A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

91 mins | Horror | Nov. 9, 1984

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...

A Nightmare on Elm Street

91 mins | Horror | Nov. 9, 1984

A Nightmare on Elm Street
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...
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers New Line Cinema, Smart Egg Pictures, Cinema 84, Media Home Entertainment, The Elm Street Venture
Original title A Nightmare on Elm Street
Directors Peter C. Graupner, Nicholas Batchelor, Kathryn Weygand, Wes Craven
Writers Wes Craven

Cast

Heather Langenkamp

as Nancy Thompson

John Saxon

as Lieutenant Donald Thompson

Ronee Blakley

as Marge Thompson

Amanda Wyss

as Tina Gray

Jsu Garcia

as Rod Lane

Johnny Depp

as Glen Lantz

Robert Englund

as Fred Krueger

Charles Fleischer

as Dr. King

Joseph Whipp

as Sgt. Parker

Lin Shaye

as Teacher

Joe Unger

as Sergeant Garcia

Mimi Craven

as Nurse

Jack Shea

as Minister

Ed Call

as Mr. Lantz

Sandy Lipton

as Mrs. Lantz

David Andrews

as Foreman

Jeff Levine

as Coroner

Donna Woodrum

as Mrs. Gray

Shashawnee Hall

as Cop #1

Carol Pritikin

as Cop #2

Brian Reise

as Cop #3

Ash Adams

as Surfer #1

Don Hannah

as Surfer #2

Leslie Hoffman

as Hallguard

Paul Grenier

as Mrs. Gray's Boyfriend

Kathi Gibbs

as Kid (uncredited)

Chris Tashima

as Kid (uncredited)

Antonia Yannouli

as Kid (uncredited)

John Richard Petersen

as Kid in Classroom (uncredited)

Robert Shaye

as Newsreader / KRGR Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited)