New Nightmare (1994)

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

Writers:

Wes Craven (characters), Wes Craven

Stars:

Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Jeff Davis

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Davis	...	Freddy's Hand Double (as Jeffrey John Davis)
Heather Langenkamp	...	Heather Langenkamp
Miko Hughes	...	Dylan
Matt Winston	...	Chuck
Rob LaBelle	...	Terry
David Newsom	...	Chase Porter
Wes Craven	...	Wes Craven
Marianne Maddalena	...	Marianne Maddalena
Gretchen Oehler	...	Script Supervisor
Tracy Middendorf	...	Julie
Cully Fredricksen	...	Limo Driver
Bodhi Elfman	...	TV Studio P.A.
Sam Rubin	...	Sam Rubin
Robert Englund	...	Robert Englund / Freddy Krueger
Claudia Haro	...	New Line Receptionist

Storyline

It's nearing the 10th Anniversary of the film 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' and one of the stars, Heather Langenkamp is being scared by a voice on a phone, sounding very similar to the film's villain, Freddy Krueger. When Heather's husband is killed in a car accident and is discovered with slash marks on him, Heather starts to wonder something. Especially when she discovers that Wes Craven is writing another 'Nightmare' film. Soon, she realizes that Freddy has now entered the real world, and the only way to defeat him is to become Nancy Thompson once again.

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Plot Keywords:

freddy krueger | nightmare | elm street | earthquake | sleep | 

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Taglines:

This time the terror doesn't stop at the screen.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for explicit horror violence and gore, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Nightmare on Elm Street 7: The Real Story

Filming Locations:

Gothic Avenue / San Fernando Mission Boulevard, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,667,118, 16 October 1994

Gross USA:

$18,090,181

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (FotoKem)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dylan (Miko Hughes) has a father that works in special effects. In real-life, Miko Hughes' father worked in special effects in movies.

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Goofs

(at around 46 mins) When Dylan is on the playground about to jump off, in the next scene when he jumps his stunt double is clearly a full grown man it also can be seen when he lands on Heather Langenkamp.

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Quotes

Freddy Krueger: Nancyyyyyy.

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Crazy Credits

Near the end of the credits reads: "Some parts of this motion picture were inspired by actual events. Others may be attributed to the overactive imagination of a five-year-old boy" ... "The names of certain of the characters portrayed have been changed to protect the innocent. Certain incidents portrayed have been dramatized. With the exclusion of those courageous individuals who portrayed themselves, any similarity to the name, character or history of any person, living or dead, is entirely coincidnetal and unintentional."

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Connections

Featured in The Cinema Snob: Wes Craven's New Nightmare (2018)

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Soundtracks

Chase's Blues
Written by J. Peter Robinson, Tom Canning and Mike Rockwell

User Reviews

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.