Nightmare on Elm Street, A

Nightmare on Elm Street, A

1984

Years after being burned alive by a mob of angry parents, child murderer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) returns to haunt the dreams -- and reality -- of local teenagers in Wes Craven's spine-chilling slasher classic. As the town's teens begin dropping like flies, Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) and her boyfriend, Glen (Johnny Depp, in his big-screen debut), devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world.

She is the only one who can stop it... if she fails, no one survives.

JBscale
72
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Horror
Length
1 hr. 31 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 16, 1984
US Box Office
$25,504,513 (#3118 of 7540)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Edition
2-Disc A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection, Uncut Version & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 7.1
English: DD 5.1
Studio
New Line Cinema
Released
March 5, 2013
Acquired Date
October 20, 2013
Times Seen
3 Times
Last Watched
November 2, 2025

Actors

John Saxon
John Saxon
Ronee Blakley
Ronee Blakley
Heather Langenkamp
Heather Langenkamp
Amanda Wyss
Amanda Wyss
Jsu Garcia
Jsu Garcia
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
Charles Fleischer
Charles Fleischer
Joseph Whipp
Joseph Whipp
Robert Englund
Robert Englund
Lin Shaye
Lin Shaye
Joe Unger
Joe Unger
Mimi Craven
Mimi Craven
Jack Shea
Jack Shea
Ed Call
Ed Call
Sandy Lipton
Sandy Lipton
David Andrews
David Andrews
Jeff Levine
Jeff Levine
Donna Woodrum
Donna Woodrum

Directors

Wes Craven
Wes Craven

Producers

Robert Shaye
Robert Shaye

Writers

Wes Craven
Wes Craven

Special Features

Commentaries
  • writer/director Wes Craven, cinematographer Jacques Haitkin and actors Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
94%
Tomatometer
65 votes
RT Fresh Certified
84%
Popcornmeter
16,310 votes
METASCORE
35
25 votes
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
274,172 votes

Tags

  1. A Nightmare on Elm Street

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media