A Nightmare on Elm Street

Name: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Genre: Slasher, Supernatural
Released: 1984-11-09
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 8.0
Cast: John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia

19841h 31mR

SlasherSupernatural

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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...

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Main cast

John Saxon

Lt. Donald Thompson

Ronee Blakley

Marge Thompson

Heather Langenkamp

Nancy Thompson

Amanda Wyss

Tina Gray

Jsu Garcia

Rod Lane

Johnny Depp

Glen Lantz

Charles Fleischer

Dr. King

Joseph Whipp

Sergeant Parker

Robert Englund

Fred Krueger

Lin Shaye

Teacher

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Budget

$1,800,000

Box office

$57,004,513

Studio

New Line Cinema, Smart Egg Pictures, Cinema 84, Media Home Entertainment, The Elm Street Venture

Rating

Scare, gore & jumpscare ratings for A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Quality8.0 /10

Scare4.0 /10

Gore4.0 /10

Jumpscares— /10

Psych. Disturbance— /10

Blood5.0 /10

Nudity3.0 /10

Sexual content1.0 /10

1 ratings

What kind of horror experience is A Nightmare on Elm Street?

Based on early Frightry ratings (1 so far), A Nightmare on Elm Street is primarily a blood-soaked horror movie. Its strongest characteristics are blood and scare intensity, while gore plays a smaller role.