A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

A re-imagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people in their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality.

Director:

Samuel Bayer

Writers:

Wesley Strick (screenplay), Eric Heisserer (screenplay),

Stars:

Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Earle Haley	...	Freddy Krueger
Kyle Gallner	...	Quentin Smith
Rooney Mara	...	Nancy Holbrook
Katie Cassidy	...	Kris Fowles
Thomas Dekker	...	Jesse Braun
Kellan Lutz	...	Dean Russell
Clancy Brown	...	Alan Smith
Connie Britton	...	Dr. Gwen Holbrook
Lia D. Mortensen	...	Nora Fowles (as Lia Mortensen)
Julianna Damm	...	Little Kris
Christian Stolte	...	Jesse's Father
Katie Schooping Knight	...	Creepy Girl #1
Hailey Schooping Knight	...	Creepy Girl #2
Leah Uteg	...	Creepy Girl #3
Don Robert Cass	...	History Teacher

Storyline

Death stalks the dreams of several young adults to claim its revenge on the killing of Freddy Kruger. Chased and chastised by this finger-bladed demon, it is the awakening of old memories and the denials of a past of retribution that spurns this hellish vision of a dreamlike state and turns death into a nightmare reality.

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Plot Keywords:

death | dream | nightmare | freddy krueger | revenge | 

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Taglines:

Welcome to Your New Nightmare.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, disturbing images, terror and language

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [France] Warner Bros. [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Nightmare on Elm Street 9

Filming Locations:

Barrington, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,342,837 (UK) (7 May 2010)

Gross:

$63,059,655 (USA) (9 July 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Platinum Dunes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The casting of Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy originally started as a rumor. During multiple interviews, Jackie acknowledged the rumors, stating that he would enjoy playing the character. He was eventually cast as Freddy.

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Goofs

When Nancy (Rooney Mara) and Quentin are in the book store discussing theory's about what is going on, Quentin says Rooney instead of Nancy.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dean Russell: Can I have another? Hey. Can I have some more coffee, please?

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Connections

Referenced in Blood and Guts with Scott Ian: Best of Season 1 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Jump Rope"
from A Nightmare on Elm Street
Written by Charles Bernstein

User Reviews

Where was the whimsical world of nightmares?

The first scene was my favorite part. Through the remainder of the movie Freddy's voice became more of an annoyance and distraction than a cause for fear (very similar to Christian Bale's Batman). I entered the movie expecting to get whisked away to the wonderful dream-world of Freddy Krueger but was instead pulled into a high school slasher film promoting a typical killer with a grudge and thirst for blood. The fact the victim was trapped inside a dream battling with Freddy wasn't quite enough to satisfy the sense of a nightmarish killer's dream world. The movie lacked the demented mental toyings a character like Freddy should possess (e.g. Pennywise). At the premier, the entire theater let out a "Boo" at the end of the movie. I recommend watching the original Freddy movies instead.