychopathSadismNightmareBooby trapChild murderSleepBoiler roomDisfigurementMedical testSupernatural horrorOhioNightmare becomes reality

Movie DNA

Genre affinityHorrorTheme affinityDream · Murder · AlcoholicDirector preference15235Actor preference84626 · 84627 · 25832Country preferenceUsDecade preference1980

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What is A Nightmare on Elm Street about?

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...

How long is A Nightmare on Elm Street?

A Nightmare on Elm Street has a runtime of 91 minutes.

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