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A Nightmare on Elm Street ()

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Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.
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Lt. Thompson
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Marge Thompson
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Nancy Thompson
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Tina Gray
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Rod Lane (as Nick Corri)
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Glen Lantz
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Dr. King
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Sgt. Parker
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Fred Krueger
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Teacher
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Sgt. Garcia
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Nurse (as Mimi Meyer-Craven)
Jack Shea ...
Minister
Ed Call ...
Mr. Lantz
Sandy Lipton ...
Mrs. Lantz
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Foreman
Jeff Levine ...
Coroner (as Jeffrey Levine)
Donna Woodrum ...
Tina's Mom
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Cop #1
Carol Pritikin ...
Cop #2
Brian Reise ...
Cop #3
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Surfer #1 (as Jason Adams)
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Surfer #2
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Hall Guard
Paul Grenier ...
Tina's Mom's Boyfriend
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Charles Belardinelli ...
Fred Krueger (Building the Glove Scene) (uncredited)
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Fred Krueger (Pressing Through The Wall Scene) (uncredited)
Kathi Gibbs ...
Girl in Nancy's English Class (uncredited)
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John - Kid in Classroom (uncredited)
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Newsreader / KRGR Radio Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
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Boy in Nancy's English Class (uncredited)
Antonia Yannouli ...
Girl in Nancy's English Class (uncredited)

Directed by

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Wes Craven

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Wes Craven ... (written by)

Produced by

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John H. Burrows ... associate producer (as John Burrows)
Stanley Dudelson ... executive producer
Sara Risher ... co-producer
Robert Shaye ... producer
Joseph Wolf ... executive producer

Music by

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Charles Bernstein

Cinematography by

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Jacques Haitkin

Editing by

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Patrick McMahon ... co-editor (as Pat McMahon)
Rick Shaine

Editorial Department

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James Flatto ... apprentice editor
Kevin Krasny ... editorial assistant: Los Angeles
David Orr ... color timer
Alison Paul ... apprentice editor
Valerie Schwartz ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Annette Benson

Production Design by

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Gregg Fonseca ... (as Greg Fonseca)

Set Decoration by

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Anne H. Ahrens ... (as Anne Huntley)

Costume Design by

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Dana Lyman

Makeup Department

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Kathryn Fenton ... makeup artist (as Kathy Logan)
RaMona Fleetwood ... key hair stylist (as RaMona)
David B. Miller ... special makeup effects artist (as David Miller)
Mark Bryan Wilson ... makeup effects assistant (as Mark Wilson)
Louis Lazzara ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Mark Shostrom ... makeup effects lab technician (uncredited)

Production Management

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John H. Burrows ... production manager (as John Burrows)
Amy Rabins ... production supervisor
Rachel Talalay ... assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Nicholas Batchelor ... first assistant director (as Nick Batchelor)
Peter C. Graupner ... second assistant director
Robert Shaye ... director: melting staircase sequence (uncredited)

Art Department

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Dorree Cooper ... set dresser
Don Diers ... art department assistant
Bill Kroyer ... storyboard artist
Kara Lindstrom ... assistant props
Michael Listorti ... swing gang (as Michael E. Listorti)
Timaree McCormick ... assistant props
Gavin McCune ... swing gang
Barbara Metzenbaum ... art department assistant
Mix ... set carpenter
John Krenz Reinhart Jr. ... construction coordinator (as John Reinhart)
John Stadelman ... prop master
Craig Clark ... storyboard artist (uncredited)
Bill Luckey ... carpenter (uncredited)
Matthew Joseph Peak ... movie poster illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Jack Cooley ... re-recording mixer
James LaRue ... sound mixer
Al Nahmias ... sound editor (as Albert Nahmias)
Greg Nave ... boom operator
Abe Nejad ... assistant sound editor
Jess Soraci ... supervising sound editor
Karen I. Stern ... looping editor
Ron Kalish ... sound editor (uncredited)
Holger M. Thiele ... additional sound designer (uncredited)

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Tassilo Baur ... special effects assistant
Charles Belardinelli ... special effects assistant
Lou Carlucci ... special effects assistant
Jim Doyle ... mechanical special effects design
Peter Kelly ... special effects assistant
Larry Lapointe ... special effects assistant
Christina Rideout ... special effects assistant
Jim Rynning ... special effects assistant
Jamie Upham ... special effects assistant (as James Upham)
William Guest ... special effects assistant (uncredited)

Stunts

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Cynthia Brannon ... stunts
Bruce Carson ... stunt double: Johnny Depp
Anthony Cecere ... stunt coordinator / stunts
Kerrie Cullen ... stunts
Jeff Habberstad ... stunts
Leslie Hoffman ... stunts
Christina Johnson ... stunts
Maggie Koehnen ... stunts
Larry Phillips ... stunts
Don Pike ... stunts
Christina Rideout ... stunts
Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon ... stunts (as Tanya Lee Russell)
Paul Shaver ... stunts
Jim Stern ... stunts (as Jim Stearns)
Cindy Wills ... stunts
Sandy Wilson ... stunts
Debby Porter ... stunts (uncredited)
George A. Sack Jr. ... stunt driver (uncredited)
Lee Waddell ... stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Scott Buttfield ... gaffer
Anne S. Coffey ... first assistant camera (as Anne Coffey)
Stephen Crawford ... gaffer: second unit (as Steve Crawford)
Nelson Elwell ... grip
Rowdy Herrington ... best boy electric
Joe Kelly ... best boy grip (as Joseph Adolph)
Warren Kroeger ... grip
Cindy Lagerstrom ... key grip: second unit
Joyce Rudolph ... still photographer
Henning Schellerup ... camera operator: second unit
Toni Semple ... electrician
Thomas Vanghele ... second assistant camera (as Tom Vanghele)
Elizabeth Ziegler ... steadicam operator
Craig Horwitz ... set lighting (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Lauren Roman ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Lisa Jensen ... costume supervisor
Terence McCorry ... costumer

Location Management

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Craig Pointes ... location manager

Music Department

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Mario Mariani ... score designer
Michael Arciaga ... music supervisor (uncredited)
Jeff Vaughn ... score mixer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Kathryn Weygand ... script supervisor (as Kathy Weygand)

Transportation Department

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Chuck Clarke ... transportation coordinator
Brian Delahanty ... transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Stephen Abramson ... production executive
Steve Cassling ... production assistant
Lisa C. Cook ... production coordinator
Lillian Fuentes ... craft service
Steve Harris ... production assistant
David B. Householter ... set production assistant (as David Householter)
Sheridan Liu ... assistant accountant
Anita Luccioni ... assistant to producers
Steven McAfee ... production assistant (as Steve McAfee)
Dan Perri ... title designer
Jim Picciolo ... animal wrangler
Wally Uchida ... production assistant
Benjamin Zinkin ... legal consultant
John Burrows III ... blood sweeper (uncredited)
Sean S. Cunningham ... director: chase scene (uncredited)
Don Wyse ... fire safety (uncredited)

Thanks

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Sean S. Cunningham ... special thanks (as Sean Cunningham)
Sam Raimi ... special thanks
Jack Sholder ... special thanks
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Plot Summary

On Elm Street, Nancy Thompson and a group of her friends (comprising Tina Gray, Rod Lane and Glen Lantz) are being tormented by a clawed killer in their dreams named Fred Krueger. Nancy must think quickly, as Fred tries to pick them off one by one. When he has you in your sleep, who is there to save you? Written by simon_hrdng

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Taglines She is the only one who can stop it... if she fails, no one survives. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Nightmare on Elm Street (United States)
  • Ghost Street (Hong Kong, English title)
  • Les griffes de la nuit (France)
  • Nightmare - Mörderische Träume (Germany)
  • Pesadilla en Elm Street (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 91 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,800,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $1,271,000, 11 Nov 1984

Did You Know?

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Trivia New Line Cinema was saved from bankruptcy by the success of the film, and was jokingly nicknamed "The House that Freddy Built." See more »
Goofs At the 1hr 11 min mark, Nancy tells her father "to break the door down in exactly 20 minutes" at 12:30 am, making the current time 12:10 am. In this time, she manages to set various booby traps--a bomb from a light bulb and gunpowder, a raised sledgehammer, a tripwire, and screwing a bolt to a door, and then sits with her mother for some time before going to her own bedroom. All of this was apparently done in only 10 minutes! She's shown in bed at 12:20 am, giving herself 10 minutes to fall asleep and catch Freddy. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 Remake) Kill Count (2018). See more »
Soundtracks Nightmare See more »
Crazy Credits Film title logo as the end credits are finished. See more »
Quotes Children: One, two, Freddy's coming for you. / Three, four, better lock your door. / Five, six, grab your crucifix. / Seven, eight, gonna stay up late. / Nine, ten, never sleep again.
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