Freddy VS Ghostbusters (2004)

Every town has an Elm Street, and Denver is no exception. The man of your dreams crosses paths with the boys in gray--who will win the battle for 1980's supremecy?

Director:

Hank Braxtan

Writers:

Hank Braxtan, Tim Johnson,

Stars:

J. Michael Weiss, Tim Johnson, Jason Cook

Cast

Credited cast:
J. Michael Weiss	...	Neil Anderson
Tim Johnson	...	Ed Spengler
Jason Cook	...	Eugene O'Fitzpatrick
Bradley J. Roddy	...	Freddy Krueger
Elizabeth Hogan	...	Nancy Ashton
Bradley Griffith	...	Chuck Branson
Bill O'Grady	...	Jared from Subway
Byron Brake	...	Han the Bartender
Harley Goldman	...	Nancy's Father
Darcy Grabowski	...	Phantom
Ken Godshall	...	Phantom
Malcolm MacLean	...	Bar Patron
D.R. Thorstad	...	News Anchor
Scott Douglas	...	Crowd extra
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jason Beadles	...	Bum at Train Station

Storyline

The nightmare is always the same: dirty brown hat, striped sweater, and a glove of razors. Neil is having a lot of trouble sleeping lately, and the terrors are getting worse. Fortunately, help soon arrives in the the form of an old friend, Ed Spengler--nephew of Ghostbuster great Egon Spengler. With the help of their friend Eugene, Ed and Neil establish a Denver division of the Ghostbusters. Before long business is booming, but eventually they know they will have to face off against Freddy Krueger himself.

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Plot Keywords:

freddy krueger | ghostbuster | wilhelm scream | character name in title

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Taglines:

They're here to save Elm street

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

Braxtan Film

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BraxtanFILM

Technical Specs

Runtime:

35 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Proton Pack props used in the film were constructed by Hank Braxtan.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Freddy Krueger: Run, Neil, run!

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Crazy Credits

Best Boy Ever: Brad Griffith

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Connections

Spoofs Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Bad to the Bone"
(uncredited)
Written by George Thorogood
Performed by George Thorogood & The Destroyers

User Reviews

Very good!

I finally managed to see this short film. It was just as I expected it to be: Cheesy, rather poorly acted, yet still funny as hell in an intentional way. The visual effects for the ghosts and makeup effects for Freddy were pretty good considering what an obviously low budget 'Freddy Vs. Ghostbusters' was made with, and I liked a lot of the pop cultural references and parodies they managed to sneak in (i.e. a pretty obvious reference to 'The Matrix' in the climax). One thing I would have done, though, is have Freddy kill one or two more people before the inevitable showdown. I mean, Freddy only has two kills that we see (Though they're both pretty funny, especially the first one), and Neil mentions that Freddy killed a few teens in the area after being released, so maybe they could have shown one or two of those. Still, 'Freddy Vs. Ghostbusters' was easily one of the best fan films I've ever seen for any film genre, and I'll definitely recommend it to my friends!