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Writer:
Wes Craven (written by)
Release Date:
16 November 1984 (USA)
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Tagline:
She is the only one who can stop it... if she fails, no one survives. more
Plot:
In the dreams of his victims, a specteral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him. full summary | full synopsis
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2 wins
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3 nominations
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | John Saxon | ... | Lt. Thompson |
| Ronee Blakley | ... | Marge Thompson |
| Heather Langenkamp | ... | Nancy Thompson |
| Amanda Wyss | ... | Tina Gray |
 | Jsu Garcia | ... | Rod Lane (as Nick Corri) |
 | Johnny Depp | ... | Glen Lantz |
 | Charles Fleischer | ... | Dr. King |
| Joseph Whipp | ... | Sgt. Parker |
 | Robert Englund | ... | Fred Krueger |
 | Lin Shaye | ... | Teacher |
 | Joe Unger | ... | Sgt. Garcia |
| Mimi Craven | ... | Nurse (as Mimi Meyer-Craven) |
| Jack Shea | ... | Minister |
| Ed Call | ... | Mr. Lantz |
| Sandy Lipton | ... | Mrs. Lantz |
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Runtime:
91 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:MA (2005 re-rating) |
Portugal:M/18 |
Iceland:16 |
Germany:16 (re-rating) (2007) |
West Germany:18 (original rating) (1984) |
Singapore:PG (heavily cut) |
New Zealand:R16 (DVD rating) |
Netherlands:16 |
Singapore:M18 |
Italy:VM18 (original rating) |
South Korea:18 |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:R (original rating) |
Canada:R |
Finland:K-18 |
France:-12 |
Ireland:18 |
Italy:VM14 (re-rating) |
Mexico:C |
Peru:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
Canada:18+ (Quebec) |
Norway:18 (video premiere) (1987) (cut) |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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Jack Nicholson and Robin Williams were both seriously considered for the role of Freddy Kruger.
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Revealing mistakes: Obvious stunt dummy used when Nancy's mother is pulled through the window in the door at the end.
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Quotes:
Nancy:
[Referring to the Balinese way of dreaming] But what if they meet a monster in their dreams, then what?
Glen Lantz: They turn their back on it. Take away its energy and it disappears.
Nancy: But what happens if they don't do that?
Glen Lantz: Well I guess those people don't wake up to tell what happens.
Nancy: [sighing] Great.
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Glen Lantz: They turn their back on it. Take away its energy and it disappears.
Nancy: But what happens if they don't do that?
Glen Lantz: Well I guess those people don't wake up to tell what happens.
Nancy: [sighing] Great.
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Referenced in Blood & Guts (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Nightmare
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Is ANOES based on fact?Who/what inspired the character of Freddy?
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Wes Craven created Freddy Krueger and when he did the world of Horror welcomed a great new character to its screens (or should that be its Screams).
Freddy, a child murderer in life, now hunts the children of the men and women that killed him, while they sleep.
Very gory, tense and full of over the top deaths scenes A Nightmare on Elm Street brought something new to the Horror Genre, and will go down in history in recognition of this.
The rarity of the film, is the character of Freddy, because he actually has character without distracting from the terror (in this outing at least)
Thanks Wes
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