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

3 wins & 7 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 | elm street | famous director as himself | alternate reality | cult film | 

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Taglines:

On October 14th, terror no longer stops 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The same picture of the character Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) appears in both A Nightmare On Elm Street and Wes Craven's New Nightmare. For the original film you can see the picture on the desk of Nancy's dad at the police station. In Wes Craven's New Nightmare the picture is seen on a shelf in Craven's home when Heather Langenkamp visits him.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 18 mins) 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.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Wes Craven: More blood. Great, it coming. Chuck, Terry, pump away. Don't be stingy.

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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

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

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Soundtracks

Score from 'A Nightmare On Elm Street'
By Charles Bernstein

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.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

The New Nightmare

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

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$19,721,741

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