A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984
1h 31m
7.4

7.4/10

6,032 votes • View on IMDb
Horror

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

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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Status: Released

Budget: $1,800,000

Revenue: $57,004,513

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
New Line Cinema Smart Egg Pictures Media Home Entertainment Cinema 84 The Elm Street Venture
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

dreams nightmare psychopath sleep child murder supernatural halloween ohio murder slasher trapped alcoholic boiler room booby trap disfigurement medical test nightmare becomes reality caffeine shocking vexed frantic grim desperate anxious supernatural horror suspenseful frightened suburban gothic

Quick Facts

Release Date November 9, 1984
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0087800

Cast

Heather Langenkamp
Heather Langenkamp

Nancy Thompson

Robert Englund
Robert Englund

Fred Krueger

Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp

Glen Lantz

Amanda Wyss
Amanda Wyss

Tina Gray

Jsu Garcia
Jsu Garcia

Rod Lane

John Saxon
John Saxon

Lt. Thompson

Ronee Blakley
Ronee Blakley

Marge Thompson

Charles Fleischer
Charles Fleischer

Dr. King

Joseph Whipp
Joseph Whipp

Sgt. Parker

Lin Shaye
Lin Shaye

Teacher

Joe Unger
Joe Unger

Sgt. Garcia

Mimi Craven
Mimi Craven

Nurse

Key Crew

Wes Craven
Director
Robert Shaye
Producer
Joseph Wolf
Executive Producer
Stanley Dudelson
Executive Producer
Sara Risher
Producer
John Burrows
Producer
Wes Craven
Writer