A Nightmare on Elm Street

November. 09,1984      R
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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...

Heather Langenkamp as  Nancy Thompson
John Saxon as  Lieutenant Donald Thompson
Ronee Blakley as  Marge Thompson
Amanda Wyss as  Tina Gray
Jsu Garcia as  Rod Lane
Johnny Depp as  Glen Lantz
Robert Englund as  Fred Krueger
Charles Fleischer as  Dr. King
Joseph Whipp as  Sgt. Parker
Lin Shaye as  Teacher

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Reviews

NekoHomey
1984/11/09

Purely Joyful Movie!

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GurlyIamBeach
1984/11/10

Instant Favorite.

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Lollivan
1984/11/11

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Lela
1984/11/12

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

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amarjunchu
1984/11/13

OK so I know this is classic but still I was not expecting it to be good. But I was wrong and this one just rocks. Freddy is a terrifying psycho whom you wont want anywhere near you ever, especially not in your dreams. Ladies were hot and acting was good enough and Freddy was the best. So if you still haven't watched this one yet and wanna watch a nice horror movie then just watch it.

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lordgodyahweh
1984/11/14

Pros: Great Story and SuspenseCons: Confusing Ending and Deleted Scene Taken Out Which Should Have Been Left In The Film - Nancy's Mother Tells Her That She Had An Older Sibling That Was Killed By Freddy

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Heinz Hoogenboom
1984/11/15

when I was a signet, I sneaked downstairs to watch this film. I understood it from the playground to be evil and spine inducing. however as I neared the door to spy into our front room to catch glimpses of the film I smelt the enticing aroma of my mama's cookies. distracted I went into the kitchen and ate two of the blighters. then I went back to bed and never saw any of the film.

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Ilikehorrormovies
1984/11/16

This is a really good flick. yeah sure they're some pointless sequel but this one stands the best like bigger than the remake. The characters are well develop. The acting convince me that Freddy could be real. This movie is actually worth watching like watch this before you watch the remake; (I haven't watch the remake for a long time) anyways good film recommend it.

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