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A Nightmare on Elm Street

If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming, she won't wake up at all.

  • Movie
  • 1984
  • R
  • 1h 31m

Directed by Wes Craven

7.4

TMDB audience rating
7.4 out of 10 from 6,067 votes

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Overview

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...

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Cast and crew

  • Heather Langenkamp

    Heather LangenkampNancy Thompson

  • Robert Englund

    Robert EnglundFred Krueger

  • Johnny Depp

    Johnny DeppGlen Lantz

  • Amanda Wyss

    Amanda WyssTina Gray

  • Jsu Garcia

    Jsu GarciaRod Lane

  • John Saxon

    John SaxonLt. Thompson

  • Ronee Blakley

    Ronee BlakleyMarge Thompson

  • Charles Fleischer

    Charles FleischerDr. King

  • Joseph Whipp

    Joseph WhippSgt. Parker

  • Lin Shaye

    Lin ShayeTeacher

  • Joe Unger

    Joe UngerSgt. Garcia

  • Mimi Craven

    Mimi CravenNurse

  • Jack Shea

    Jack SheaMinister

  • Ed CallMr. Lantz

  • Sandy LiptonMrs. Lantz

  • David Andrews

    David AndrewsForeman

  • Jeff LevineCoroner

  • Donna WoodrumMrs. Gray

Director
Wes Craven
Writer
Wes Craven
Music
Charles Bernstein
Cinematography
Jacques Haitkin