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New Nightmare

Original title: Wes Craven's New Nightmare
  • 1994
  • R
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
67K
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New Nightmare (1994)
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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?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?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
  • Writer
    • Wes Craven
  • Stars
    • Heather Langenkamp
    • Robert Englund
    • Jf Davis
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    67K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wes Craven
    • Writer
      • Wes Craven
    • Stars
      • Heather Langenkamp
      • Robert Englund
      • Jf Davis
    • 384User reviews
    • 117Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Heather Langenkamp
    Heather Langenkamp
    • Heather Langenkamp
    Robert Englund
    Robert Englund
    • Robert Englund…
    Jf Davis
    Jf Davis
    • Freddy's Hand Double
    • (as Jeffrey John Davis)
    Miko Hughes
    Miko Hughes
    • Dylan
    Matt Winston
    Matt Winston
    • Chuck
    Rob LaBelle
    Rob LaBelle
    • Terry
    David Newsom
    David Newsom
    • Chase Porter
    Wes Craven
    Wes Craven
    • Wes Craven
    Marianne Maddalena
    Marianne Maddalena
    • Marianne Maddalena
    Gretchen Oehler
    • Script Supervisor
    Tracy Middendorf
    Tracy Middendorf
    • Julie
    Cully Fredricksen
    Cully Fredricksen
    • Limo Driver
    Bodhi Elfman
    Bodhi Elfman
    • TV Studio P.A.
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    Sam Rubin
    • Sam Rubin
    Claudia Haro
    Claudia Haro
    • New Line Receptionist
    Sara Risher
    Sara Risher
    • Sara Risher
    Robert Shaye
    Robert Shaye
    • Robert Shaye
    Cindy Guidry
    • Kim at New Line
    • Director
      • Wes Craven
    • Writer
      • Wes Craven
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    7claudio_carvalho

    The Evil Never Dies

    The actress Heather Langencamp lives in Los Angeles with her husband Chase Porter (David Newsom), who is secretly working in a mechanical hand for the next movie of Freddy Kruger, and their son Dylan (Miko Hughes). During an earthquake, Heather has a dreadful nightmare where Chase's partners die; in the morning she is invited to be the guest of a talk show about the tenth anniversary of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" with the presence of Robert Englund. Later the executive of New Line Cinema Robert Shaye invites her to perform Nancy Thompson again in the latest project of Wes Craven based on his own nightmares, but she turns the invitation down. Heater is being disturbed by a man that calls her in the telephone and sends creepy letters to her. When Dylan has nightmares with a man with claw and tells that he is protected by his T-Rex toy showing symptoms of schizophrenia, and Chase dies in a car accident, Heather becomes paranoid with Freddy Krueger. The reactions of Robert Englund and Wes Craven indicate to her that something is going wrong. Further she discovers that Freddy is an entity that does exist and is an ancient demon trying to use her weakness as the gateway to the real world. Heater needs to face the evil Freddy Kruger to protect her beloved son.

    "New Nightmare" is an original approach to bring Freddy Krueger back after his death in "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare". The story blends reality with fiction and transforms Freddy Krueger in a millenary evil entity that tries to reach the real world through the actress Heather Langencamp, giving a survivorship to this character. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "A Hora do Pesadelo 7 – O Novo Pesadelo – O Retorno de Freddy Krueger" ("The Hour of the Nightmare 7 – The New Nightmare – The Return of Freddy Krueger")
    9Derek237

    Makes up for the bad sequels

    The First Nightmare on Elm Street was scary and original. It had the great idea of a killer killing people in their dreams. All of its sequels (except for part 2, which went in a horrible direction) just built on to that idea, and the idea wasn't scary anymore as the series progressed. Now with New Nightmare, Wes Craven came up with another original idea. It turns out that Freddy is in fact real, some kind of ancient evil that took the form of Freddy Krueger and could only be contained through storytelling, IE: the Nightmare On Elm Street movies. But since the series has ended, the genie is out of the bottle, and this ingenious film unravels.

    I wouldn't say this movie is that scary, it's more creepy than it is scary, but I love its imagination. It plays mind little mind games and you wonder what is real and what is not. Freddy Krueger is even credited as "himself". It's a must-see for any Freddy fan and in many ways it stands on its own...but only if you've seen the other movies. If that makes any sense.

    This is one of the best sequels in the Nightmare series and it's nothing short of brilliant. It's nice to see that Freddy is back in the bottle where he belongs, and hopefully will be for a long time...

    My Rating: 9/10
    6Parks

    Nice idea... shame about the execution...

    Long before the critics started wetting themselves at post-modern, self-referential (and self-indulgent) shows like Extras and Arrested Development, Wes Craven beat them to it. His New Nightmare stars Heather Langenkamp and Robert Englund playing themselves in a movie within a movie written by Wes Craven playing himself writing the script as it unfolds. How Charlie Kaufman is that?

    It is a terrific idea, and has Heather discovering that she, Englund and Craven have accidentally provided an ancient evil with a portal into the real world in the fictional creation of Freddy Krueger. Now that the series of movies has ended, this entity has started invading her dreams as Freddy - and it thinks if it kills "Nancy" it will be unleashed for real.

    So that's the good news. The bad news is that once this premise has been laid out for the viewer, it's all downhill from there. Heather Langenkamp's acting hasn't improved with age, Wes Craven spends his time being "mysterious" (i.e. vague and annoying) and it's left to Robert Englund to save the day. Sadly, he's not in the movie as either himself or Freddy nearly enough.

    It gets worse. "Real Freddy" looks even more fake and rubbery than the 80's version, if that were possible, plus the main focus of the dreamtime incursions this time is Langenkamp's young son. Now I am against child actors at the best of times, but when this bug-eyed little squirt starts screaming and yelling about Freddy, you'll just want to give him a kick.

    The climax to the movie is pretty similar to every other film in the Nightmare series, which is somewhat disappointing. However, this film is almost worth it - almost - for the creepy sequence where Heather realises she's back in Elm Street for real.

    Still, New Nightmare is easily the best follow-up of the series, and way more imaginative than any slasher sequel has the right to be.
    7TheLittleSongbird

    Worth staying awake for

    The original 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' is still to me one of the scariest and best horror films there is, as well as a truly great film in its own right and introduced us to one of the genre's most iconic villains in Freddy Krueger. It is always difficult to do a sequel that lives up to a film as good as 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' let alone one to be on the same level.

    After the 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' series showed signs of severe fatigue, that it was suggestive of the series being completely dead, original director Wes Craven makes a welcome return and brings new, fresh life to the series. 'New Nightmare' may not be as good as the original, none of the follow-ups are (though two of the previous sequels, the third and fourth, were good), but it is the best of the follow-ups since the third and is one of the best in the series.

    'New Nightmare' has its faults. Its biggest one is the ending, it is just ridiculous and jars tonally with the rest of the film, which took a darker and more serious direction (perhaps more so than the original). Count me in as another person who didn't care for Freddy's look here, it looks rather goofy and doesn't do Robert Englund's creepy performance and the way Freddy's written justice.

    Heather Langenkamp also seemed a bit bland and seemed rather anaemic for a character written more dramatically than previously.

    On the other hand, 'New Nightmare' looks very atmosphere and made with a good deal of style and slickness. The production design has a suitably nightmarish look and the special effects are great and perhaps superior to the original's. The music score is haunting.

    The writing may lack the one-liners seen before, but the more serious direction the dialogue took was appreciated after the fifth and sixth films did such a poor job with the one-liners and comedy. The dialogue isn't mind-blowing but it flows decently and intrigues at least. The semi-documentary-style adopted for some of the film is very interesting, making for one of the most original ideas of the follow-ups and the series overall too, while still delivering on the shocks, suspense and creepiness.

    Despite the goofy look for Freddy, Englund is very creepy and even with not much screen time he burns long in the memory.

    In summary, one of the series' better entries and worth staying awake for. 7/10 Bethany Cox
    Op_Prime

    Freddy's back and better than ever

    Freddy Krueger began as a very scary character who scared the hell out of everyone. As the movies went on, Freddy lost his edge and looked liked a bad stand up comic with horrible one liners.

    Freddy seemed dead with the sixth film of the series, but Wes Craven brought him back from his rut and made him someone to fear again. This of course helps prove my theory that a good Nightmare on Elm Street movie cannot be made without Craven.

    Two things make this film so good. One, the story is original. The Nightmare movies just kept repeating themselves, with Freddy coming back and going after the people who stopped him before. This rime around, we see Freddy trying to break into the real world, outside the movies. Very original. Two, the movie is not filled with constant gore. This shows how good the movie because any movie filled with gore obviously has a pathetic story and is not worth watching. This movie is and is one of Freddy's best yet.

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    • Trivia
      In this film, Freddy is depicted much closer to what Wes Craven had originally intended for the character, much more menacing, much less comical, with an updated attire and appearance. However in 2015, before his death, he would admit he regretted changing his appearance and said: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Which was why he kept Ghostface's mask the same in every Scream movie.
    • Goofs
      When Julie punches out the head nurse, she is knocked out cold onto the floor. The second nurse runs out the door screaming, afraid of the syringe. Somehow, the head nurse ends up outside the door trying to get inside.
    • Quotes

      Heather Langenkamp: Every kid knows who Freddy is. He's like Santa Claus... or King Kong or...

    • Crazy credits
      Freddy Krueger was included in the end credits as 'Himself'.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Love Affair/Wes Craven's New Nightmare/Exit to Eden/Hoop Dreams/The Specialist/Little Giants (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Losing My Religion
      Written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe

      Courtesy of Night Garden Music

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    • Release date
      • October 14, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La última pesadilla
    • Filming locations
      • Gothic Avenue / San Fernando Mission Boulevard, USA(Heather drives to Wes' house)
    • Production company
      • New Line Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,090,181
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,667,118
      • Oct 16, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,721,741
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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