A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may know the way to defeat him for good.

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writers:

Wes Craven (character), William Kotzwinkle (story),

Stars:

Lisa Wilcox, Andras Jones, Rodney Eastman

2 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lisa Wilcox	...	Alice Johnson
Andras Jones	...	Rick Johnson
Danny Hassel	...	Dan Jordan
Rodney Eastman	...	Joey Crusel
Tuesday Knight	...	Kristen Parker
Ken Sagoes	...	Roland Kincaid
Brooke Bundy	...	Elaine Parker
Nicholas Mele	...	Mr. Dennis Johnson
Toy Newkirk	...	Sheila Kopecky
Brooke Theiss	...	Debbie Stevens
Robert Englund	...	Freddy Krueger
Jacquelyn Masche	...	Mrs. Crusel
Hope Marie Carlton	...	Pin Up Girl
Richard Garrison	...	Doctor
John Beckman	...	Coach

Storyline

Following up the previous Nightmare film, the dream demon Freddy Krueger is resurrected from his apparent demise, and rapidly tracks down and kills all three of the surviving Elm Street kids. However, Kristen (who has the ability to draw others into her dreams) wills her special ability to her friend Alice before her demise. Afterwords, Alice soon realizes that Freddy is taking advantage of that unknown power she now wields to pull a new group of teenage children into his foul domain.

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Plot Keywords:

dream | freddy krueger | nightmare | elm street | demon | 

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Taglines:

Are you ready for Freddy?

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Nightmare On Elm Street

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 August 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Hora do Pesadelo 4: O Mestre dos Sonhos

Filming Locations:

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery - 1831 W. Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$49,369,900 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Heron Communications, Smart Egg Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 99 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A magazine can be seen in Kristen's room that has a picture of Johnny Depp, who starred in the original 'Nightmare on Elm Street, A (1984)' film and had a brief cameo in the sixth film of the series, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare.

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Goofs

When referring to the famous Elm Street house, Kristen says, "It's his home," but Freddy never actually lived there.

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Quotes

Alice Johnson: You have no right to stop me. If you just knew what was going on.
Mr. Dennis Johnson: I know very much what's going on with you and your friends.
Alice Johnson: Yeah, everybody thinks they know. But they don't.
Mr. Dennis Johnson: Look at me, Alice. I lost Rick because I didn't watch him. I don't want to lose you. We're all we have.

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Crazy Credits

A text before the opening credits reads as follows: "When deep sleep falleth on men, fear came apon me. And trembling which made all my bones to shake" -Job IV, 13-14

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Connections

Featured in The House That Freddy Built (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Under the Night Stars"
Performed by Sea Hags
Available on "Sea Hags"

User Reviews

An Ok Entry

Freddy is ressurected once again,to kill teens. Once he's killed all the elm street kids. He is powerless,until he meets The Dream Master Alice. Then a war begins. Englund leans more to comedy in this entry,but is still creepy. Not very good.

2.5/4