A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- Release Date
- November 16, 1984
- Director
- Wes Craven
- Cast
- Heather Langenkamp , Johnny Depp , Robert Englund , John Saxon , Ronee Blakley , Amanda Wyss
- Runtime
- 1hr 31min
- Main Genre
- Horror
- Studio
- New Line Cinema, Media Home Entertainment, Smart Egg Pictures
- Writers
- Wes Craven
- Tagline
- Welcome to your nightmare.
- Franchise
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
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?
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