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A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)

R 89 min  -  Fantasy | Horror | Thriller  -   11 August 1989 (USA)
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Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again... See full summary »

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Writers:

Wes Craven (characters), John Skipp (story), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Englund ...
Lisa Wilcox ...
Kelly Jo Minter ...
Danny Hassel Danny Hassel ...
Erika Anderson Erika Anderson ...
Nicholas Mele Nicholas Mele ...
Dennis Johnson (as Nick Mele)
Joe Seely Joe Seely ...
Valorie Armstrong Valorie Armstrong ...
Burr DeBenning Burr DeBenning ...
Clarence Felder ...
Michael Ashton Michael Ashton ...
Beatrice Boepple Beatrice Boepple ...
Matthew Borlenghi ...
Jock (as Matt Borlenghi)
Noble Craig Noble Craig ...
E.R. Davies E.R. Davies ...
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Storyline

Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of Alice's unborn child. His intention is to be "born again" into the real world. The only one who can stop Freddy is his dead mother, but can Alice free her spirit in time to save her own son? Written by David Thiel <d-thiel@uiuc.edu>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Dream | Freddy Krueger | Nightmare | Pregnancy | Gore  | See more »

Taglines:

Now Freddy's A Daddy, He's Killing For Two. 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 Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,115,176 (USA) (13 August 1989)

Gross:

$22,168,359 (USA) (29 October 1989)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White  | Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The graduation sequence was cut down significantly to speed up the pacing of the film. As a result, there are several continuity errors. Among the cut footage was Dan's graduation speech, dialogue between Greta and Racine, a rap between Yvonne, Alice, and Greta, additional dialogue about parents and future plans, and a scene in which Alice's father gives her a camera she had been saving up for as a graduation present before she went to Paris (if you watch closely, you can see Alice hand her father a camera before they go to take the group picture). See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Bending blade seen on Freddy's glove before he kisses Alice. See more »

Quotes

Alice Johnson: What's wrong with me?
Yvonne: Nothing. You're just a little pregnant.
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Connections

References Top Gun (1986) See more »

Soundtracks

"LET'S GO"
Performed by Kool Moe Dee
Written by M. Dewese
Produced by LaVaba Malison and Mohanndas Dewese
1988 Zomba Recording Corporation
An Original Sound Recording Made By Zomba Recording Corp. See more »