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A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

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A Nightmare on Elm Street

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

1984

1h 31m

7.3(5825 votes)

Horror

Overview

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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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Heather Langenkamp

Heather Langenkamp

Nancy Thompson

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Glen Lantz

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

Fred Krueger

Amanda Wyss

Amanda Wyss

Tina Gray

Jsu Garcia

Jsu Garcia

Rod Lane

John Saxon

John Saxon

Lt. Donald Thompson

Ronee Blakley

Ronee Blakley

Marge Thompson

Charles Fleischer

Charles Fleischer

Dr. King

Joseph Whipp

Joseph Whipp

Sergeant Parker

Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

Teacher

Creative team

Directed by: Wes Craven
Written by: Wes Craven
Produced by: Robert Shaye
John Burrows

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