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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) -- In the dreams of his victims, a specteral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) -- In the dreams of his victims, a specteral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) -- In the dreams of his victims, a specteral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him.
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Overview

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Director:
Writer:
Wes Craven (written by)
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Release Date:
16 November 1984 (USA) more
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Tagline:
She is the only one who can stop it... if she fails, no one survives. more
Plot:
In the dreams of his victims, a specteral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
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A real horror classic and among the best of all time. more (531 total)

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Runtime:
91 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:MA (2005 re-rating) | Portugal:M/18 | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2007) | West Germany:18 (original rating) (1984) | Singapore:PG (heavily cut) | New Zealand:R16 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 (re-rating) | Mexico:C | Peru:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1987) (cut) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

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Trivia:
Wes Craven choose the colors red and green for Freddy's sweater because he read that those two colors are the hardest for the eye to process together. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During her nightmare in the dream clinic, Nancy pulls Freddy's hat out of her dream and into reality. Later during Nancy's final nightmare, Freddy grabs her suddenly, and for that one brief shot is wearing his hat, then he remains hatless for the rest of the film. more
Quotes:
Fred Krueger: I'm your boyfriend now, Nancy. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Nightmare more

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37 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
A real horror classic and among the best of all time., 20 February 2005
10/10
Author: Boba_Fett1138 from Groningen, The Netherlands

This movie might very well be one of the best horror movies of all time, together with movies like "Poltergeist", "Dawn of the Dead (1978)" "The Exorcist" and "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)".

I didn't expected it to be but this movie was just brilliant. Certainly the best slasher movie ever made. There are several things that make this movie a good horror classic. Of course the classic 'killer' Freddy Kruger is one of them. Another thing is the concept. Yes, the story of course is just simply ridiculous at times but it's the perfect concept to fill a movie with, with some scary scene's and brutal killings with tons of blood.

The movie has the same scary gritty atmosphere like a horror movie from the 70's, when the horror genre was at an all-time high.

The actors are giving their best but some of the dialog is just plain cheesy. Still I think that the actors should deserve more credit then they are getting right now, especially Johnny Depp made a impressive movie debut. The talent was already showing, back then. His role in this movie was way bigger than I expected it to be by the way.

Really entertaining horror classic. Some things might look cheesy, especially the ending (I really laughed my butt off!) and the story in general but the atmosphere, gore and Kruger make up everything! Guess you have to be a fan of the genre to fully appreciate it though.

10/10

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