A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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"If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming, she won't wake up at all."

Movie · 1984 · 1h 31m · Released · Rated R · Horror

Synopsis

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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Cast

  • Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson
  • Johnny Depp as Glen Lantz
  • Robert Englund as Fred Krueger
  • Amanda Wyss as Tina Gray
  • Jsu Garcia as Rod Lane
  • John Saxon as Lt. Donald Thompson
  • Ronee Blakley as Marge Thompson
  • Charles Fleischer as Dr. King
  • Joseph Whipp as Sergeant Parker
  • Lin Shaye as Teacher

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