A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Jack Sholder

Writers:

David Chaskin (written by) and
Wes Craven (characters)

Release Date:

1 November 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The first name in terror returns...

Plot:

A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by Freddy Krueger who is out to possess him to continue his murdering in the real world.

Plot Keywords:

Freddy Krueger | Teenage Boy | Nightmare | Dream | Murder

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mark Patton	...	Jesse Walsh
Kim Myers	...	Lisa Webber
Robert Rusler	...	Ron Grady
Clu Gulager	...	Ken Walsh
Hope Lange	...	Cheryl Walsh
Marshall Bell	...	Coach Schneider
Melinda O. Fee	...	Mrs. Webber
Tom McFadden	...	Mr. Webber (as Thom McFadden)
Sydney Walsh	...	Kerry
Robert Englund	...	Freddy Krueger
Edward Blackoff	...	Biology Teacher
Christie Clark	...	Angela Walsh
Lyman Ward	...	Mr. Grady
Donna Bruce	...	Mrs. Grady
Hart Sprager	...	Teacher

Also Known As:

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (Australia)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2 (USA) (closing credits title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:MA (re-rating 2005) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Mexico:C | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

1428 N. Genesee Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Heron Communications

Trivia:

The song "Touch Me," which is being played in Jesse's room, is an early (and slightly different) version of Cathy Dennis's #2 hit from the early 1990s.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the first basketball launches at the coach after the rack has moved round, it is orange. When it strikes the coach on the head it is white, and then when it hits the ground it is orange but a different ball from the first ball that was launched.

Quotes:

Jesse Walsh: [inside Freddy's body] Kill me, Lisa. Please kill me... I love you, Lisa.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in License to Drive (1988)

Soundtrack:

Touch Me (All Night Long)

Freddy's back to terrorize a confused teenage boy!

Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2 (1985) was the second film in the Freddy Krueger series. This time his main target is the son of a man who just but the Elm Street house. Freddy preys on this sexually confused kid and forces him to do his bidding and uses him to serve his twisted needs. Can poor Jesse over come the strong willpower of Freddy? Will he be able to discover his true self? Watch and find out, you'll be surprised! Strange stuff.

What I liked about this film was the filmmakers tried to do something different, and it almost killed the series. The plot and storyline was too complex and byzantine for you average horror film. Much of the film's hidden context and meaning would go over the heads of most horror film fans. If Sigmund Freud were alive today he would've had a field day trying to figure out this one. Sadly underrated and unfairly neglected..

Strongly recommended