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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) -- In the dreams of his victims, a specteral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) -- In the dreams of his victims, a specteral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) -- In the dreams of his victims, a specteral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   39,565 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Wes Craven (written by)
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Release Date:
16 November 1984 (USA) more
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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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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Genuine Horror Classic more (531 total)

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Additional Details

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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Trivia:
Jack Nicholson and Robin Williams were both seriously considered for the role of Freddy Kruger. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Obvious stunt dummy used when Nancy's mother is pulled through the window in the door at the end. more
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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Blood & Guts (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Nightmare more

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39 out of 47 people found the following comment useful.
Genuine Horror Classic, 26 January 2005
9/10
Author: mjw2305 from England

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

9/10

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