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Cast

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Heather Langenkamp

Nancy Thompson

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Robert Englund

Freddy Krueger

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Johnny Depp

Glen Lantz

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John Saxon

Lieutenant Thompson

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Ronee Blakley

Marge Thompson

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Amanda Wyss

Tina Gray

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Jsu Garcia

Rod Lane

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Joseph Whipp

Sergeant Parker

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Ed Call

Mr. Lantz

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Sandy Lipton

Mrs. Lantz

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Lin Shaye

Teacher

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Joe Unger

Sergeant Garcia

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Jack Shea

Minister

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Donna Woodrum

Mrs. Gray

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Ash Adams

Surfer #1

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Don Hannah

Surfer #2

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Paul Grenier

Mrs. Gray's Boyfriend

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Chris Tashima

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Details

Status

Released

Original language

en

Countries

US, GB

Budget

$1,800,000

Revenue

$57,004,513

Reviews

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A review by John Chard 9

May 3, 2015

Dream Attack.

The kids of Elm Street appear to be having the same bad dream, one in which a scarred faced bogeyman in a stripy jumper hunts them with knives attached to his fingers. When the dream becomes a reality for one of the kids, and the worst happens, Nancy Thompson risks all to bring the bogeyman into the open.

Stupendous horror movie, one that not even the ream of sequels, spin- offs and cartoons could ever diminish. Wes Craven creates a film of utter terror, unleashing...

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A review by John Critic 10

April 3, 2022

5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My personal favorite slasher horror film that goes well with my Halloween costume, which itself is an accessory to this horror treasure of the 1980s decade!!!

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A review by Andre Gonzales 8

April 17, 2023

The nightmare that started it all. Made us all scared to go to to sleep. My favorite horror series next to Friday the 13th. Love this movie.

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A review by CinemaSerf 7

June 8, 2023

This is the ultimate in slasher-horror that thrives on the basis that it is, at times, genuinely quite scary, and it doesn't take itself too seriously. Robert Englund is super as the legendary "Freddie Krueger" who, complete with his razor sharp right hand, takes over the dreams of the teenage children of parents who had been responsible for his gruesome death many years earlier. When a terrorised "Nancy" (Heather Langenkamp) begins to put two and two together she sets...

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