A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writers:

Wes Craven (character)
William Kotzwinkle (story) ...
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Release Date:

19 August 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

You shouldn't have buried me, I'm not dead

Plot:

Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may know the way to defeat him for good.

Plot Keywords:

Dream | Freddy Krueger | Nightmare | Fedora | Movie Theater

Awards:

2 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Tuesday Knight	...	Kristen Parker
Ken Sagoes	...	Roland Kincaid
Rodney Eastman	...	Joey Crusel
Lisa Wilcox	...	Alice Johnson
Andras Jones	...	Rick Johnson
Danny Hassel	...	Dan Jordan
Brooke Theiss	...	Debbie Stevens
Toy Newkirk	...	Sheila Kopecky
Robert Englund	...	Freddy Krueger
Nicholas Mele	...	Mr. Dennis Johnson
Brooke Bundy	...	Elaine Parker
Jacquelyn Masche	...	Mrs. Crusel
Hope Marie Carlton	...	Pin Up Girl
Richard Garrison	...	Doctor
John Beckman	...	Coach
Mickey Yablans	...	Buddy in Locker Room
Kristen Clayton	...	Alice (Girl in Freddy's house)
Jody Montana	...	Buddy in Diner
Cheryl Richardson	...	Girl
Linnea Quigley	...	Soul from Freddy's Chest
Joie Magidow	...	Physics Teacher
Joanna Lipari	...	Nurse
Wanda Bursey	...	Friend in Mourning
Kisha Brackel	...	Friend
Pat O'Neal	...	Student
Duane Davis	...	Jock
Jeff Levine	...	Paramedic
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Shaye	...	Lecturer (as L.E. Moko)
Renny Harlin	...	Student in classroom (uncredited)

Directed by
Renny Harlin

Writing credits
Wes Craven		(character)
William Kotzwinkle		(story) and
Brian Helgeland		(story)
Brian Helgeland		(screenplay) and
Jim Wheat		(screenplay) (as Scott Pierce) &
Ken Wheat		(screenplay) (as Scott Pierce)

Produced by
Stephen Diener	....	executive producer
Karen Koch	....	associate producer
Sara Risher	....	executive producer
Robert Shaye	....	producer
Rachel Talalay	....	producer

Original Music by
Craig Safan

Cinematography by
Steven Fierberg

Film Editing by
Michael N. Knue
Jack Tucker
Chuck Weiss

Casting by
Annette Benson

Production Design by
C.J. Strawn
Mick Strawn

Art Direction by
Thomas A. O'Conor

Costume Design by
Audrey M. Bansmer

Makeup Department
Howard Berger	....	makeup application: Freddy Krueger, Kevin Yagher Productions
R. Christopher Biggs	....	additional makeup effects creator
R. Christopher Biggs	....	key makeup effects: R. Chris Biggs EFX Shop
R. Christopher Biggs	....	special makeup effects artist
John Carl Buechler	....	special makeup effects artist
John Criswell	....	makeup effects mechanical: R. Chris Biggs EFX Shop
Bill Forsche	....	special makeup effects artist
Screaming Mad George	....	makeup artist
Steve Johnson	....	special makeup effects
Roger McCoin	....	makeup effects mechanical: R. Chris Biggs EFX Shop
Bart Mixon	....	special makeup effects artist
Suzanne Parker Sanders	....	makeup department head
Alicia M. Tripi	....	hair stylist
Brian Wade	....	special makeup effects artist
AJ Workman	....	makeup effects mechanical: R. Chris Biggs EFX Shop
Kevin Yagher	....	makeup creator: Freddy Krueger
Kevin Yagher	....	special makeup effects
Vera Yurtchuk	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Karen Koch	....	production manager
Deborah Moore	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Chesney	....	second unit director
Cathy Gesualdo	....	second assistant director
Cathy Gesualdo	....	second unit director
Whitney R. Hunter	....	first assistant director: second unit
Randy Paik	....	second assistant director: third unit
Dean Raphael Ferrandini	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Paul Byers	....	property master
David T. Cannon	....	construction coordinator
Rebecca Carriaga	....	assistant art director
Bradford Johnson	....	on-set dresser
Thomas D. Krausz	....	painter
Jim Landis	....	assistant property master
Pete von Sholly	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Nicholas R. Allen	....	sound mixer
Jim Bryan	....	sound effects editor
Ed Callahan	....	sound effects editor
Ed Fassl	....	sound editor
Robert Fitzgerald	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Herbick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Maslow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Meredith	....	assistant sound editor
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Yaffe	....	sound mixer: second unit
John Travers	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Bill Barschdorf	....	key technician: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Martin Becker	....	additional mechanical effects: Reel EFX, Inc.
Nick Benson	....	special effects
Kristina Birkmayer	....	production coordinator: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Roger Borelli	....	first assistant: R. Chris Biggs EFX Shop
John Carl Buechler	....	creator: aged Alice makeups; Freddy's chests of souls; chest hole and horror pizza
Camille Calvet	....	first assistant: R. Chris Biggs EFX Shop
Rik Carter	....	special effects makeup
Tom Chesney	....	special effects technician
Scott Coulter	....	first assistant: R. Chris Biggs EFX Shop
Scott Coulter	....	special effects makeup
Robin L. D'Arcy	....	special effects coordinator
Roberto dePalma	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Eric Fiedler	....	shop foreman: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
David Fletcher	....	special effects foreman
Bill Forsche	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
John Foster	....	production manager: Magical Media Industries, Inc.
Mark Garbarino	....	technician: Screaming Mad George, Inc.
Screaming Mad George	....	creator: cockroach death sequence
Jim Gill	....	additional mechanical effects: Reel EFX, Inc.
Mecki Heussen	....	special makeup and mechanical construction: Magical Media Industries, Inc.
Greg Johnson	....	lab technician: Magical Media Industries, Inc.
Steve Johnson	....	creator: Freddy's death sequence
Adam Jones	....	first assistant: R. Chris Biggs EFX Shop
Makio Kida	....	technician: Screaming Mad George, Inc.
Shimpei Kitamura	....	technician: Screaming Mad George, Inc.
Tom Lauten	....	first assistant: R. Chris Biggs EFX Shop
Michael Levitre	....	technician: Screaming Mad George, Inc.
Leonard MacDonald	....	key technician: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Kelly Mann	....	special effects
Dave Matherly	....	technician: Screaming Mad George, Inc.
Hal Miles	....	stop motion replacement animation consultant
Dean W. Miller	....	special effects
Bart Mixon	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Linda Obalil	....	physics test animator: Motion Opticals
Scott Pierce	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Joe Podnar	....	moldmaker: Magical Media Industries, Inc.
D. Kerry Prior	....	special effects artist: Dream Quest Images
Timothy Ralston	....	mechanical construction: Magical Media Industries, Inc.
Chris Robbins	....	lab technician: Magical Media Industries, Inc.
Patrick Simmons	....	lab technician: Magical Media Industries, Inc.
Mark Sisson	....	first assistant: R. Chris Biggs EFX Shop
Joseph Smick	....	rigger: R. Chris Biggs EFX Shop
Heidi Snyder	....	head sculptor: Magical Media Industries, Inc.
Carl Sorensen	....	lab technician: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
Sandra Stewart	....	special effects assistant
Michiko Tagawa	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Wayne Toth	....	lab technician: Magical Media Industries, Inc.
Tony Tremblay	....	mechanical fan
Todd Vander Pluym	....	castles and sandmotion (as Todd Van Der Pluyn)
Brian Wade	....	technician: Screaming Mad George, Inc.
Brian Wade	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Scott Wheeler	....	technician: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
AJ Workman	....	special effects
Sarah Costello	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
James Balsam	....	motion control camera operator
Barbara Anne Bock	....	effects crew
Paul Hettler	....	visual effects
Jody Rogers	....	visual effects editor
Hoyt Yeatman	....	special visual effects: DQI (uncredited)

Stunts
Rick Barker	....	stunt coordinator
Martin Bresin	....	stunts (as Marty Bressin)
Geoff Brewer	....	stunts (as Geof Brewer)
Alison Brown	....	stunts
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunts
Gregg Dandridge	....	stunts
Thomas Dewier	....	stunts (as Thomas De Wier)
Danny Epper	....	stunts (as Daniel Epper)
Dean Raphael Ferrandini	....	stunts
Rick Kahana	....	stunts
Robert Keller	....	stunts
Maria R. Kelly	....	stunts
Paul M. Lane	....	stunts
Shawn Lane	....	utility stunts
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
Lisa McCullough	....	stunts
Paula Marie Moody	....	stunts
Noon Orsatti	....	stunts
William R. Perry	....	stunts
Debby Porter	....	stunts
Rick Prieto	....	stunts
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunts
Kimberly L. Ryusaki	....	stunts (as Kimberly Ryusaki)
John Sherrod	....	stunts
Jennifer Watson-Johnston	....	stunts (as Jennifer Watson)

Camera and Electrical Department
Giles Dunning	....	second assistant camera
Gene Hara	....	electrician
Bob Myers	....	grip
Charles 'Chaz' Norcross	....	grip
David M. Rakoczy	....	electrician
Brian Tilden	....	electrician
Christopher Tufty	....	director of photography: additional photography
Paul Trimble	....	grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Philip Maldonado	....	set costumer

Music Department
David Chackler	....	music supervisor
Michael Chapman	....	song producer
Earl Ghaffari	....	music editor

Other crew
Frank Catalano	....	consultant
Craig Caton	....	creature crew
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Eric Clarke	....	production assistant
Annette Haywood-Carter	....	script supervisor
Dixie Jones	....	assistant production accountant
Eric McLeod	....	production coordinator
James Valentine	....	rotoscope supervisor
Donn Warr Lewis	....	intern
Don Wyse	....	fire safety

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema (presents)
• Heron Communications (presents)
• Smart Egg Pictures (presents)

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• Norstar Releasing (198?) (Canada) (theatrical)
• CBS / Fox Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (1989) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Media Home Entertainment (198?) (USA) (VHS)
• New Line Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Video Treasures (1996) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Art and Magic (additional makeup effects)
• Dream Quest Images (special visual effects)
• Image Engineering (mechanical special effects)
• Kevin Yagher Productions (make-up: "Freddy Krueger")
• Magical Media Industries (make-up effects: "Freddy's chest of souls", "Freddy's hole in the chest", "horror pizza" and aged "Alice" prosthetics)
• Reel Efx (additional mechanical effects)
• Screaming Mad George Inc. (make-up effects: "cockroach death sequence")
• Steve Johnson's XFX (make-up effects: "Freddy's death sequence")

Other Companies

• Chrysalis Records  soundtrack released by
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 (original rating) (cut) | Germany:18 (re-rating) (uncut) | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1989) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1988) | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:18A | France:-12 | Mexico:C | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2001, video) | UK:18 (original rating) | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The name of the diner where Alice works is called the "Crave Inn", a reference to series creator Wes Craven.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Crew member reflected in Alice's Dad's car window when she pulls off from the hospital

Quotes:

Freddy Krueger: [being served a pizza pie consisting of living human faces] Mmm... the usual. My favorite. Mmm... Eeney, meeney, miney... MOE!
[stabs Rick's face with his glove]
Freddy Krueger: Mmm... Rick, you little meatball. I love soul food. Bring me more.
[notices Debbie and laughs]
Freddy Krueger: Your shift is over.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Love Kills

Well it ain't Dr. Seuss

Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2) directs Dream Master, the fourth entry in the franchise about a maniacal dreamstalker named Freddy Kruger. The entry is extremely passable and enjoyable.

The survivors of Dream Warriors are still haunted by memories of Freddy Kruger. But Freddy isn't quite dead as he picks up his glove and takes up where he left off...with vengeance. The only flaw in his plan: a shy outcast named Alice who harbors powers that will enable her to do battle with Kruger as she assumes qualities of past Freddy victims.

Although some of the more interesting characters are sacrificed first, the Nightmare franchise proves to be deeper and more original than any other slasher series around. Some inventive deaths and imagery on display as Robert Englund devours the scenery as Freddy.