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A Nightmare on Elm Street A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven, and produced by Robert Shaye. It stars Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Robert Englund, and Johnny Depp in his film debut. The plot focuses on four teenagers, living on one street in a fictitious town of Ohio, whose dreams are invaded by a burnt killer with a bladed glove. In the dreams, the teenagers are killed, but they also die in reality. The teenagers do not understand the cause of this strange phenomenon,
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film series, felt it was time for "A Nightmare on Elm Street" to be remade. Englund liked the idea of being able to "exploit the dreamscape" with computer-generated imagery and other technologies that did not exist when Craven made the original in 1984. Bayer believes that his film paid homage to what Craven did in 1984, but did not replicate it entirely. Bayer recognized that Craven attempted to put more meaning into his films and that the character of Freddy Krueger affected the lives of a generation of people. For Bayer, remaking "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was about bringing
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as to whether it would be a good idea to remake the film. Craven expressed his displeasure, primarily because the filmmakers chose not to have him as a consultant to the film, unlike with the 2009 remake "The Last House on the Left" where he "shepherd[ed] it towards production". In contrast, Robert Englund felt it was time for "A Nightmare on Elm Street" to be remade. Englund liked the idea of being able to "exploit the dreamscape" with CGI and other technologies that did not exist when Craven was making the original "Nightmare on Elm Street" in 1984. When comparing
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Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Nancy Thompson (named Nancy Holbrook in the 2010 reboot) is a fictional character in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise. She was portrayed by actress Heather Langenkamp in the original film series and by Rooney Mara in the 2010 remake. Introduced in the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film in 1984, Nancy is the first person to battle Freddy Krueger and survive. In "" (1987), Nancy guides the last of the Elm Street children with their battle against Freddy. In "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" (1994), Heather Langenkamp must become Nancy once
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3D movie would not be "the best version of the movie". The score to "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was composed by Steve Jablonsky and recorded by a 60-piece string ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony. The movie soundtrack was released by WaterTower Music on April 27, 2010. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was released on April 30, 2010, to 3,332 theaters and approximately 4,700 screens, making it the twelfth-widest opening for an R-rated film in the United States. Comparatively, the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was only released to 165 theaters at its opening on November 9, 1984
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) A Nightmare on Elm Street is an American horror franchise that consists of nine slasher films, a television series, novels, and comic books. The films began with the film "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) created by Wes Craven. The series revolves around the fictional character Freddy Krueger, a former child killer who after being burned alive by the vengeful parents of his victims, returns from the grave to terrorize and kill the teenage residents of Springwood, Ohio in their dreams. The original film was written and directed by Craven, who returned to co-script
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 2010 American slasher film directed by Samuel Bayer, and written by Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer. The film stars Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, and Kellan Lutz. It is a remake of Wes Craven's 1984 film of the same name. Produced by Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes, the film was designed to reboot the "Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise and is the ninth film in the series. The film is set in a fictitious town of Ohio and centers around
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Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth is a 2000 American direct-to-video parody film directed by John Blanchard. The film stars Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Tom Arnold, Coolio and Shirley Jones. Several mid and late 1990s teen horror films are parodied, as are the slasher films of the 1970s and 1980s, including the "Scream" films (1996, 1997, and 2000), "Friday the 13th" (1980), "Halloween" (1978), "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984), and "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (1997), as well as other non horror films
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Tina Gray (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Christina "Tina" Gray (named Christina "Kris" Fowles in the 2010 reboot) is a fictional character in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise. She was created by Wes Craven. The character was portrayed by Amanda Wyss in the original film and Katie Cassidy in the 2010 film. A high school student whose death is the catalyst for the events of the series, Gray is the false protagonist of the 1984 original film. She also appears in the novels, "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" (1994), "Freddy vs. Jason" (2003), 2010 reboot, merchandise based on the
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returning to the series in a cameo role. A Nightmare on Elm Street A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven, and produced by Robert Shaye. It stars Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Robert Englund, and Johnny Depp in his film debut. The plot focuses on four teenagers, living on one street in a fictitious town of Ohio, whose dreams are invaded by a burnt killer with a bladed glove. In the dreams, the teenagers are killed, but they also die in reality. The teenagers do
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A Nightmare on Elm Street A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven, and produced by Robert Shaye. It stars Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Robert Englund, and Johnny Depp in his film debut. The plot focuses on four teenagers, living on one street in a fictitious town of Ohio, whose dreams are invaded by a burnt killer with a bladed glove. In the dreams, the teenagers are killed, but they also die in reality. The teenagers do not understand the cause of this strange phenomenon,
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but their parents, who hold a dark secret from long ago, might. Craven filmed "A Nightmare on Elm Street" on an estimated budget of $1.8 million, a sum the film earned back during its first week. The film was released on November 9, 1984, where it went on to gross over $25 million at the United States box office. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was met with rave critical reviews and is considered to be one of the greatest horror films ever made, spawning a franchise consisting of a line of sequels, a television series, a crossover with "Friday the
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first place for the weekend at the Russian box office with $3 million. Since its opening, the film has taken in approximately $52,332,285 in the overseas box office giving it a worldwide total gross of $115,407,296. The 2010 remake's opening weekend put it ahead of the box office grosses for "" ($29,999,213), "A Nightmare on Elm Street" ($25,504,513), "" ($22,168,359), and "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" ($18,090,181). When breaking the inflation-adjusted grosses down by per theater capita, the 1984 film averaged $16,585 per cinema compared to the remake's $9,874. Comparing the film to other Platinum Dunes remakes, "A Nightmare on Elm
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1984 but changed to a child killer instead. Freddy's physical appearance was changed with the use of computer-generated imagery to be closer to that of a burn victim. Because of the positive experiences Platinum Dunes' producers had in the area, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was filmed primarily in Illinois. Robert Englund, who portrayed Freddy in the previous eight films, voiced his support of the remake and the casting of Haley in the role of Freddy. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was officially released in North America on April 30, 2010, and later released in foreign markets on May 8,
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her..." Tommy Hutson stated, "Like Marion Crane's demise in "Psycho", Tina's violent murder was a catalyst that propelled the other characters into action." Tina Gray (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Christina "Tina" Gray (named Christina "Kris" Fowles in the 2010 reboot) is a fictional character in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise. She was created by Wes Craven. The character was portrayed by Amanda Wyss in the original film and Katie Cassidy in the 2010 film. A high school student whose death is the catalyst for the events of the series, Gray is the false protagonist of the 1984
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game was released in conjunction with the film—the player attempts to keep a young girl awake using coffee, cold showers, self-mutilation, and other means, to keep her safe from Freddy. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film) A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 2010 American slasher film directed by Samuel Bayer, and written by Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer. The film stars Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, and Kellan Lutz. It is a remake of Wes Craven's 1984 film of the same name. Produced by Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes, the film was
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menus. On April 13, 2010, the film was released on Blu-ray Disc by Warner Home Video, with all the same extras from the 2006 special edition; a DVD box set containing all of the films up to that point was released on the same day. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" premiered in the United States with a limited theatrical release on November 9, 1984, opening in 165 cinemas across the country. Grossing $1,271,000 during its opening weekend, the film was considered an instant commercial success. The film eventually earned a total of $25,504,513 at the American box office. "A Nightmare
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A Wet Dream on Elm Street A Wet Dream on Elm Street is a 2011 pornographic horror film written and directed by Lee Roy Myers. It is a parody of the 1984 horror film classic "A Nightmare on Elm Street". After having sex with her boyfriend, a woman is shocked when he transforms into Freddy Krueger, who she mistakes for Edward James Olmos. Freddy seduces the woman with his glove, which has vibrators affixed to the fingers. At the second annual Elm Street High School reunion, three women discuss how all their classmates have mysteriously died. The sex ed professor
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sequel to "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) and is followed by "" (1987). The film grossed $30 million at the North American box office. Five years after Freddy Krueger's apparent defeat, the Walshes have moved into the Thompsons' former home. Their teenage son, Jesse, has a nightmare about being stalked by a killer driving a school bus. He wakes up and attributes the dream to the unusual heat in the room. Jesse goes to school with his friend Lisa, whom he is interested in romantically, but is too shy to flirt with her. After getting into a fight with
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into "[Freddy] as a person [and] how he became the thing he was". Bayer expressed that unlike the "Friday the 13th" remake that picked the best parts from the first four films, the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" remake was coming straight from the first film. For the remake, Freddy was brought back to his darker roots and away from the comical character he had become in later "A Nightmare on Elm Street" sequels. Fuller pointed out that this Freddy did have one-liners but they come from a darker sense of humor and were not intended to be as campy
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Elm Street" is obviously intended as a bisexual themed film. It was early '80s, pre-AIDS paranoia. Jesse's wrestling with whether to come out or not and his own sexual desires was manifested by Freddy. His friend is the object of his affection. That's all there in that film. We did it subtly but the casting of Mark Patton was intentional too, because Mark was out and had done "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean"." In an article written by Brent Hartinger for "AfterElton.com", it is stated that a "frequent debate in gay pop culture circles
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sued DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's record label for copyright infringement, forcing the label to destroy a music video produced for the song (though a copy of the video did survive and is available online). Both sides eventually settled out of court. But as a result, vinyl pressings of the album "He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper" contain a disclaimer sticker that says, "[This song] is not part of the soundtrack...and is not authorized, licensed, or affiliated with the Nightmare on Elm Street films." The song samples Charles Bernstein's musical motif from "A Nightmare on Elm Street". Will
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and by the end of its box office run its widest release was 380 theaters. The 2010 remake holds the record for widest "A Nightmare on Elm Street" release, beating out "Freddy vs. Jason" by 318 theaters. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 5, 2010. The DVD's only feature is a featurette, "Freddy Krueger Reborn". The Blu-ray special features include the DVD's featurette along with a deleted scene, an alternate opening and ending, and the Maniacle Movie Mode. Early estimates put "A Nightmare on Elm Street"s opening-day gross at approximately $15 million with
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is a 1985 American slasher film directed by Jack Sholder and the second installment in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film series. The screenplay was written by David Chaskin. It stars Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler and Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. Patton plays Jesse Walsh, a teenager who, after moving into the home of Nancy Thompson, begins to have recurring nightmares of Freddy Krueger who is out to possess him in order to kill in the real world. It is the
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Mary Helena again and tries to follow her; after he loses sight of her he finds a tombstone, revealing her to be Amanda Krueger, Freddy's mother. That night, he goes to sleep with the Elm Street house on his nightstand, not noticing the lights turning on. Following the critical failure of "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2", New Line Cinema was unsure if the series would continue. "Elm Street" creator Wes Craven, who did not participate in the first sequel and did not want the first film to evolve into a franchise, had intended for this film to end the
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player must locate keys to open doors. Weapons and items are scattered about the levels or can be purchased from vending machines. Enemies are varied, from skeletons to wheelchairs. Freddy assumes the role of "boss monster" and transforms into a snake, much like his appearance in "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors". In October 2017, Freddy Krueger and Quentin Smith were released as downloadable characters for the "Nightmare On Elm Street" chapter of the asymmetric survival horror game "Dead by Daylight". A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) A Nightmare on Elm Street is an American horror franchise that
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Dew and frozen pizzas. He also starts crafting a weapon made out of steak knives and a Nintendo Power Glove inspired by Freddy Krueger's bladed glove from the Nightmare on Elm Street movies. Derek tells Carol that Marty is sick and can't come into work, but bungles the lie and Marty soon begins to think Carol is close to discovering what happened to the checks. Marty starts to run low on cash, and on a trip to the convenience store at Derek's behest the cashier cheats him out of five dollars, with security cameras capturing Marty trashing a store display
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for both categories. The 2010 remake was the second-highest-grossing film in the franchise in North America, just behind "Freddy vs. Jason" (unadjusted dollars) but number one worldwide. Based on 176 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" holds a 15% overall approval rating from critics with an average score of 3.7 out of 10. The consensus at Rotten Tomatoes is that the film is "visually faithful but lacking the depth and subversive twists that made the original so memorable, the "Nightmare on Elm Street" remake lives up to its title in the worst possible way." By comparison,
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again to put an end to an entity embodying Freddy in the "real world". Nancy also appears in the comic book series, novels, video games and the 2010 reboot. She has been featured in a variety of merchandise based on the films. A popular "A Nightmare on Elm Street" character, Nancy has been called a 1980s icon and has often been regarded as one of the most significant female protagonists in all of cinema. She has also been regarded as a prominent figure in American pop culture. In the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street", Nancy is a 16-year-old girl
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Chaos Comics founder, Brian Pulido and published by Avatar Press in association with New Line Cinema's "House of Horror" licensing division. Events from the "A Nightmare On Elm Street Special" would carry over into the "A Nightmare On Elm Street: Paranoid" three issue mini-series, published later that same year. Due to Avatar's erratic publishing schedule, the second and third issues of the series were not released until summer, 2006. The mini-series was followed by a stand-alone issue titled "Fearbook" before Avatar lost the New Line "House of Horror" license. In 2006, WildStorm Productions, a publishing imprint of DC Comics, acquired
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Cinema of Fear 4 action figure (released by Mezco Toys in 2009). In 2008, Mezco Toyz Cinema of Fear Series 2 released a Nancy Thompson action figure—which recreates the famous bathtub scene in the original film. Within the same year, the Mezco Toyz Cinema of Fear Series 2 also released the diorama Screen Grabs: A Nightmare on Elm Street. The diorama recreates the bedroom scene in which Freddy creeps along the wall above a sleeping Nancy. McFarlane Pop Culture Masterworks released an "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3-D" poster, with Nancy featured prominently as the central figure. In 2002, NECA
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at the legacy of both "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and New Line Cinema. Daley believed that there was no better horror documentary. Nick Hyman of "Under the Radar" noted that "Never Sleep Again", unlike the earlier "His Name Was Jason" documentary, provided a more candid interview process with the people involved. Hyman pointed out that the best part of the documentary is the look at New Line's success through the "Elm Street" films, and the financial struggles and deadlines that plagued the film series. Other documentary ones published are "I Am Nancy" in 2011, and "Scream, Queen: My Nightmare
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Nightmare on Elm Street" provided the success that New Line Cinema needed to become major Hollywood company; to this day, New Line is referred to as "The House That Freddy Built." The final slasher film released during the Golden Age, "The Initiation," was greatly overshadowed by "A Nightmare on Elm Street", (though both films feature dreams as plot points and a horribly burned "nightmare man"). The success of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" welcomed in a new wave of horror films that relied on special effects, almost completely silencing the smaller low-budget Golden Age features. Despite "A Nightmare on Elm
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other Nintendo-esque horror figurine, a video game-style Jason Voorhees based on LJN's "Friday the 13th" game. A Nightmare on Elm Street (video game) A Nightmare on Elm Street is a video game released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in October 1989 and 1990, loosely based on the "Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise. It was developed by Rare and published by LJN. It should not be confused with an unrelated game with the same title for the Commodore 64 and IBM PC released in 1989. The player takes on the role of an ordinary teenager. Additional teenagers can be controlled by
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (video game) A Nightmare on Elm Street is a video game released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in October 1989 and 1990, loosely based on the "Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise. It was developed by Rare and published by LJN. It should not be confused with an unrelated game with the same title for the Commodore 64 and IBM PC released in 1989. The player takes on the role of an ordinary teenager. Additional teenagers can be controlled by up to three other players with the use of the NES Four Score. The objective is
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 American slasher film directed by Chuck Russell. It is the third installment in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series. The film was written by original creator Wes Craven and stars Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Larry Fishburne, Priscilla Pointer, Craig Wasson, and Robert Englund. The plot focuses on Freddy Krueger seeking to murder the last children of the parents that burned him to death. The kids are committed into a mental hospital. Freddy does not know that Nancy Thompson is training the
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Alice Johnson (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Alice Johnson is a fictional character and a protagonist in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise, portrayed by Lisa Wilcox. She was created by William Kotzwinkle and Brian Helgeland. She appears as a main character in two of the nine "A Nightmare on Elm Street" films, first appearing in Renny Harlin's "" (1988). In 1989, Alice returned in Stephen Hopkins' "" before going on to appear in the comic book adaptions, novels, and "Freddy vs. Jason" (2003) through archive footage. In "", Alice has the ability to gain the "dream powers" of
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by Bing Crosby plays over the film's end credits. The songs "Touch Me (All Night Long)" by Fonda Rae, "Whisper to a Scream" by Bobby Orlando, "On the Air Tonight" by Willy Finlayson, "Moving in the Night" by Skagerack, and "Terror in My Heart" by The Reds are also featured in the film. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge is a 1985 American slasher film directed by Jack Sholder and the second installment in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film series. The screenplay was written by David Chaskin. It
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2010. The film was met with negative reviews from both film critics and audience members who scored the film a C+ in CinemaScore polls. Regardless, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" broke the record for midnight openings for a horror film and grossed more in its opening weekend than the total gross of four other "Nightmare on Elm Street" films. The film earned over $63 million at the domestic box office and over $115 On January 29, 2008, "Variety" reported that Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes production company would reboot the "Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise with a remake of
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Entertainment. The story serves as a sequel to Freddy vs. Jason and The Evil Dead trilogy, based on the original Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash film treatment by Jeff Katz. The comic book series was written by James Kuhoric and illustrated by Jason Craig. A six-issue sequel titled "" followed in 2009 and featured a large cast of supporting characters from the "A Nightmare of Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" film franchises. A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics) The popularity of the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film series has led to several comic book series published by Marvel
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (comics) The popularity of the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film series has led to several comic book series published by Marvel Comics, Innovation Publishing, Trident Comics, Avatar Press and WildStorm Productions. After the success of "Freddy vs. Jason" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake film in 2003, New Line Cinema created their "House of Horror" licensing division which licensed the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise to Avatar Press for use in new comic book stories, the first of which was published in 2005. In 2006, Avatar Press lost the license to DC Comics
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is a 1988 American slasher film and the fourth film in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin and stars Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox and Danny Hassel. Following the death of Nancy Thompson, Freddy Krueger begins to reappear in the dreams of Kristen Parker, Joey Crusel, and Roland Kincaid and uses Kristen's best friend, Alice Johnson, to gain access to new victims. The film is a sequel to "" (1987) and is followed by "" (1989).
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is a 1988 American slasher film and the fourth film in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series. The film was directed by Renny Harlin and stars Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox and Danny Hassel. Following the death of Nancy Thompson, Freddy Krueger begins to reappear in the dreams of Kristen Parker, Joey Crusel, and Roland Kincaid and uses Kristen's best friend, Alice Johnson, to gain access to new victims. The film is a sequel to "" (1987) and is followed by "" (1989).
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child is a 1989 American slasher film and the fifth film in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series. It was directed by Stephen Hopkins, stars Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox and Danny Hassel. It is the sequel to "" and is followed by "". The film's general tone is much darker and the dream sequences are more Gothic than the previous films of the series, and a blue filter lighting technique is used in most of the scenes. The film's main titles do not
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"A Nightmare on Elm Street" with the other top-grossing horror series—"Child's Play", "Friday the 13th", "Halloween", the Hannibal Lecter series, "Psycho", "Saw", "Scream", and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"—and adjusting for the 2010 inflation, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is the third highest grossing horror series, in the United States, at approximately $583.4 million. The series is topped by "Friday the 13th" at $671.5 million. Closely following "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is the Hannibal Lecter series with $579.4 million, then "Halloween" with $547.8 million, "Saw" with $404.5 million, "Scream" with $398.3 million, "Psycho" with $370.3 million, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
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plot detail differs from the film in that it impacts Alice's maternal motivation to save Jacob. In an interview Lisa Wilcox described Alice as an outcast that a lot of people can relate to, she said: Wilcox also mentioned the character development of Alice by stating that: Alice Johnson (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Alice Johnson is a fictional character and a protagonist in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise, portrayed by Lisa Wilcox. She was created by William Kotzwinkle and Brian Helgeland. She appears as a main character in two of the nine "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
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why New Line was rebooting the "Nightmare on Elm Street" film series, Emmerich explained, "The Nightmare films are profoundly disturbing on a deep, human level because they're about our dreams. It's why we thought that we could reach an especially broad audience with a new film, since the feeling of having your dreams being invaded was something that would translate to any country and any culture." Overall, Bayer wanted to create a film in "a darker world" that made the audience ask, "What makes a monster?"—is it a monster because of its physical appearance, someone with a scarred face and
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on Elm Street" is a by-the-numbers bad dream that plays a little too much like a corporately ordered rerun. One, two, Freddy's coming for you. Three, four, we've been there before." Michael Rechtshaffen of "The Hollywood Reporter" criticized the acting as "lethargically lifeless" and criticized Haley's portrayal of Krueger saying, "Even with his electronically deepened voice and a pointless amount of backstory, there's just no replacing Englund." Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film one star out of four because he "stared at "A Nightmare on Elm Street" with weary resignation. The movie consists of a series of
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franchises. The ongoing "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series would come to an end after an eight issue run and be replaced by a mini-series, late in 2007. In September, Wildstorm released "New Line Cinema's Tales of Horrors", a one-shot issue featuring separate stories concerning Freddy Krueger and Leatherface. The Freddy Krueger story was written by Christos Gage and Peter Milligan and involves Freddy dealing with an inhabitant of Springwood who has taken to copying his murder style, in a story aptly titled "Copycat". Freddy next appeared in the six-issue "Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash", an intercompany crossover with Dynamite
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stating, "Tina is a full and complex character and she was very challenging to play. I prepared for my role by really sinking into every detail about her in the script and just letting her come alive within me." Wyss was sent the script for "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and brought in to read for Wes Craven. Subsequently, she was called back to read lines with Heather Langenkamp. Craven was impressed with the chemistry between the two and cast her as Tina and Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson. In "The Encyclopedia of the Gothic, 2 Volume Set", William Hughes states
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awake Alice. In turn, Alice can physically enter Jacob's dream and wake up in the place that he fell asleep. Alice's dream powers come with a cost, as she has been suffering from a terminal illness. She later sacrifices herself to pass her full powers onto Jacob. The aforementioned comic series is not the only literature that has killed off Alice. Due to Alice having been killed by Freddy, her son Jacob is the main protagonist in Natasha Rhodes' novel "A Nightmare on Elm Street: Perchance to Dream." Although not considered a part of the official film canon, Alice (played
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Nightmares", exclusively in the United Kingdom. The series contained no original material, instead opting to reprint Innovation's "Freddy's Dead" adaptation, the first two issues of Innovation's "Nightmares On Elm Street" and the first issue of Marvel's "Freddy Krueger's: A Nightmare on Elm Street". Despite the title of the series, it has no direct connection, other than the depiction of the Freddy Krueger character, to the "Freddy's Nightmares" television series which aired in 1988. In May 2005, Freddy Krueger returned to comic books, for the first time in thirteen years, with the "A Nightmare On Elm Street Special" written by former
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It's like I'm the center of a [...] "bukkake" video." He has felt betrayed since he knew the filmmakers were aware he was gay, but closeted, and thus had considerable leverage over him in having him perform a role that, combined with his performance as a gay teen in "Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean" the year before, led to him being typecast as gay, which called attention to what he was trying to avoid discussing and would have forestalled him getting any significant roles in 1980s Hollywood. In particular, Patton blames Chaskin, who he
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is no less so. "Nightmare 4" provides Wilcox with an exceptionally challenging screen debut." While criticizing the plot for being derivative of the previous films, critic John H. Richardson of "Los Angeles Daily News" eulogized the film's special effects, writing: "They are downright brilliant, matching and even improving on the amazing effects in "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors"." The music score was composed by Craig Safan. Soundtrack: Additional tracks (credited and played during movie but not on official soundtrack): With the popularity of the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series, many songs on the soundtrack had music videos:
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with $314.6 million, and the "Child's Play" film series rounding out the list with approximately $199.7 million. On May 4, 2010, a 4-hour documentary chronicling the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series was released. The documentary includes interviews with the cast and crew for all of the "Nightmare" films. In a wish to utilize individuals who contributed to the series, the makers of the documentary procured poster artist Matthew Joseph Peak to create the artwork for the release poster and DVD cover, and composer Charles Bernstein for the film's main title music. As part of a special offering, the filmmakers gave
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it 1.5/4 stars, calling it "slick" but claiming that it "never generates enough sympathy for its characters." Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" wrote, "The film's dream sequences are ingenious, and they feature some remarkable nightmare images and special effects." Although criticizing Langenkamp's acting, Kim Newman wrote in "Empire" that "the film delivers amazing scenes in spades, bringing to life the sort of bizarre images which used to be found only on comic book covers". A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 American slasher film directed by
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released an A Nightmare on Elm Street Snowglobe. The female within the globe resembles Nancy, with a stalking Freddy Krueger forming the globe's outside base. However, the product information never confirms if it is actually the character. In 2004, NECA also released a lunchbox and thermos set with the poster image from A Nightmare on Elm Street. Since May 2011, there has been an online petition for manufacturers to create a Nancy Thompson doll. Although not considered a part of the official film canon, Nancy Thompson has appeared in various fan films: In Wes Craven's original script for "A Nightmare
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in the "Nightmare 5" section of the documentary "". The soundtrack album featured ten tracks. The first side consisted of heavy metal and hard rock songs, while the second consisted primarily of hip hop songs. Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, wrote and performed the song "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" for the film. A second version of the song, recorded with Iron Maiden, became the band's only Number 1 single in their native UK when released in December 1990. A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child A Nightmare on Elm Street 5:
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films, and a claymation version of the character is shown in the documentary "" (2010). The imagery featuring Gray in the body bag during the dream sequences have been regarded as iconic. In "A Nightmare on Elm Street", Tina is first seen being stalked through a school boiler room. She is then attacked by a disfigured man wearing a blade-fixed glove. Tina awakens from the nightmare, but her mother points out four mysterious slashes in her nightgown. The following morning, Tina is consoled by her best friend Nancy Thompson and her boyfriend Glen Lantz. Later that night, Nancy and Glen
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Freddy's Nightmares Freddy's Nightmares – A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series is an American horror anthology series, which aired in syndication from October 1988 until March 1990. A spin-off from the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series, each story was introduced by Freddy Krueger (played, as in the movies, by Robert Englund). The pilot episode was directed by Tobe Hooper, and begins with Freddy Krueger's prosecution on child-murdering charges ending in a mistrial due to the discovery that his arresting officer did not read Freddy his Miranda rights. A mob of parents eventually corners Freddy in a boiler room (his
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teenagers who are introduced, haunted by nightmares and then slashed to death by Freddy. So what? Are we supposed to be scared? Is the sudden clanging chord supposed to evoke a fearful Pavlovian response?" On January 5, 2011, the film won the People's Choice Award for best horror film. In March 2010, the National Entertainment Collectibles Association (NECA) released two new Freddy Krueger action figures; one pre-burned Freddy with Jackie Earle Haley's likeness, and one based on the new burn design from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" remake. NECA also released a replica of Freddy's clawed glove. An online
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Dean's funeral, Kris discovers a photograph of them as children, but doesn't have any memories of him before high school. Kris finds herself as the target of the disfigured man when she falls asleep and begins to do what she can to stay awake. Jesse Braun shows up at her house to keep her company while she sleeps, but Kris is murdered by Freddy in her dreams. A claymation version of Tina appears in the documentary "" (2010). Tina appears in the novelization of the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street". Tina is included in NECA's "Ultimate Freddy Krueger". Her
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Street" is second in opening-weekend gross behind "Friday the 13th" with $40,570,365. The film sits ahead of the other Platinum Dunes remakes, which includes "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" ($28,094,014), "The Amityville Horror" ($23,507,007), and "The Hitcher" ($7,818,239). As of 2018, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is number nineteen on the list of top opening weekends for the month of April. In 2018, the remake is ninth in slasher films and eighth in horror remakes for all-time-highest-grossing films (unadjusted dollars). When comparing its opening weekends to other slasher films and horror remakes, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" sits in fifth spots
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film's introductory theme. The song starts just as the revitalized 1988 New Line Cinema logo fades out (the first "Elm Street" to feature said logo), and plays over the opening credits, featuring a girl on a sidewalk, drawing with chalk. The camera pulls back from the Elm Street house to introduce Knight's character, and the song fades into Charles Bernstein's score from the original film. Due to licensing issues, the song did not originally receive an official single release or appear on the original soundtrack for the film, and Knight was never compensated for her contribution. Aside from the film,
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United States on August 15, 2003. It grossed $114 million, making it the highest-grossing film in the "Friday the 13th" series and the second-highest-grossing film in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series. It is however the second highest-grossing film in the Friday the 13th series but the highest-grossing film in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series with $174 million when adjusted for inflation. The film is Englund's final canonical appearance as Freddy Krueger, though he did appear as the character in an episode of "The Goldbergs". In September 2003, four years after "" and three months after "", Freddy
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Elm Street" but was delayed for her participation in "Never Sleep Again". Langenkamp felt that documentary did not answer all the questions that she had. Production took two years. "I Am Nancy" premiered at the Days of the Dead film festival. Emilie Noetzel of Dread Central rated it 4/5 stars and wrote, ""I Am Nancy" is a must-see for fans of the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series and of Heather Langenkamp." I Am Nancy I Am Nancy is a 2011 American documentary focused on actress Heather Langenkamp experience playing the iconic character Nancy Thompson from the "A Nightmare on
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when he was not consulted on the project. Robert Englund, who portrayed Freddy in the previous eight films, voiced his support of the remake and the casting of Haley in the role of Freddy. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was officially released in North America on April 30, 2010, and later released in foreign markets on May 8, 2010. The film was met with negative reviews from both film critics and audience members who scored the film a C+ in CinemaScore polls. Regardless, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" broke the record for midnight openings for a horror film and grossed
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that "for such a low-budget movie, "Nightmare on Elm Street" is extraordinarily polished. The script is consistently witty, the camera work (by cinematographer Jacques Haitkin) is crisp and expressive." The review noted that "the genre has built-in limitations ... but Craven faces the challenge admirably; "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is halfway between an exploitation flick and classic surrealism". The review also commented on Freddy Krueger, calling him "the most chilling figure in the genre since 'The Shape' made his debut in "Halloween"." "Variety" commented that the film was "a highly imaginative horror film", praising the special effects while finding
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eleventh with an estimated $910,000. As of July 6, 2010, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" has earned $63,071,122 at the domestic box office. With its $63 million in domestic box office, "A Nightmare On Elm Street" was the second-highest-grossing film among slasher remakes of the time—"When a Stranger Calls" (2006), "Black Christmas" (2006), "Halloween" (2007), "Prom Night" (2008), and "My Bloody Valentine 3D" (2009); "Friday the 13th" (2009) was first with $65 million. The film was officially released overseas on May 8, 2010. In its opening weekend, it took in approximately $6.5 million throughout ten foreign territories. It also secured
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and Dr. Neil Gordon are fired when Hypnocil is blamed for a patient falling into a coma. Neil and Nancy learn that in order to defeat Freddy they must lay his bones to rest; Nancy contacts her father, Donald Thompson, to find out what the town's parents did with Freddy's remains. As Neil and Donald go to bury Freddy's bones, Nancy returns to Westin Hills and rejoins the patients in the dream world, where they use their dream powers against Freddy. Freddy tricks Nancy when he appears to her as Donald, and stabs her in the abdomen with his clawed
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also features interviews with Wes Craven, Robert Englund and Jessica Craven (Wes Craven's daughter). Langenkamp learned from Craven that: When developing her documentary, Langenkamp also learned that Nancy Thompson is considered a gay icon. Although Nancy Thompson is heterosexual, Langenkamp shared her theories of why gay and lesbian audience members would be drawn to the character: Nancy Thompson (A Nightmare on Elm Street) Nancy Thompson (named Nancy Holbrook in the 2010 reboot) is a fictional character in the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise. She was portrayed by actress Heather Langenkamp in the original film series and by Rooney Mara
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has the ability to freeze enemies. Although not playable, Nancy makes a cameo appearance in Freddy's ending in "Mortal Kombat" (2011). Nancy is mentioned in Quentin Smith's biography in "Dead by Daylight": Nancy was originally meant to be a playable survivor but the developers couldn't obtain the rights to the character. Nancy Thompson is the only character featured in several "A Nightmare on Elm Street" merchandise. Kristen Parker is only featured in Screen Grabs: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (a diorama released by Mezco Toys in 2007). Debbie, in mid-transformation as a cockroach, is featured as a
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by Taylor Burskey) has a cameo in "Don't Fall Asleep: The Film" (2016; Produced by 3 Count & Go): Taking place between "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors", Nancy Thompson (played by Diandra Lazor) is struggling to maintain her sanity after she is checked into a psychiatric ward. In the film, Alice's mother is an exhausted nurse that works at the ward. In his book "Horror Films of the 1980s", John Kenneth Muir noted the following: Muir believes that Alice's transformation "is the perfect counterpoint to Freddy's storyline." Whereas Freddy's reflection encompasses
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in "Deadly Blessing" (1981), though he was frustrated the genre he had helped create with "The Last House on the Left" (1972) and "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977) had not benefited him financially. Developing "A Nightmare on Elm Street" since 1981, Craven recognized time running out due to declining revenues from theatrical slasher film releases. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and especially its villain Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) became cultural phenomenons. On a budget of just $1.8 million the film sold over 7 million tickets in North America and launched one of the most successful film franchises in history. "A
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the 19th-highest-grossing film of 1988, and the highest-grossing "Nightmare on Elm Street" film until "Freddy vs. Jason"s release in 2003. It is currently the third-highest-grossing "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 57% approval rating and an average rating of 5.2/10 based on 28 reviews. Upon its release, critic Kevin Thomas of "Los Angeles Times" praised the storyline, performances, and special effects, writing that the film "is by far the best of the series, a superior horror picture that balances wit and gore with imagination and intelligence. It very effectively mirrors the anxieties
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy is a 2010 American four-hour direct-to-disc documentary film that chronicles the entire "Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise, except the 2010 remake. The documentary also features the rise of New Line Cinema. Written by Thommy Hutson, produced by Daniel Farrands and Thommy Hutson, and co-directed by Daniel Farrands and Andrew Kasch. Heather Langenkamp, who portrayed Nancy Thompson in three of the "Nightmare" films, served as the project's executive producer and narrator. Farrands, Hutson, and Kasch first worked together on the documentary film "His Name Was Jason". Farrands
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theme can be heard being hummed by children jumping rope. "A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child" was released on August 11, 1989, on 1,902 theatres in North America. On the first weekend, the film grossed $8,115,176, falling behind" Parenthood" ($9,672,350) and James Cameron’s" The Abyss" ($9,319,797). The film ranked No.8 at the second weekend box office with a box office performance of $3,584,320, and it dropped out from the Top 10 list ranked as No. 11 and No. 14 on the third and the fourth weekend. Overall, the film grossed $22,168,359 at US box office. It is
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was unable to pay its cast and crew. Although New Line has gone on to make bigger and more profitable films, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was its first commercial success and the studio is often referred to as "The House That Freddy Built". Actor David Warner was originally cast to play Freddy. Make-up tests were done, but he had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. Replacing him was difficult at first. "I couldn't find an actor to play Freddy Krueger with the sense of ferocity I was seeking," Craven recalled on the film's 30th anniversary. "Everyone was too
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Nancy is awakened when her friend Quentin (Kyle Gallner) injects adrenaline into her and pulls Freddy out of the dreamworld, where she and Quentin kill him and burn the remains of his body. The basis for the original "Nightmare on Elm Street" has been said to have been inspired by several newspaper articles printed in the "LA Times" in the 1970s on a group of Khmer refugees, who, after fleeing to America from the Khmer Rouge Genocide in Cambodia, were suffering disturbing nightmares after which they refused to sleep. Some of the men died in their sleep soon after. Medical
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the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" license and, in October of the same year, began publication of a new ongoing comic book series written by veteran comic book writer, Chuck Dixon with artwork by Kevin J. West, Bob Almond and Joel Gomez and covers by Tony Harris of Ex Machina fame. The first story arc, "Freddy's War", centered on a teenager named Jade, who moves to Springwood and learns about Freddy Krueger. Along with her father, a former army ranger, and a young comatose girl, Jade confronts Freddy. After the "Freddy's War" arc's completion, a story about Freddy employing a
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display the "5" that was used in all of the promotional material, TV spots, trailers, and merchandise. The main titles simply say ""A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child"". Released on August 11, 1989, the film grossed over $22.2 million at domestic box office to a generally unfavourable critical reception. In June 1989, a year after "", Alice and Dan have now started dating and there is no sign of Freddy Krueger. One day, in the shower, she sees herself at a strange asylum, dressed in a nun's habit with a name-tag saying Amanda Krueger. She is then attacked
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do not apply to Nancy as she sets out to trap Freddy and attack him with all of the vigor of a killer herself. Her active role and anti-victim posture broke the mold of the horror heroine..." In her book "Visions of the Night: Dreams, Religion, and Psychology", Kelly Bulkeley compares Nancy Thompson to Dorothy Gale in "Wizard of Oz" in that "Nancy ultimately finds in her dreams the deep resources of personal strength to overcome an evil that the adult social world had failed to defeat." Nancy's death in "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors" is even
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"Furry Vengeance" (1st week in release). "A Nightmare on Elm Street" dropped 72 percent in its second weekend, earning $9,119,389. It dropped to second place behind the newly released "Iron Man 2". The film dropped an additional 54 percent in its third week, bringing in $1.5 million, though it remained in the top 10 rankings for the weekend, placing sixth overall. The film remained in the top ten for the fourth weekend in a row, grossing approximately $2,285,000 and finished eighth for the week. In its fifth weekend, the film fell out of the box office top ten and finished
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"Home Media Magazine"s 2010 Reaper Awards, a yearly DVD show held at the Roosevelt in Hollywood, CA. The film was also the recipient of the 2010 Saturn Award for Best DVD Release of the Year. Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy is a 2010 American four-hour direct-to-disc documentary film that chronicles the entire "Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise, except the 2010 remake. The documentary also features the rise of New Line Cinema. Written by Thommy Hutson, produced by Daniel Farrands and Thommy Hutson, and co-directed by Daniel Farrands and Andrew Kasch. Heather
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Metacritic, who assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, calculated an average score of 35 based on 25 reviews. CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade cinemagoers gave the film was a C+ on an A+ to F scale. Their exit polls showed that audiences were evenly divided between males and females with 40% between 18 and 24 years of age and 20% under 18. Owen Gleiberman of "Entertainment Weekly" gave it a B– and concluded that, "I did jump a few times, and I liked Haley's dour malevolence, but overall, the new "Nightmare
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"Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", "Little Girl Lost", and "The Little People". The "Bart's Nightmare" segment of "Treehouse of Horror II" parodies the episode "It's a Good Life" and is even presented in a format similar to an episode of "The Twilight Zone". The Halloween episodes also regularly parody horror and thriller films such as "The Exorcist", "The Amityville Horror", "King Kong", "Night of the Living Dead", "The Shining", "A Nightmare on Elm Street", "The Fly", "Psycho", "Paranormal Activity", and "Dead Calm". Robert Englund, who portrays Freddy Krueger in the "Nightmare on Elm street" franchise, had a cameo appearance in "Treehouse
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gay character. I think it's something that happened along the line by serendipity." Mark Patton beat out actors such as Brad Pitt and Matt Damon for the role of Jesse and revealed that he based certain aspects of the character on Ally Sheedy's character in "The Breakfast Club" (1985). In an interview with "Attitude" magazine, Robert Englund stated "... the second "Nightmare on Elm Street" is obviously intended as a bisexual themed film. It was early '80s, pre-AIDS paranoia. Jesse's wrestling with whether to come out or not and his own sexual desires was manifested by Freddy. His friend is
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him after the burning, including two interchangeable heads. "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is the shared name of two unrelated video games released in 1989, both loosely based on the series. From among those films, "" and "" were particular influences on the gameplay of each. LJN (programmed by Rare) released one title for the NES, and Monarch Software the other for the Commodore 64 and IBM PC compatibles. Up to four players control characters who jump and punch their way through Elm Street locations as they collect the bones of Freddy Krueger to place them in a furnace and
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on Elm Street", Nancy Thompson was initially named Nancy Wilson. In the scene in which Tina, Nancy, and Glen are at Tina's house, Nancy describes a dream in which Freddy Krueger leered at her obscenely. Soon afterwards, when conversing with Glen, Nancy shows an earlier interest (at least when compared to the actual film) into why her and Tina dreamed of the same individual. While Nancy's character differs little than the actual film, the original script has scenes that emphasize her headstrong nature. The biggest change was in the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors" script. Nancy
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on Elm Street" was released in Europe, Canada, and Australia. In a contemporary review, Kim Newman wrote in the "Monthly Film Bulletin" that "A Nightmare on Elm Street" was closer to a Stephen King adaptation with its small-town setting, and "invented monster myth". Newman concluded that the film found "Craven emerging from the his recent career slump ("Swamp Thing", "The Hills Have Eyes Part 2", "Invitation to Hell") with a fine, perhaps definitive bogeyman to back him up" and that the film was "a superior example of an over-worked genre". Paul Attanasio of "The Washington Post" praised the film, stating
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is this: Just how 'gay' was 1985's "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge" (the first "Elm Street" sequel)? The imagery in the movie makes it seem unmistakably gay — but the filmmakers have all along denied that that was their intention." During his interview segment for the documentary "", David Chaskin admitted that the gay themes were intentional, which he had denied up until that point. The rest of the cast and crew stated that they were unaware of any such themes at the time they made the film, but that a series of creative decisions on the
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in June to film a dream sequence that takes place on Elm Street and later in December to shoot some scenes in a diner. According to Fuller and Form, Warner Bros. suggested "A Nightmare on Elm Street" be released in 3D because of the increased box office revenue of recent 3D films. It was the opinion of the Platinum Dunes producers that if a film was not initially conceived as 3D, then it should not be converted to 3D; Fuller and Form fought the studio to keep the remake 2D. Warner Bros. and Platinum Dunes came to agree that a
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face, replicating one of the dream sequences from the film, appears as a side item featured in the package. In "Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy: The Making of Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street", Amanda Wyss noted the parallels between Tina and Marion Crane from Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" stating: When discussing the differences between Nancy and Tina, Wyss noted that she viewed Tina as a victim of a dysfunctional home life, saying: In "Welcome to Our Nightmares: Behind the Scene with Today's Horror Actors" by Jason Norman, Wyss described Tina as a very difficult character to portray
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I Am Nancy I Am Nancy is a 2011 American documentary focused on actress Heather Langenkamp experience playing the iconic character Nancy Thompson from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise Actress Heather Langenkamp explores her role as Nancy in "A Nightmare on Elm Street", the fandom that surrounds the franchise, and why most of it focuses on Freddy Krueger, rather than Nancy. Langenkamp was inspired to make a documentary about herself and Nancy after a receptionist rebuffed her efforts to contact director Wes Craven. The film was originally planned to coincide with the 25th anniversary of "A Nightmare on
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare Wes Craven's New Nightmare is a 1994 American slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven, the original creator of "A Nightmare on Elm Street". Although it is the seventh film in the franchise, it is not part of the series continuity, instead portraying Freddy Krueger as a fictional movie villain who invades the real world, and haunts the cast and crew responsible for his films. In the film, Freddy is depicted as closer to what Craven originally intended, being much more menacing and much less comical, with an updated attire and appearance. The film features
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Freddy vs. Jason Freddy vs. Jason (alternatively known as A Nightmare on Friday the 13th) is a 2003 American slasher film directed by Ronny Yu and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. The film is a spin-off crossover between "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" series, and pits Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees against each other in the eighth and eleventh installments in their respective series. The film is also the last in both "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" series before they were both rebooted. In the film, Freddy (Robert Englund) has
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that feeling to a new generation with a new spin on the character and story. Fuller and Form likened the new film to their 2003 remake of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" but instead of a remake, they saw it as more of a reimagining. The pair also explained that "A Nightmare on Elm Street" would have a different tone than their "Friday the 13th" remake. Form states, "I think a "Friday the 13th" movie like we made was really fun. You know, sex, drugs and rock and roll, and I think a Nightmare movie is not that." When asked
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nightmares are nothing more than repressed memories, but he falls asleep during swim practice and witnesses what really happened to Krueger—the parents tracked down Krueger and burned him alive. Quentin and Nancy believe that Krueger, now a vengeful ghost, wants revenge on them for lying as children. As a result of their insomnia, they have microsleep episodes and dream while awake. To try to stop Krueger, they decide to go to the preschool to learn what they can. On the way, Nancy is attacked by Krueger after a microsleep episode, but she pulls a piece of Krueger's sweater out of
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place in the time period between the "" and "" films. The second series, "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare", was an adaptation of . The third issue of the series was published in both normal and 3-D formats. The 3-D issue was published in order to recreate the last ten minutes of the film which also used the visual effect. The three issues were also collected and published as a trade paperback. The last series to be published by Innovation was "A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Beginning". The three issue mini-series served as a direct sequel to "", as
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evil, Alice's "reflection is what makes her powerful." According to Muir, the character of Alice Johnson, goes against the "final girl" stereotype in that she is a "greasy-haired ugly duckling [who finds] her inner strength and beauty through self-actualization.." Furthermore, he adds that "from Nancy to Alice, the women on Elm Street are tough, resourceful, powerful role models for teenagers, ones who--"mirror"--reality in their efforts to navigate high school, and indeed life." As Muir summarizes: Monika Bartyzel stated that Alice is different when compared to other final girls and that her empowerment over the course of the films became an
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on Elm Street" sent in 2018 Beginning on October 9, 1988, "Freddy's Nightmares" was an anthology series, in the vein of "The Twilight Zone", which featured different horror stories each week. The show was hosted by Freddy Krueger, with Robert Englund reprising his role from the films. Freddy played more of a background character, but occasionally showed up to influence the plot of particular episodes. The series ran for two seasons and a total of 44 episodes, ending March 10, 1990. Although most of the episodes did not feature Freddy taking a major role in the plot, the pilot episode
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