A Nightmare on Elm Street

– Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing t..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
1984
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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 (Heather Langenkamp) traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger (Robert Englund), 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 (Johnny Depp), must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
USA
Genre:
Editor's Pick for:
Release Date:

16 Nov 1984

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Wes Craven

Writer:

Wes Craven

Main Actors:

John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss

Plot:

On Elm Street, Nancy Thompson and a group of her friends including Tina Gray, Rod Lane and Glen Lantz are being tormented by a clawed killer in their dreams named Freddy Krueger. Nancy must think quickly, as Freddy tries to pick off his victims one by one. When he has you in your sleep, who is there to save you?

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Production:

New Line Cinema

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
Metacritic:
76%