A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Heather Langenkamp
Nancy Thompson
John Saxon
Lieutenant Donald Thompson
Ronee Blakley
Marge Thompson
Amanda Wyss
Tina Gray
Jsu Garcia
Rod Lane
Johnny Depp
Glen Lantz
Robert Englund
Fred Krueger
Charles Fleischer
Dr. King
Joseph Whipp
Sgt. Parker
Lin Shaye
Teacher
Joe Unger
Sergeant Garcia
Mimi Craven
Nurse
Jack Shea
Minister
Ed Call
Mr. Lantz
Sandy Lipton
Mrs. Lantz
David Andrews
Foreman
Jeff Levine
Coroner
Donna Woodrum
Mrs. Gray
Shashawnee Hall
Cop #1
Carol Pritikin
Cop #2
Brian Reise
Cop #3
Ash Adams
Surfer #1
Don Hannah
Surfer #2
Leslie Hoffman
Hallguard / Stunts
Paul Grenier
Mrs. Gray's Boyfriend
Kathi Gibbs
Kid (uncredited)
Chris Tashima
Kid (uncredited)
Antonia Yannouli
Kid (uncredited)
John Richard Petersen
Kid in Classroom (uncredited)
Robert Shaye
Newsreader / KRGR Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited) / Producer
Jacques Haitkin
Director of Photography
Joseph Wolf
Executive Producer
Charles Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Rick Shaine
Editor
Gregg Fonseca
Production Design
Sara Risher
Producer
Dana Lyman
Costume Design
John Burrows
Producer
Patrick McMahon
Editor
Anne H. Ahrens
Set Decoration
Wes Craven
Director / Writer
Stanley Dudelson
Executive Producer
Annette Benson
Casting
Dan Perri
Title Designer
John H. Burrows
Production Manager
Amy Rabins
Production Supervisor
Rachel Talalay
Assistant Production Manager
Stephen Abramson
Production Executive
Nicholas Batchelor
First Assistant Director
Kathryn Weygand
Script Supervisor
Anne S. Coffey
First Assistant Camera
Joyce Rudolph
Still Photographer
Lisa C. Cook
Production Coordinator
Craig Pointes
Location Manager
Scott Buttfield
Gaffer
Nelson Elwell
Grip
Dorree Cooper
Set Dresser
Don Diers
Art Department Assistant
John Krenz Reinhart Jr.
Construction Coordinator
John Stadelman
Property Master
Kara Lindstrom
Assistant Property Master
Timaree McCormick
Assistant Property Master
Lisa Jensen
Costume Supervisor
Terence McCorry
Costumer
RaMona Fleetwood
Hairstylist
James LaRue
Sound Mixer
Chuck Clarke
Transportation Coordinator
Brian Delahanty
Transportation Captain
David B. Householter
Set Production Assistant
Peter C. Graupner
Second Assistant Director
Jim Picciolo
Animal Wrangler
Jess Soraci
Supervising Sound Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 31, 1984
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Content RatingR
Budget$1,800,000
Box Office$57,000,000
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States
Genres
Wiki.
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Robert Shaye. It is the first installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and stars Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, and Johnny Depp in his film debut. The film's plot concerns a group of teenagers who are targeted by Krueger, an undead child killer who can murder people through their dreams, as retribution against their parents who burned him alive.Craven filmed A Nightmare on Elm Street on an estimated budget of $1.1 million. The film was released on November 9, 1984, in limited theaters until its nationwide theatrical release on November 16, 1984, and grossed $57 million worldwide. The film received critical acclaim upon its release, and has since been considered to be one of the greatest horror films ever made. The film spawned a franchise consisting of six sequels, a television series, a crossover with Friday the 13th, various other merchandise, and a remake of the same name. Along with Stunts, Polyester, and Alone in the Dark, it was one of the first films produced by New Line Cinema, who by that point mostly distributed films, leading the company to become a successful mini-major film studio and earning it the nickname "The House that Freddy Built".
The film is credited with carrying on many tropes found in low-budget horror films of the 1970s and 1980s, originating in John Carpenter's 1978 horror film Halloween, including the morality play that revolves around sexual promiscuity in teenagers resulting in their eventual death, leading to the term "slasher film". Critics and film historians state that the film's premise is the struggle to define the distinction between dreams and reality, manifested by the lives and dreams of the teens in the film. Later critics praise the film's ability to transgress "the boundaries between the imaginary and real", toying with audience perceptions. The film was followed by A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985).
In 2021, A Nightmare on Elm Street was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".