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A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984 • 1h31m Horror

Rating

7.3/10

Popularity

11

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...

Details

Director

Wes Craven

Screenplay

Wes Craven

Cast

John Saxon

Ronee Blakley

Heather Langenkamp

Release date

11/9/1984

Status

Released

Budget

$1,800,000

Revenue

$57,004,513

Origin country

US

Vote count

5646