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Freddy's Nightmares

  • TV Series
  • 1988–1990
  • TV-14
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Freddy's Nightmares (1988)
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"Freddy's Nightmares" was a 1988 horror anthology series with "Freddy", the dream serial killer, hosting stories set in Springwood, USA."Freddy's Nightmares" was a 1988 horror anthology series with "Freddy", the dream serial killer, hosting stories set in Springwood, USA."Freddy's Nightmares" was a 1988 horror anthology series with "Freddy", the dream serial killer, hosting stories set in Springwood, USA.

  • Creators
    • Wes Craven
    • Jeff Freilich
  • Stars
    • Robert Englund
    • Mary Crosby
    • Todd Allen
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    3.7K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,413
    980
    • Creators
      • Wes Craven
      • Jeff Freilich
    • Stars
      • Robert Englund
      • Mary Crosby
      • Todd Allen
    • 43User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Robert Englund
    Robert Englund
    • Freddy Krueger
    Mary Crosby
    Mary Crosby
    • Greta Moss…
    Todd Allen
    Todd Allen
    • Turk
    Joseph Cali
    Joseph Cali
    • Joe
    Sandahl Bergman
    Sandahl Bergman
    • Ginger 'Tracker' Morgan
    Richard Eden
    Richard Eden
    • Hank Roscoe…
    Anne E. Curry
    Anne E. Curry
    • Sarah Blocker
    Kim Morgan Greene
    Kim Morgan Greene
    • Andi…
    Tony Dow
    Tony Dow
    • Johnny Travers
    Chris Nash
    Chris Nash
    • Jack Burton
    John Milford
    John Milford
    • Warden Hendler
    Amy Lyndon
    Amy Lyndon
    • Mary Beth
    Steve Franken
    Steve Franken
    • Mr. Birdwell…
    Andrew Prine
    Andrew Prine
    • Agent Stears…
    Hili Park
    • Merit Blocker
    Gry Park
    • Lisa Blocker
    Tracey Walter
    Tracey Walter
    • Eugene Moss…
    Frank Birney
    Frank Birney
    • Herman Glimpsure
    • Creators
      • Wes Craven
      • Jeff Freilich
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    • Trivia
      As a child, Robert Englund was anxious to see a Western movie at a friend's birthday party, but he and his friends ended up watching The Bad Seed (1956) due to a mix-up at the theater. He said that for years, he was frightened of girls with pigtails. In the episode Photo Finish (1989), he gets to face-off with Patty McCormack, the lead actress of the film that frightened him so much.
    • Quotes

      [Freddy has possessed Mara's body]

      Mara Ruleen: Help, Harry! Harry! Harry!

      [in the real world, in Mara's body, using his real voice]

      Freddy Krueger: Shut up, bitch! He can't hear you.

      Harry Lee: I beg your pardon?

      [using Mara's voice]

      Freddy Krueger: Nothing. I was talking to myself.

    • Connections
      Featured in Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

    User reviews43

    Featured review
    5/10

    This one is different than the "Friday the 13th" series.

    Of course, the fact that it is different than that series is both good and bad. This one is more of the "Tales from the Darkside" type of storytelling to it, and it actually had something to do with the movie. The Friday series had nothing to do with the movie, but had a nice running story. Freddy starred in this one, but a lot of the times he was more the host of the show rather than an actual participant. However, he did appear as the star of some of the episodes...think "Tales from the Crypt", but with the crypt keeper occasionally doing some of the dirty work himself. The stories varied in type and such as I remember one about survivors of a plane crash or something becoming cannibals and I also remember one involving Freddy and a cop, kind of a look back on how Freddy became Freddy. In the end a bit of an unnecessary show, there were already plenty of shows like this at the time that were superior in storytelling, the only thing new this one brought to the table was having the famous Freddy Krueger as a host.
    • Aaron1375
    • Jul 25, 2009
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    • Release date
      • October 9, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street - The Series
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Lorimar Telepictures
      • Stone Television
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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