A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Horror1 hour and 31 minutes
73%
User score

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

Description

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...

Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$1,800,000

Revenue

$57,004,513

Keywords
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