If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming, she won't wake up at all.
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...
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) is a horror film directed by Wes Craven, released on November 9, 1984 with a runtime of 1h 31m. It stars Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund and Amanda Wyss. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 5,914 ratings.
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Heather Langenkamp
as Nancy Thompson
Johnny Depp
as Glen Lantz
Robert Englund
as Fred Krueger
Amanda Wyss
as Tina Gray
Jsu Garcia
as Rod Lane
John Saxon
as Lt. Donald Thompson
Ronee Blakley
as Marge Thompson
Charles Fleischer
as Dr. King
Joseph Whipp
as Sergeant Parker
Lin Shaye
as Teacher
Joe Unger
as Sergeant Garcia
Mimi Craven
as Nurse
Directed by Wes Craven, written by Wes Craven, produced by Robert Shaye, John Burrows and Sara Risher.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 5,914 ratings.
Dream Attack. The kids of Elm Street appear to be having the same bad dream, one in which a scarred faced bogeyman in a stripy jumper hunts them with knives attached to his fingers. When the dream becomes a reality for one of the kids, and the worst happens, Nancy Thompson risks all to bring the bogeyman into the open. Stupendous horror movie, one that not even the ream of sequels, spin- offs and cartoons could…
Reviewed on May 3, 2015
5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My personal favorite slasher horror film that goes well with my Halloween costume, which itself is an accessory to this horror treasure of the 1980s decade!!!
Reviewed on April 3, 2022
The nightmare that started it all. Made us all scared to go to to sleep. My favorite horror series next to Friday the 13th. Love this movie.
Reviewed on April 17, 2023
This is the ultimate in slasher-horror that thrives on the basis that it is, at times, genuinely quite scary, and it doesn't take itself too seriously. Robert Englund is super as the legendary "Freddie Krueger" who, complete with his razor sharp right hand, takes over the dreams of the teenage children of parents who had been responsible for his gruesome death many years earlier. When a terrorised "Nancy" (Heather…
Reviewed on June 8, 2023
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Spectrum On Demand. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) includes Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Amanda Wyss and Jsu Garcia. The film was directed by Wes Craven. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
A Nightmare on Elm Street was released on November 9, 1984 and runs for 1h 31m.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 5,914 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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