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, and Johnny Depp in his film debut. The film's plot concerns a group of teenagers who are targeted by Krueger, an undead child killer who murders teenagers through their dreams, as retribution against their parents who burned him alive.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Directed by Wes Craven
Genres - Family, Horror |
Sub-Genres - Ghost Film, Slasher Film, Teen Film |
Release Date - Nov 9, 1984 |
Run Time - 91 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Movie Info
Budget
$1,800,000
Box Office
$25,563,820
Themes
Tags
Alcoholic, Boiler Room, Booby Trap, Child Murderer, Collection: Nightmare On Elm Street, Cult, Disfigurement, Dream, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Murder, Nightmare, Nightmare Becomes Reality, Ohio, Psychopath, Sadism, Slasher, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror, Supernatural/Monsters, Violent, Youth
Attributes
Filming Location: Los Angeles
Narrative Location: Ohio
Subject: dream, reality, serial killer
Time Period: 1980s
Narrative Location: Ohio
Subject: dream, reality, serial killer
Time Period: 1980s
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Pesadilla en la calle del infierno
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Pesadilla en lo profundo de la noche
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Pesadilla sin fin
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Rémálom az Elm utcában
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Strava u Ulici brijestova
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Terror på Elm Street
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Εφιάλτης στο δρόμο με τις λεύκες
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Жах на вулиці В'язів
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