A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Writers (WGA):

Wes Craven (characters)
John Skipp (story) ...

Release Date:

11 August 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

It's A Boy!

Plot:

Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again...

Plot Keywords:

Dream | Nightmare | Freddy Krueger | Nun | Returning Character Killed Off

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Robert Englund	...	Freddy Krueger / Featured Maniac
Lisa Wilcox	...	Alice Johnson
Kelly Jo Minter	...	Yvonne
Danny Hassel	...	Dan Jordan
Erika Anderson	...	Greta Gibson
Nicholas Mele	...	Dennis Johnson (as Nick Mele)
Joe Seely	...	Mark Gray
Valorie Armstrong	...	Mrs. Jordan
Burr DeBenning	...	Mr. Jordan
Clarence Felder	...	Mr. Gray
Michael Ashton	...	Gurney Orderly
Beatrice Boepple	...	Amanda Krueger
Matthew Borlenghi	...	Jock (as Matt Borlenghi)
Noble Craig	...	Merging Freddy
E.R. Davies	...	Delivery Doctor

Also Known As:

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (USA) (poster title)
Nightmare on Elm Street 5 (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:16 (re-rating) (2007) | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Iceland:(Banned) | Mexico:C | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The "Freddybike" has a license plate that can be seen for a few seconds and says "FREDDY". It's a California tag.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Greta has an argument with her mother during the Dinner party, while the camera goes to her mother for the second time, the black woman on the right puts her glass of wine on the table and it doesn't make any sound. However when the camera faces Greta again the black woman (on the left side of the screen now) has the glass again in her and and puts it down again, however this time the glass does make a sound.

Quotes:

Mark Gray: [seeing someone cut their hand on a beer bottle] God, I could have gone all night without looking at that.
Greta Gibson: You know, I think it's very strange how you draw your comics loaded with blood and guts. That freaks you out.
Dan Jordan: Yeah, it's just a little blood, guy.
Mark Gray: I know what it is, you big, dumb jock.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Soundtrack:

LET'S GO

* * out of 4.

Never mind Freddy's return is never explained, this installment has terrific effects, and style to burn with Robert Englund giving it his all, but this series is getting old fast. In this entry, Freddy (Englund) is trying to control the unborn child of part four's survivor and murdering all her friends in the process. The black and white sequence is a highlight. Unrated; Extreme Graphic Violence, Sexual Situations, Profanity, and Brief Nudity.