A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984 ‧ Horror/Mystery ‧ 1h 31m

MOVIE INFO

In Wes Craven's classic slasher film, several Midwestern teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), a disfigured midnight mangler who preys on the teenagers in their dreams -- which, in turn, kills them in reality. After investigating the phenomenon, Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) begins to suspect that a dark secret kept by her and her friends' parents may be the key to unraveling the mystery, but can Nancy and her boyfriend Glen (Johnny Depp) solve the puzzle before it's too late?

• Rating: R

• Genre: Horror

• Original Language: English

• Director: Wes Craven

• Producer: Robert Shaye

• Writer: Wes Craven

• Release Date (Theaters): Nov 9, 1984  Original

• Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2014

• Box Office (Gross USA): $57.3M

• Runtime: 1h 31m

• Distributor: Media Home Entertainment, New Line Cinema, New Line Home Video [us], Image Entertainment Inc., Anchor Bay Entertainment

• Production Co: New Line Cinema

• Sound Mix: Mono

• View the collection: A Nightmare on Elm Street

CAST & CREW

John Saxon

Lt. Thompson

Ronee Blakley

Marge Thompson

Heather Langenkamp

Nancy Thompson

Amanda Wyss

Tina Grey

Johnny Depp

Glen Lantz

Charles Fleischer

Dr. King

Robert Englund

Freddy Krueger

Joseph Whipp

Sgt. Parker

Wes Craven

Director

Wes Craven

Writer

Stanley Dudelson

Executive Producer

Jacques Haitkin

Cinematographer

Patrick McMahon

Film Editing

Rick Shaine

Film Editing

Annette Benson

Casting

Gregg Fonseca

Production Design

Dana Lyman

Costume Design

Robert Shaye

Producer