A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Director:

Chuck Russell

Writers:

Wes Craven (story) and
Bruce Wagner (story) ...
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Release Date:

27 February 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Freddy's just around the corner...

Plot:

As Freddy Krueger continues his murdering, the kids, led by Freddie's main opponent in the first film, prepare to fight back.

Plot Keywords:

Nightmare | Freddy Krueger | Dream | Wheelchair | Hypnotism

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Heather Langenkamp	...	Nancy Thompson
Craig Wasson	...	Neil Gordon
Patricia Arquette	...	Kristen Parker
Robert Englund	...	Freddy Krueger
Ken Sagoes	...	Kincaid
Rodney Eastman	...	Joey
Jennifer Rubin	...	Taryn
Bradley Gregg	...	Phillip
Ira Heiden	...	Will
Laurence Fishburne	...	Max (as Larry Fishburne)
Penelope Sudrow	...	Jennifer
John Saxon	...	Thompson
Priscilla Pointer	...	Dr. Elizabeth Simms
Clayton Landey	...	Lorenzo
Brooke Bundy	...	Elaine Parker
Kristen Clayton	...	Little Girl
Sally Piper	...	Nurse #1
Rozlyn Sorrell	...	Nurse #2
Nan Martin	...	Nun
Stacey Alden	...	Marcie
Dick Cavett	...	Himself
Zsa Zsa Gabor	...	Herself
Michael Rougas	...	Priest in Church
Jack Shea	...	Priest in Cemetery
Paul Kent	...	Dr. Carver
Mary Brown	...	Neurosurgeon
Melanie Doctors	...	Girl in Cemetery
Donna Durham	...	Girl in Crowd

Directed by
Chuck Russell

Writing credits
Wes Craven		(story) and
Bruce Wagner		(story)
Wes Craven		(screenplay) and
Bruce Wagner		(screenplay) and
Frank Darabont		(screenplay) and
Chuck Russell		(screenplay)
Wes Craven		(characters)

Produced by
Wes Craven	....	executive producer
Stephen Diener	....	executive producer
Niki Marvin	....	associate producer
Sara Risher	....	co-producer
Robert Shaye	....	producer
Rachel Talalay	....	line producer
Steve Thompson	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Angelo Badalamenti

Cinematography by
Roy H. Wagner

Film Editing by
Terry Stokes
Chuck Weiss

Casting by
Annette Benson

Art Direction by
C.J. Strawn
Mick Strawn

Set Decoration by
James R. Barrows

Costume Design by
Camile Schroeder

Makeup Department
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup effects sequences
H. Wayne Coker	....	key hair stylist
Mike Elizalde	....	puppeteer
Screaming Mad George	....	makeup artist
Lou Manigan	....	assistant makeup artist
Kelly Mann	....	special makeup effects artist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist
Christa Reusch	....	key makeup artist
Mark Shostrom	....	special makeup effects sequences
Kevin Yagher	....	makeup effects: Krueger

Production Management
Joe Fineman	....	post-production supervisor (as Joseph Fineman)
Gerald T. Olson	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Maguire	....	first assistant director
Robin R. Oliver	....	second assistant director (as Robin Randal Oliver)
Dan Perri	....	second unit director

Art Department
César Díez Álava	....	prop man
Batia Grafka	....	property master
Thomas A. O'Conor	....	construction coordinator
Pete von Sholly	....	storyboard artist
Kelly Osborn	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
William Fiege	....	sound
Steve Rice	....	adr editor
Steve Rice	....	dialogue editor
William Shaffer	....	boom operator
David Lewis Yewdall	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Jim Aupperle	....	effects photography supervisor: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
James Belohovek	....	miniatures: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Doug Beswick	....	stop-motion animator: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
R. Christopher Biggs	....	special makeup effects
Yancy Calzada	....	stop-motion puppet construction: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Peter Chesney	....	mechanical special effects
Tom Chesney	....	special effects
Robin L. D'Arcy	....	special effects coordinator
Joel Fletcher	....	effects sculptor
Edward J. Franklin	....	special effects assistant
Christopher Gilman	....	special effects
David Hill	....	special effects assistant
Bernardo F. Munoz	....	special effects
Larry Nikolai	....	illustrator: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
Larry Odien	....	special effects assistant
D. Kerry Prior	....	special effects artist: Dream Quest Images
Sandra Stewart	....	special effects assistant
Mike Tristano	....	cadavers and body parts subcontractor
Mark Bryan Wilson	....	marionette construction: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.

Visual Effects by
Jim Aupperle	....	stop-motion crew
James Balsam	....	motion control camera operator
Yancy Calzada	....	stop-motion crew
Craig Clark	....	special effects animator
Clint Hutchison	....	visual effects editor
Jeff Matakovich	....	visual effects
Daniel P. Moore	....	video operator: visual effects unit
George Muhs	....	visual effects
Michael Talarico	....	visual effects modelmaker
James Valentine	....	rotoscope
Hoyt Yeatman	....	special visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Rick Barker	....	stunt coordinator
Alison Brown	....	stunts (as Alison Lowe-Brown)
Bob K. Cummings	....	stunts
Gregg Dandridge	....	stunts
Joe Gilbride	....	stunts
Gary Littlejohn	....	stunts
Charly Morgan	....	stunts
William R. Perry	....	stunts
Debby Porter	....	stunts
J.D. Silvester	....	stunts
Tony Snegoff	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Bernstein	....	assistant camera
Michael Cardone	....	second camera operator
John Doherty	....	best boy
Giles Dunning	....	second assistant camera
Shane D. Kelly	....	gaffer
Bob Myers	....	grip
Mark Simon	....	assistant camera
Bruce Swift	....	grip
Eric Whitehead	....	grip

Animation Department
Doug Beswick	....	animator: stopmotion

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Donna R. Schultz	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Joe Fineman	....	post-production consultant

Music Department
Andrew Barrett	....	orchestrator
Charles Bernstein	....	composer: music from Nightmare on Elm Street I
Wild Mick Brown	....	composer: song "Dream Warriors"
David Chackler	....	music supervisor
Don Dokken	....	composer: additional music
Don Dokken	....	composer: song "Dream Warriors"
Earl Ghaffari	....	music editor
Ken Harrison	....	composer: additional music
George Lynch	....	composer: song "Dream Warriors"
Ray Niznik	....	score mixer
Jeff Pilson	....	composer: song "Dream Warriors"
Joseph Turrin	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Brent Baker	....	assistant: Greg Cannom
John Blake	....	assistant: Mark Shostrom
Everett Burrell	....	assistant: Kevin Yagher
Cathy Carpenter	....	assistant: Mark Shostrom
Blaine Converse	....	special effects production coordinator
Gino Crognale	....	assistant: Kevin Yagher
Mitch Devane	....	assistant: Kevin Yagher
Steven E Dunn	....	set medic
Keith Edmier	....	assistant: Greg Cannom
Earl Ellis	....	assistant: Greg Cannom
Steven James	....	assistant: Kevin Yagher
James Kagel	....	assistant: Kevin Yagher
David Kindlon	....	assistant: Kevin Yagher
Robert Kurtzman	....	assistant: Mark Shostrom
Tom Lowe	....	production assistant
James McLoughlin	....	assistant: Mark Shostrom
Deborah Moore	....	production accountant
Larry Odien	....	assistant: Greg Cannom
Brian Penikas	....	assistant: Kevin Yagher
Dan Perri	....	title designer: main title sequence
Russell Seifert	....	assistant: Matthew Mungle
Bryant Tausek	....	assistant: Mark Shostrom
John Vulich	....	assistant: Greg Cannom
Don Wyse	....	fire safety

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema (presents)
• Heron Communications (presents)
• Smart Egg Pictures (presents)
• Third Elm Street Venture (copyright owner)

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• Astral Films (1987) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Eurogroup (1987) (France) (theatrical)
• Seven Keys (1987) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Succéfilm AB (1988) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Palace Pictures (198?) (UK) (theatrical)
• Elite Entertainment (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Embassy Communications (19??) (USA) (TV) (distribution/syndication)
• Image Entertainment (1988) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Media Home Entertainment (198?) (USA) (VHS)
• New Line Home Video (199?) (USA) (VHS)
• New Line Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Video Treasures (1996) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Cinema Research (titles) (as Cinema Research Corp.)
• Dream Quest Images

Other Companies

• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Creative Casting  extras casting

Also Known As:

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part III (USA) (closing credits title)

Runtime:

96 min | Portugal:88 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Denmark:15 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2008) | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (TV rating) | Canada:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Italy:VM14 | Mexico:C | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:(Banned) (1988-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The track "Quiet Cool" by Jay Ferguson from the New Line film Quiet Cool (1986), replaced Dokken's "Into The Fire" on the original VHS, Beta and Laserdisc releases.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the Alley scene with Taryn, Freddy Krueger claw is clearly missing a blade on one of the fingers.

Quotes:

Freddy Krueger: What's wrong, Joey? Getting tongue tied?

Movie Connections:

Features Critters (1986)

Soundtrack:

Into the Fire

My Favorite Sequel

When the teenager Kristen Parker (Patricia Arquette) has nightmares with Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), he cuts her wrist and her mother Elaine Parker (Brooke Bundy) believes her daughter wants to commit suicide. Elaine interns Kristen in an institution for therapy with teenagers with dream disorder, where she meets other youngsters having trouble with Freddy Krueger under the treatment of Dr. Elizabeth Simms (Priscilla Pointer) and Dr. Neil Gordon (Craig Wasson). When the intern of dream therapy Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) arrives in the hospital, she discovers that Kristen has the ability to draw other people to her dreams, and she convinces Dr. Gordon that Freddy Kruger does exist and needs to be destroyed. Nancy uses Kristen and the other teenagers together in a group session to join forces against and destroy Freddy Krueger in their common nightmare. Meanwhile Dr. Gordon meets Sister Mary Helena (Nan Martin) that tells him who is Freddy Krueger and how to destroy the evil character forever.

"A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors" is my favorite sequel of Freddy Krueger's franchise. Written by Wes Craven and with the return of Nancy Thompson, the story explains how the evil Freddy Krueger was generated. This movie is also the debut of the gorgeous Patricia Arquette and Jennifer Rubin. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "A Hora do Pesadelo 3: Os Guerreiros dos Sonhos" ("The Hour of the Nightmare 3: The Warriors of the Dreams")