A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Jack Sholder

Writers:

David Chaskin (written by) and
Wes Craven (characters)

Release Date:

1 November 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The first name in terror returns...

Plot:

A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by Freddy Krueger who is out to possess him to continue his murdering in the real world.

Plot Keywords:

Boy | Freddy Krueger | Nightmare | Teenage Boy | Neighbor

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mark Patton	...	Jesse Walsh
Kim Myers	...	Lisa Webber
Robert Rusler	...	Ron Grady
Clu Gulager	...	Ken Walsh
Hope Lange	...	Cheryl Walsh
Marshall Bell	...	Coach Schneider
Melinda O. Fee	...	Mrs. Webber
Tom McFadden	...	Mr. Webber (as Thom McFadden)
Sydney Walsh	...	Kerry
Robert Englund	...	Freddy Krueger
Edward Blackoff	...	Biology Teacher
Christie Clark	...	Angela Walsh
Lyman Ward	...	Mr. Grady
Donna Bruce	...	Mrs. Grady
Hart Sprager	...	Teacher

Also Known As:

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2 (USA) (closing credits title)
A Hora do Pesadelo Parte 2: A Vingança de Freddy (Brazil) [pt]
Efialtis sto dromo me tis lefkes No 2 (Greece) [el]
Koszmar z ulicy Wiazów 2: Zemsta Freddy'ego (Poland) [pl]
La revanche de Freddy (France) [fr]
Nightmare 2 - Die Rache (West Germany) [de]
Nightmare II: la rivincita (Italy) [it]
Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2 Freddy's Wraak (Belgium: English title) (festival title) [en]
Painajainen Elm Streetillä 2 - Fred (Finland) [fi]
Painajainen Elm Streetillä 2 - Freddyn kosto (Finland) [fi]
Pesadilla 2: La venganza de Freddy (Argentina) [es]
Pesadilla en Elm Street 2: la venganza de Freddy (Spain) [es]
Terror på Elm Street 2 (Sweden) [sv]
Terror på Elm Street 2 - Freddys hämnd (Sweden) [sv]

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:MA (re-rating 2005) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Mexico:C | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

1428 N. Genesee Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Heron Communications

Trivia:

This is the only film in the series not to use Charles Bernstein's original theme, or a variation of it.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The fictional location for the Nightmare on Elm Street franchises was Springwood, Ohio. Throughout the film Palm Trees are visible in the background which cannot be grown in Ohio climate and the bus in the opening scene drives through the desert, which is not part of Ohio's geography.

Quotes:

Jesse Walsh: [throws aside a shoebox] How do you like that, Dad?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Golden Girls: Empty Nests (#2.26)" (1987)

Soundtrack:

On The Air Tonight

Not as bad as some would have you think.

The first of the Elm Street sequels is a bit different than the other films of the series, but it's not nearly as bad as some critics say.

Young man(whose family has moved into the Elm Street house)is terrorized by chuckling Freddy, who wants to use him to do his dirty work.

'Elm Street 2 is a fairly entertaining sequel directed by B movie maker Jack Sholder. The movie's possession theme is solidly played out with some tight direction. Sholder gives this movie some well-done moments of shock and dark humor. The opening sequence on the bus is a memorable thrill ride. The film boasts some bloody FX. Charles Bernstein's theme music is missed, but Bing Crosby's song 'Did You Ever See A Dream' makes for a nice touch. Many say that this movie has homosexual themes and granted star Mark Patton does spend much of the movie semi-naked, but the theme is a bit of a stretch.

Robert Englund makes a welcomed return as Freddy, while the rest of the cast does decent performances.

All around, a good sequel that hasn't really gotten critical justice.

Followed by the superior Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987).

*** out of ****