A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming she won't wake up at all.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

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

US Runtime: 91 min

Country of Origin: United Kingdom / United States of America

Premiere Date:
Nov 09, 1984 [USA]

Director:	Wes Craven

Writer:	Wes Craven [Writer]

Producers:	John Burrows [Producer] Stanley Dudelson [Executive Producer] Sara Risher [Producer] Robert Shaye [Producer] Joseph Wolf [Executive Producer]

Cinematography:	Jacques Haitkin

Edited by:	Patrick McMahon Rick Shaine

Music Composed by	Charles Bernstein

Production Design:	Gregg Fonseca

Costume Design:	Dana Lyman

Casting by	Annette Benson

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

Plot Summary:

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.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Heather Langenkamp Nancy Thompson Robert Englund Freddy Krueger Johnny Depp Glen Lantz John Saxon Lieutenant Thompson Ronee Blakley Marge Thompson Amanda Wyss Tina Gray Jsu Garcia Rod Lane Charles Fleischer Dr. King Joseph Whipp Sergeant Parker Ed Call Mr. Lantz		Sandy Lipton Mrs. Lantz Lin Shaye Teacher Joe Unger Sergeant Garcia Mimi Craven Nurse Jack Shea Minister David Andrews Foreman Jeff Levine Coroner Donna Woodrum Mrs. Gray Shashawnee Hall Cop #1 Carol Pritikin Cop #2

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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

1428 N. Genesee Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA [Nancy’s house]

North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Venice Beach, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA [scene where actors Johnny Depp and Heather Langenkamp are on the bridge over a canal.]

Tech Info:

Budget:: $1,800,000
Revenue:: $57,004,513
Color Info:: Color (DeLuxe)
Laboratory:: DeLuxe

Film Length:: 2502 m

Quotes:

Rod Lane: I had a hard-on this morning and it had your name written on it.
Tina Gray: My name's four letters -- there ain't enough room on your joint to fit it.
Children: One, two, Freddy's coming for you! / Three, four, better lock your door! / Five, six, grab your crucifix! / Seven, eight, better stay up late! / Nine, ten, never sleep again!
Doctor: Did Nancy have any severe childhood illnesses? Scarlet fever, high temperatures, concussions?
Marge: No, nothing, Doctor.
Nancy: Huh, he means have you ever dropped me on my head!
Tina Gray: Oh my God.
Freddy Kruger: [shows off his glove] This is God.
Nancy: I'm into survival

Trivia:

In the final scene, the top to the convertible came down faster and harder than expected. The expression from the actors is real.

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