A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Finally just one girl remains. Desperately, she tries to stay awake by every means possible, but even pills and massive amounts of coffee wear off sometime -- and when they do, she'll have to battle Freddy for her very life.

It's her worst nightmare ... and it's coming

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Related Movies: Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge, A (1985) [sequel] Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987) [sequel] Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, A (1988) [sequel] Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child, A (1989) [sequel] Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) [sequel] New Nightmare (1994) [sequel]

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External Reviews

Many of the parts in A Nightmare on Elm Street seem weighed-down by the low-quality acting of its inexperienced actors and the sheer cheeziness of the film's music; but this is a definite case of the good well outweighing the bad, as the nightmare sequences and the overall tone of the movie prevail over its lesser qualities.

At a time where slasher movies glutted the horror market this was a breath of fresh air with an imaginative script, young lead actress who carries it fine and a villian who would quickly ascend to pop culture anti-hero status. 

-- (TheVideoGraveYard.com)

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Although it wasn't a big hit when released, it garnered a huge following of high school students when it was released on video. It remains one of the most important horror films ever made.

-- (eSplatter.com)

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Directed by

Wes Craven Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3

Written by

Wes Craven Freddy vs. Jason, The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Cast

John Saxon From Dusk Till Dawn, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Enter the Dragon Heather Langenkamp A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, New Nightmare, Shocker Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Platoon, Sleepy Hollow Robert Englund Freddy vs. Jason, Urban Legend, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Lin Shaye There's Something About Mary, Kingpin, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Ronee Blakley Nashville, The Driver, A Return to Salem's Lot Amanda Wyss Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Better Off Dead..., Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation [more]

The special FX were modern for it's decade with some animatronics (which is always good) and that tone music, well, that tone is just another creepy edition to Nightmare on Elm Street's outstanding qualities. 8 --Steve Lewis (horror-movies.ca)

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