Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Rachel Talalay

Writers (WGA):

Wes Craven (characters)
Rachel Talalay (story)

Release Date:

13 September 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

You Think You Know About Dreams... You Know Nothing!

Plot:

Freddy Krueger returns once again to haunt both the dreams of his daughter and Springwood's last surviving teenager.

Plot Keywords:

Freddy Krueger | Dream | Nightmare | Teenager | Disfigurement

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Robert Englund	...	Freddy Krueger
Lisa Zane	...	Maggie Burroughs
Shon Greenblatt	...	John Doe
Lezlie Deane	...	Tracy
Ricky Dean Logan	...	Carlos
Breckin Meyer	...	Spencer
Yaphet Kotto	...	Doc
Tom Arnold	...	Childless Man (as Mr. Tom Arnold)
Roseanne	...	Childless Woman (as Mrs. Tom Arnold)
Elinor Donahue	...	Orphanage Woman
Johnny Depp	...	Guy on TV (as Oprah Noodlemantra)
Cassandra Rachel Friel	...	Little Maggie / Katherine Krueger
David Dunard	...	Kelly
Marilyn Rockafellow	...	Mrs. Burroughs
Virginia Peters	...	Woman in Plane

Also Known As:

A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: Freddy's Dead - The Final Nightmare (Australia) (DVD box title)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: The Dream Lover (USA) (alternative title)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 666: Freddy's Dead (USA) (working title)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 6: Freddy's Dead (USA) (working title)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 6: The Final Nightmare (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for horror violence, and for language and drug content.

Runtime:

89 min | USA:105 min (original release) | USA:93 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Mexico:C | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Canada:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Bailey Canyon Wilderness Park, Sierra Madre, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Cameo: [Alice Cooper]Freddy's abusive pimp father.

Goofs:

Continuity: During Carlos's nightmare sequence, Freddy cuts off Carlos's ear. The ear reappears and disappears in subsequent shots.

Quotes:

Spencer's Father: Be like me.
[Fells Spencer]
Spencer's Father: Be like me, be like me.
Freddy Krueger: Father knows best.
[after grabbing the tennis racket and while hitting him with it]
Spencer: I'm not like you! I don't wanna be like you! Not like you!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Happy Father's Day

Freddy Krueger (Robert Engund) brings the last survivor of Sprinwood to a big city. The police withdraw the teenager with amnesia from the streets and bring him to a shelter under the care of Maggie Burroughs (Lisa Zane). She finds a picture of her hometown Springwood in his few belongings and decides to take the John Doe (Shon Greenblatt) back to the town trying to recover his memory. During the travel to Springwood, she finds three others interns hidden in the van. When they reach Springwood, Maggie discovers that she was adopted by her mother and her father is Freddy Krueger.

"Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare" is the sixth part of this classic movie and is a very weak and disappointing sequel. The story is silly, with a dark humor that never works, despite the cameo of Johnny Depp. Further, it shows a total lack of imagination of the writer, and proves that the franchise is exhausted. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "A Hora do Pesadelo 6: Pesadelo Final – A Morte de Freddy" ("The Hour of the Nightmare 6: Final Nightmare – The Death of Freddy")