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A Nightmare on Elm Street

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

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Released: 1984-11-09

Runtime: 91 minutes

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...

Genres

  • Horror

Production Companies

  • New Line Cinema (US)
  • Smart Egg Pictures (GB)
  • Media Home Entertainment ()
  • Cinema 84 (US)
  • The Elm Street Venture ()

Additional Information

Budget: $1800000

Revenue: $57004513

Popularity: 12.3857

Vote Average: 7.335 ({{ mov_details.vote_count }} votes)

Status: Released

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IMDb: tt0087800