Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

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.

Director:

Rachel Talalay

Writers:

Wes Craven (characters), Rachel Talalay (story)

Stars:

Robert Englund, Lisa Zane, Shon Greenblatt

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Englund	...	Freddy Krueger
Lisa Zane	...	Maggie Burroughs
Shon Greenblatt	...	John Doe
Lezlie Deane	...	Tracy
Ricky Dean Logan	...	Carlos
Breckin Meyer	...	Spencer
Yaphet Kotto	...	Doc
Tom Arnold	...	Childless Man (as Mr. Tom Arnold)
Roseanne Barr	...	Childless Woman (as Mrs. Tom Arnold)
Elinor Donahue	...	Orphanage Woman
Johnny Depp	...	Guy on TV (as Oprah Noodlemantra)
Cassandra Rachel Friel	...	Little Maggie / Katherine Krueger
David Dunard	...	Kelly
Marilyn Rockafellow	...	Mrs. Burroughs
Virginia Peters	...	Woman in Plane

Storyline

In part six of the Nightmare on Elm Street series, dream monster Freddy Krueger has finally killed all the children of his hometown, and seeks to escape its confines to hunt fresh prey. To this end, he recruits the aid of his (previously unmentioned) daughter. However, she discovers the demonic origin of her father's powers and meets Dad head-on in a final showdown (originally presented in 3-D).

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Plot Keywords:

freddy krueger | serial killer | sixth part | sequel | nightmare | 

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Taglines:

They saved the best for last.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence, and for language and drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

When shown theatrically, audience members were given one pair of red cardboard 3-D glasses with movie taglines printed on it. The inside arms had adhesives for attaching to standard glasses. An advertisement for House Party 2 (1991) was printed on the outside of one arm.

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Goofs

(at around 44 mins) When Freddy is playing the video game he alternates between having one foot up on the edge of the table and both legs crossed in the middle of the table between shots.

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Quotes

Freddy Krueger: Daddy's waiting for you, little girl.
Tracy: Shut the fuck up man!
[kicks Freddy in the balls]

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Crazy Credits

A text that appears before the opening credits reads: "Do you know the terror of he who falls asleep? To the toes he is terrified, Because the ground gives the way under him, And the dream begins..." -- Friedrich Nietzsche Then the text changes to: "Welcome to Prime Time, bitch." -- Freddy Krueger

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Alternate Versions

The version that aired on UPN actually had all the violent scenes in full, (only the language was edited). However, the TV version also had a few scenes and extensions of scenes not included in the theatrical and home video releases. These include: Maggie having a talk with her mother after having a nightmare before leaving for the youth shelter, a little bit more footage in the beginning of the scene with Tracy and Maggie are in the van after John was killed, a few extra shots of the desolate "Springwood Fair"

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Connections

Follows A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

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Soundtracks

Hold Me Down
Performed by Johnny Law
Written by Eric Larson and Brady Hughes
Courtesy of Metal Blade Records

User Reviews

hilarious

Yes this is a bad movie for the horror generation but it was more like a comedy spoof to me. I saw for this movie for gender part comedy, damn right it is. It has a bunch of cheap but funny one liners so thats why i'm not taking this movie seriously.

We've saved the best for last, yeah that defiantly false advertising. I mean come on, the last 2 were awful you know this one's gonna be bad. The first one was a masterpiece and then by part 3 or 4 they were turned into comedies and Freddy's Dead is by far the funniest of them all.

So this is my review of Freddy's Dead a cheesy yet funny movie and that is why i'm giving it a 5/10

Details

Official Sites:

Nightmare On Elm Street

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 6: Freddy's Dead

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,966,525, 15 September 1991

Gross USA:

$34,872,033

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$34,872,033

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Nicolas Entertainment, Nicolas Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min 105 min (original) 93 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1