A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Overview
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...
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,800,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $57,004,513.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 12.61 |
Directed By
Wes Craven
Crew
Wes Craven
Robert Shaye
Dana Lyman
Rick Shaine
Joseph Wolf
Gregg Fonseca
Stanley Dudelson
Charles Bernstein
Sara Risher
Patrick McMahon
Jacques Haitkin
Anne H. Ahrens
John Burrows
Annette Benson
John H. Burrows
Joyce Rudolph
Anne S. Coffey
Nicholas Batchelor
Nelson Elwell
Kathryn Weygand
Amy Rabins
Stephen Abramson
Dorree Cooper
Rachel Talalay
Scott Buttfield
John Krenz Reinhart Jr.
John Stadelman
Kara Lindstrom
Lisa Jensen
Brian Delahanty
Terence McCorry
James LaRue
Lisa C. Cook
RaMona Fleetwood
Craig Pointes
David B. Householter
Timaree McCormick
Don Diers
Chuck Clarke
Jess Soraci
Jim Picciolo
Abe Nejad
Peter C. Graupner
Cindy Wills
Anthony Cecere
Jeff Habberstad
Charles Belardinelli
Jack Cooley
Lou Carlucci
Leslie Hoffman
Paul Shaver
Bruce Carson
Tassilo Baur
Don Pike
Kerrie Cullen
Anthony Cecere
Larry Lapointe
Debby Porter
Dan Perri
Wes Craven
TOP CAST
Heather Langenkamp
Nancy Thompson
Robert Englund
Freddy Krueger
Johnny Depp
Glen Lantz
John Saxon
Lieutenant Thompson
Ronee Blakley
Marge Thompson
Amanda Wyss
Tina Gray
Jsu Garcia
Rod Lane
Charles Fleischer
Dr. King
Joseph Whipp
Sergeant Parker
Ed Call
Mr. Lantz
Sandy Lipton
Mrs. Lantz
Lin Shaye
Teacher
Joe Unger
Sergeant Garcia
Mimi Craven
Nurse
Jack Shea
Minister
David Andrews
Foreman
Jeff Levine
Coroner
Donna Woodrum
Mrs. Gray
Shashawnee Hall
Cop #1
Carol Pritikin
Cop #2
Brian Reise
Cop #3
Ash Adams
Surfer #1
Don Hannah
Surfer #2
Leslie Hoffman
Hallguard
Paul Grenier
Mrs. Gray's Boyfriend
Chris Tashima
Boy in Nancy's English Class (uncredited)
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