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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
7.4
Ratings: 7.4/10 from 70,417 users
Metascore:
78/100
Reviews: 576 user | 186 critic | 6 from Metacritic.com In the dreams of his victims, a spectral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him. Director:Wes CravenWriter:Wes Craven |
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Cast
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| John Saxon | ... | ||
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Ronee Blakley | ... | |
| Heather Langenkamp | ... | ||
| Amanda Wyss | ... | ||
| Jsu Garcia | ... |
Rod Lane
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| Johnny Depp | ... | ||
| Charles Fleischer | ... | ||
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Joseph Whipp | ... | |
| Robert Englund | ... | ||
| Lin Shaye | ... | ||
| Joe Unger | ... | ||
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Mimi Craven | ... |
Nurse
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Jack Shea | ... | |
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Ed Call | ... | |
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Sandy Lipton | ... | |
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Storyline
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? Written by simon_hrdng
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Sleep Kills See more »Genres:
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Country:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Les griffes de la nuit See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,800,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$1,271,000 (USA) (11 November 1984) (165 Screens)Gross:
$25,504,513 (USA)Company Credits
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Tina Gray: Just a dream, Ma'.
Tina's Mom: Hm, some dream, judging from that!
[Tina looks down to see that there are four tears in her night-gown]
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Performed by 213
Written and Produced by Martin Kent, Steve Karshner, Michael Schurig See more »
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The sparking glove effect seen throughout the movie was achieved by attaching the glove to a car battery. The famous scraping noise was created by scratching a steak knife on the underside of a metal chair. See more »Goofs
Continuity: The part in Nancy's hair swaps sides when her father is telling her to try to forget about Tina. See more »Quotes
Tina's Mom: You okay, Tina?Tina Gray: Just a dream, Ma'.
Tina's Mom: Hm, some dream, judging from that!
[Tina looks down to see that there are four tears in her night-gown]
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"Nightmare"Performed by 213
Written and Produced by Martin Kent, Steve Karshner, Michael Schurig See more »
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