A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

The spectre of a dead child rapist haunts the children of the parents who murdered him, stalking and killing them in their dreams.

Director:

Samuel Bayer

Writers:

Wesley Strick (screenplay), Eric Heisserer (screenplay)

Stars:

Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner

2 wins & 11 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:

dream | nightmare | death | revenge | killing an animal | 

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Taglines:

All you have to do is dream...

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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:

$27,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$32,902,299 (USA) (30 April 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

When Kris is looking at the obituaries, one of the names visible is David J. Chamerski. David worked in the prop department on the film.

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Goofs

(at around 35 mins) When Quentin is searching the internet, he types the search term "sleep deprivation" then presses enter, then uses the mouse to click the search button (blast off). Generally, after pressing enter, you wouldn't need to click the button afterwards to get the results.

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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 A Nightmare on Elm Street

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Soundtracks

Main Title
from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
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.