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A Nightmare on Elm Street

R
Horror
7.3/10(5,123 ratings)

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

10-31-1984
1h 31m
A Nightmare on Elm Street
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Main Cast

Heather Langenkamp

Heather Langenkamp

Nancy Thompson

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

Freddy Krueger

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Glen Lantz

John Saxon

John Saxon

Lieutenant Thompson

Ronee Blakley

Ronee Blakley

Marge Thompson

Amanda Wyss

Amanda Wyss

Tina Gray

Jsu Garcia

Jsu Garcia

Rod Lane

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Wes Craven
Writer:
Wes Craven
Production:
New Line Cinema, Smart Egg Pictures, Media Home Entertainment, Cinema 84, The Elm Street Venture
Revenue:
$57,004,513
Budget:
$1,800,000

Key Crew

Director:
Wes Craven
Producer:
Robert Shaye
Editor:
Rick Shaine
Executive Producer:
Joseph Wolf
Executive Producer:
Stanley Dudelson

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US; GB
Languages:
en