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

R 93 min  -  Fantasy | Horror | Thriller  -   19 August 1988 (USA)
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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), and 4 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lisa Wilcox ...
Andras Jones ...
Danny Hassel Danny Hassel ...
Rodney Eastman Rodney Eastman ...
Tuesday Knight ...
Ken Sagoes Ken Sagoes ...
Brooke Bundy Brooke Bundy ...
Nicholas Mele Nicholas Mele ...
Toy Newkirk Toy Newkirk ...
Brooke Theiss ...
Robert Englund ...
Jacquelyn Masche ...
Hope Marie Carlton Hope Marie Carlton ...
Richard Garrison Richard Garrison ...
John Beckman John Beckman ...
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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. Written by David Thiel <d-thiel@uiuc.edu>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Dream | Freddy Krueger | Nightmare | Water Fountain | Lucid Dream  | See more »

Taglines:

The Name's Krueger...FREDDY KRUEGER [UK] See more »

Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Hora do Pesadelo 4: O Mestre dos Sonhos See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,833,403 (USA) (21 August 1988)

Gross:

$49,369,899 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The two gravestones visible behind Kristen Parker's and Roland Kincaid's are for Donald & Nancy Thompson, characters from A Nightmare on Elm Street and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the beginning when Kristen is walking towards the little girl, she is facing her. But when she gets closer she comes from behind See more »

Quotes

[after Kristen calls in Alice]
Freddy Krueger: How sweet. Fresh meat.
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Crazy Credits

(c) MCMLXXXVIII the 4th elm street adventure (information at the end of the credits on the 1999 DVD ultimate collectors box set) See more »

Connections

Featured in Night Terrors (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Are You Ready For Freddy?"
Performed by The Fat Boys
(played during end credits) See more »