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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
3 days ago · October 30, 2024, 1:16 AM. When it comes to slasher icons, only one name has haunted the thoughts -- and dreams -- of horror fans for the last 40 years: Freddy Krueger. Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" clawed its way into theaters on Nov. 9, 1984, spawning an entire movie franchise, an anthology television series spinoff, a remake, and ...
- Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson. Langenkamp was the linchpin of the original film as Nancy, the teenager who attracted Freddy Krueger’s attention. Nancy wasn’t a shrinking violet of a teen girl, either; at the end of the movie, she realizes that she has to stand up to Krueger if she wants to stand a chance at getting out of her dreams alive.
- John Saxon as Lt. Donald "Don" Thompson. Saxon played Nancy’s dad in the movie, who's also a policeman. By the time A Nightmare on Elm Street came along, Saxon had already appeared in the Bruce Lee classic Enter the Dragon.
- Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. None of A Nightmare on Elm Street's legendary horror-franchise status would have been possible without Englund, who made a legend of Freddy Krueger.
- Johnny Depp as Glen Lantz. Before he became one of the biggest Hollywood stars on the planet, Depp had been trying to make it as a rock star, even opening once for Iggy Pop (although Pop reportedly called him “a little turd”).
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 , [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and Johnny Depp in his film debut.
Oct 22, 2024 · 5. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) Robert Englund in 'A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'.Everett Collection. By this fourth installment, Freddy has morphed from a ...
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...
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Nov 16, 1984 · Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life. Director. Wes Craven. Writer. Wes Craven. Stars. Heather Langenkamp. Johnny Depp. Robert Englund.
