A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)

The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Writers:

Wes Craven (characters), John Skipp (story)

Stars:

Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Kelly Jo Minter

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Englund	...	Freddy Krueger
Lisa Wilcox	...	Alice
Kelly Jo Minter	...	Yvonne
Danny Hassel	...	Dan
Erika Anderson	...	Greta
Nicholas Mele	...	Dennis Johnson (as Nick Mele)
Joe Seely	...	Mark
Valorie Armstrong	...	Mrs. Jordan
Burr DeBenning	...	Mr. Jordan
Clarence Felder	...	Mr. Gray
Michael Ashton	...	Gurney Orderly
Beatrice Boepple	...	Amanda Krueger
Matt Borlenghi	...	Jock
Noble Craig	...	Merging Freddy
E.R. Davies	...	Delivery Doctor

Storyline

Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of Alice's unborn child. His intention is to be "born again" into the real world. The only one who can stop Freddy is his dead mother, but can Alice free her spirit in time to save her own son?

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Plot Keywords:

comic book | serial teen murder | freddy krueger character | sadistic murderer | nightmare | 

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Taglines:

Roll Over Beethoven - It's Freddy's Fifth!

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

The end credits song, "Let's Go" by Kool Moe Dee was actually a diss track to LL Cool J. The two rappers were feuding at the time this film was being made.

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Goofs

(at around 9 mins) During the graduation, while talking to Mark and Greta, Alice is seen holding the tickets to Europe before Dan has given them to her. They disappear for a bit and then Dan gives them to her a little later in the scene.

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Quotes

Mark Gray: [as The Phantom Prowler] Time to die, you scar-faced limp-dick.
[fires a bunch of times until Freddy changes]
Super Freddy: Faster than a bastard maniac! More powerful than a loco-madman! It's... Super Freddy!
[changes back to normal, turns Mark into paper and slashes him]
Freddy Krueger: Told you comic books was bad for ya!

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Crazy Credits

In the end credits, Lisa Wilcox's (Alice) name is omitted, possibly due an oversight with the end credits being listed alphabetically and the fact that her last name would have put her last on the list.

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Alternate Versions

The Australian VHS releases are the uncut "unrated" version and can be identified by a red label up in the top right corner of the front cover that says "Contains extra footage not seen in Australian cinemas!"

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Connections

Featured in Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019)

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Soundtracks

NOW I LAY ME DOWN
Performed by Samantha Fox
Written by Full Force
Produced by Full Force for Full Force Productions
1989 Zomba Recording Corporation
An Original Sound Recording Made By Zomba Recording Corp.

User Reviews

children can do anything...

Obviously, they wanted to have Freddy come back yet again. This time, he murders people through the dreams of an unborn baby. You read that right: AN UNBORN BABY! I never knew that unborn babies can dream, but apparently they can. As for the murders themselves...well, let's just say that the doll scene was something else! I would imagine that Robert Englund is probably proud to be remembered as that claw-handed slasher. Granted "A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Dream Child" isn't exactly the most creative movie ever, but it's still neat for what it is. Needless to say, there are some silly one-liners. And yet, there were even sequels after this one...

Details

Official Sites:

Nightmare On Elm Street

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 August 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

Filming Locations:

Café Laurent - 4243 Overland Avenue, Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,115,176, 13 August 1989

Gross USA:

$22,168,359

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$22,168,359

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Heron Communications, Smart Egg Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1