Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in... Read allTeenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 6 nominations
- Rod Lane
- (as Nick Corri)
- Nurse
- (as Mimi Meyer-Craven)
- Coroner
- (as Jeffrey Levine)
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- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaNew Line Cinema was saved from bankruptcy by the success of the film, and was jokingly nicknamed "The House that Freddy Built".
- GoofsIn the full-screen version, during the first nightmare sequence right before Freddy pops up to scare Tina, you can see Robert Englund as Freddy crouched down and moving into place behind her; however, at the time of the film's release, director Wes Craven would assume that only the wide-screen version would eventually be available for home viewing. You can't see Englund behind Tina in the wide-screen version.
- Quotes
Children: One, two, Freddy's coming for you. / Three, four, better lock your door. / Five, six, grab your crucifix. / Seven, eight, gonna stay up late. / Nine, ten, never sleep again.
- Crazy creditsFilm title logo as the end credits are finished.
- Alternate versionsThe German television version is heavily cut, allowing for an earlier time slot. The cuts are:
- When Tina is sliced by Freddy Krueger, we don't see how he slices her chest and is pulled to the ceiling.
- In Tina's last dream we don't see when Freddy cuts his own fingers off his hand. Later, there is a scene where Freddy's face is pulled off by Tina. This scene is also missing.
- When Nancy meets Freddy for the first time, we can't see when he slices his abdomen and when Nancy puts her arm on the hot pipe.
- When Rod's neck is broken by Freddy Krueger, we only see Rod looking at the "snake", before it kills him.
- The scene where the dead Tina is talking to Nancy while snakes are coming out her dress is also cut.
- Glen's famous dead scene is also cut. We only see how he is sucked in his bed. The bloody, second half is cut.
- When Nancy is burning Freddy, we only see the fire reach his feet, then it cuts to Nancy calling her dad.
- The scene where Freddy is killing Nancy's mother by burning her is also cut.
- These changes were also made in the German video version, which has a "not under 16 years" rating. The uncut version is sometimes shown on Pay-Per-View and is rated "not under 18 years."
- ConnectionsEdited into The Kill Count: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 Remake) (2018)
- SoundtracksNightmare
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Written and Produced by Martin Kent, Steve Karshner, Michael Schurig
The classic "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is one of the best horror movies of the 80's and Freddy Krueger is my favorite villain. The story is original, very well written and directed by Wes Craven and is the debut of Johnny Depp in the cinema. As far as I know, the open conclusion was forced by the producers to give a sequel to the saga of Freddy Krueger. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "A Hora do Pesadelo" ("The Hour of the Nightmare")
- claudio_carvalho
- Mar 29, 2009
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- Mardrömmen på Elm Street
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,624,448
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,271,000
- Nov 11, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $25,685,134
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