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A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming, she won't wake up at all.

Part of A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection

1984•1h 31m•7.3/10
Horror

Ratings

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7.3/10(6K)

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

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Production

New Line Cinema, Smart Egg Pictures, Media Home Entertainment, Cinema 84, The Elm Street Venture

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

John Saxon

John Saxon

Lt. Donald Thompson

Ronee Blakley

Ronee Blakley

Marge Thompson

Heather Langenkamp

Heather Langenkamp

Nancy Thompson

Amanda Wyss

Amanda Wyss

Tina Gray

Jsu Garcia

Jsu Garcia

Rod Lane

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Glen Lantz

Charles Fleischer

Charles Fleischer

Dr. King

Joseph Whipp

Joseph Whipp

Sergeant Parker

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

Fred Krueger

Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

Teacher

Joe Unger

Joe Unger

Sergeant Garcia

Mimi Craven

Mimi Craven

Nurse

Jack Shea

Jack Shea

Minister

Ed Call

Mr. Lantz

Sandy Lipton

Mrs. Lantz

David Andrews

David Andrews

Foreman

Jeff Levine

Coroner

Donna Woodrum

Mrs. Gray

Shashawnee Hall

Shashawnee Hall

Cop #1

Carol Pritikin

Cop #2

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