A psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
Director:
Chuck Russell
Stars:
Heather Langenkamp,
Robert Englund,
Craig Wasson
A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which, years before, was the site of a child's drowning.
Director:
Sean S. Cunningham
Stars:
Betsy Palmer,
Adrienne King,
Jeannine Taylor
A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.
Director:
Renny Harlin
Stars:
Robert Englund,
Rodney Eastman,
John Beckman
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
Director:
Wes Craven
Stars:
Heather Langenkamp,
Robert Englund,
Jeff Davis
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Director:
John Carpenter
Stars:
Donald Pleasence,
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Tony Moran
Two siblings and three of their friends en route to visit their grandfather's grave in Texas end up falling victim to a family of cannibalistic psychopaths.
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.
Director:
Wes Craven
Stars:
Neve Campbell,
Courteney Cox,
David Arquette
Dream-haunting Freddy Krueger returns once again to prowl the nightmares of Springwood's last surviving teenager, and of a woman whose personal connection to Krueger may mean his doom.
On Elm Street, Nancy Thompson and a group of her friends (comprising Tina Gray, Rod Lane and Glen Lantz) are being tormented by a clawed killer in their dreams named Fred Krueger. Nancy must think quickly, as Fred tries to pick them off one by one. When he has you in your sleep, who is there to save you?Written by
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(at around 23 mins) The person who gets up to speak in the classroom is not the same person who was sitting in the same seat in the establishing shot a few seconds earlier. See more »
The US release trims the scene where Tina falls from her bedroom ceiling, missing out the subsequent splash of blood that flies up as she hits the bed, and a few other scenes as well (listed in FAQ). These scene were included in the original UK cinema and pre-2001 video releases on the CBS/Fox and Entertainment In Video labels. However, the Widescreen version issued on DVD and video in 2001 on the Entertainment in Video label uses the cut US version. The 2006 Infinifilm edition in the US also uses the cut version of the film. See more »
One of my personal favorite horror slasher movies period, it is my number 1 personal favorite horror film in the "Elm Street series" I never replace this movie with a sequel because it is one of the greatest, clever and creative films ever made of all time. A Nightmare on Elm Street is a classic the original the greatest classic horror slasher movie of all time. I love this film to death I am huge fan of this movie it is dear to my heart. I have a poster of this movie hang on a door in my room, my girlfriend give it to me as my birthday present. This movie was so successful that it spawned 6 sequels, a TV show, a recent remake, and countless merchandise.
This movie is 10 the best in horror genre ever. The best one in the franchise it is so unique and clever that it grabs you from your seats. It was written and directed by master of horror him self Wes Craven R.I.P. It is really a tragedy that he died in August 30, 2015 I remember people making video responses to men who gave us Freddy Krueger and wonderful horror films in the decades I have seen some of his movies and I really miss the legend. I love the soundtrack playing on the end of credits Nightmare by 213 one of the best songs ever. I love the cast in the movie so much.
A horribly disfigured man with knives for fingers stalks and kills teens in their dreams (and subsequently, real life). The original A Nightmare on Elm Street stands head and shoulders above every other movie in the series for a variety of reasons. Obviously it has the originality factor going for it, introducing audiences to Freddy and his evil work, but it is also much darker than the other films. Freddy isn't the comedian cracking cheesy one-liners every time he slaughters a teenager, but he still has a subtly dark sense of humor that draws viewers in. The film has great pacing and special effects, with far and away the best final act of the series.
Heather Langenkamp is the best as Nancy Thompson she is my favorite horror actress of all time Heather was unique heroine who has to fight against Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) who stalks Nancy and her friends in their dreams and hunts and kills them one by one. Nancy finds out a dark secret in her family and why Freddy is hunting her. She try's to warn her friends, her parents no one believes her that Freddy is real and alive. She has to fight for survival her self by going back in to her dreams and get Freddy out of her dream in to the real world. The bathtub scene is my favorite in the film in which Nancy is sleeping in the bath and you can see Freddy's glove with knives for fingers try's to stab Nancy instead he try's do drown her in the bathtub, but she manages to swim back up to the opening of her bathtub and pulls herself to safety, bad-ass scene.
Nancy Thompson was so clever, beautiful bad-ass smart and intense carefully she out smart Freddy. She put booby traps for Freddy Awesome! Jonny Depp is bad-ass as Glen Lantz he is so awesome and he plays his character so believable. He later played Tom Hanson in 21 Jump Street he was so good in the 80's and convincible playing his character he should be the hero in this movie. Robert Englund is the only one and a real horror creep scary Freddy Kruger only Robert could play a character like this. He is the best horror icon ever. Sorry but Jackie Earle Haley is not Freddy Krueger that will always be Robert Englund. He played In 8 films Freddy Krueger and in TV series the character. Freddy Krueger is a horror icon ever.
A Nightmare on Elm Street stars: John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund.
Amanda Wyss as Christina "Tina" Gray was excellent as Nancy's friend from school who had a the same dream about the same disfigured man with knives for fingers who is stalking her.
John Saxon as Lt. Thompson is so great in the film as Nancy father trying to figure it out the murders and helping her daughter out.
We can all say "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is a classic the best one in the "Elm Street" series, it is Wes Craven's best film to date. In which Freddy Krueger is scary villain he is not a comedian like he was in the sequels. There is a lot of gore special effects in the film a lot of blood. It is rated R bloody disgusting slasher movie ever. I love this movie to death it is my personal number 1 favorite slasher horror film.
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One of my personal favorite horror slasher movies period, it is my number 1 personal favorite horror film in the "Elm Street series" I never replace this movie with a sequel because it is one of the greatest, clever and creative films ever made of all time. A Nightmare on Elm Street is a classic the original the greatest classic horror slasher movie of all time. I love this film to death I am huge fan of this movie it is dear to my heart. I have a poster of this movie hang on a door in my room, my girlfriend give it to me as my birthday present. This movie was so successful that it spawned 6 sequels, a TV show, a recent remake, and countless merchandise.
This movie is 10 the best in horror genre ever. The best one in the franchise it is so unique and clever that it grabs you from your seats. It was written and directed by master of horror him self Wes Craven R.I.P. It is really a tragedy that he died in August 30, 2015 I remember people making video responses to men who gave us Freddy Krueger and wonderful horror films in the decades I have seen some of his movies and I really miss the legend. I love the soundtrack playing on the end of credits Nightmare by 213 one of the best songs ever. I love the cast in the movie so much.
A horribly disfigured man with knives for fingers stalks and kills teens in their dreams (and subsequently, real life). The original A Nightmare on Elm Street stands head and shoulders above every other movie in the series for a variety of reasons. Obviously it has the originality factor going for it, introducing audiences to Freddy and his evil work, but it is also much darker than the other films. Freddy isn't the comedian cracking cheesy one-liners every time he slaughters a teenager, but he still has a subtly dark sense of humor that draws viewers in. The film has great pacing and special effects, with far and away the best final act of the series.
Heather Langenkamp is the best as Nancy Thompson she is my favorite horror actress of all time Heather was unique heroine who has to fight against Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) who stalks Nancy and her friends in their dreams and hunts and kills them one by one. Nancy finds out a dark secret in her family and why Freddy is hunting her. She try's to warn her friends, her parents no one believes her that Freddy is real and alive. She has to fight for survival her self by going back in to her dreams and get Freddy out of her dream in to the real world. The bathtub scene is my favorite in the film in which Nancy is sleeping in the bath and you can see Freddy's glove with knives for fingers try's to stab Nancy instead he try's do drown her in the bathtub, but she manages to swim back up to the opening of her bathtub and pulls herself to safety, bad-ass scene.
Nancy Thompson was so clever, beautiful bad-ass smart and intense carefully she out smart Freddy. She put booby traps for Freddy Awesome! Jonny Depp is bad-ass as Glen Lantz he is so awesome and he plays his character so believable. He later played Tom Hanson in 21 Jump Street he was so good in the 80's and convincible playing his character he should be the hero in this movie. Robert Englund is the only one and a real horror creep scary Freddy Kruger only Robert could play a character like this. He is the best horror icon ever. Sorry but Jackie Earle Haley is not Freddy Krueger that will always be Robert Englund. He played In 8 films Freddy Krueger and in TV series the character. Freddy Krueger is a horror icon ever.
A Nightmare on Elm Street stars: John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund.
Amanda Wyss as Christina "Tina" Gray was excellent as Nancy's friend from school who had a the same dream about the same disfigured man with knives for fingers who is stalking her.
John Saxon as Lt. Thompson is so great in the film as Nancy father trying to figure it out the murders and helping her daughter out.
We can all say "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is a classic the best one in the "Elm Street" series, it is Wes Craven's best film to date. In which Freddy Krueger is scary villain he is not a comedian like he was in the sequels. There is a lot of gore special effects in the film a lot of blood. It is rated R bloody disgusting slasher movie ever. I love this movie to death it is my personal number 1 favorite slasher horror film.