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A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

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

Genres

Horror

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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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Budget

$1800000

Revenue

$57004513

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

09 November 1984

Country

United States of America

Cast

Heather Langenkamp

Heather Langenkamp

Nancy Thompson

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

Freddy Krueger

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Glen Lantz

John Saxon

John Saxon

Lieutenant Thompson

Ronee Blakley

Ronee Blakley

Marge Thompson

Amanda Wyss

Amanda Wyss

Tina Gray

Jsu Garcia

Jsu Garcia

Rod Lane

Charles Fleischer

Charles Fleischer

Dr. King

Joseph Whipp

Joseph Whipp

Sergeant Parker

Ed Call

Ed Call

Mr. Lantz

Sandy Lipton

Sandy Lipton

Mrs. Lantz

Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

Teacher

Joe Unger

Joe Unger

Sergeant Garcia

Mimi Craven

Mimi Craven

Nurse

Jack Shea

Jack Shea

Minister

David Andrews

David Andrews

Foreman

Jeff Levine

Jeff Levine

Coroner

Donna Woodrum

Donna Woodrum

Mrs. Gray

Shashawnee Hall

Shashawnee Hall

Cop #1

Carol Pritikin

Carol Pritikin

Cop #2

Brian Reise

Brian Reise

Cop #3

Ash Adams

Ash Adams

Surfer #1

Don Hannah

Don Hannah

Surfer #2

Leslie Hoffman

Leslie Hoffman

Hallguard

Paul Grenier

Paul Grenier

Mrs. Gray's Boyfriend

Chris Tashima

Chris Tashima

Boy in Nancy's English Class (uncredited)

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