"If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming, she won't wake up at all."

Story

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...

Runtime

91 min.

Director

Wes Craven

Cast / Superheroes

Heather LangenkampNancy Thompson
Robert EnglundFreddy Krueger
John SaxonLieutenant Thompson
Ronee BlakleyMarge Thompson
Johnny DeppGlen Lantz
Jsu GarciaRod Lane
Amanda WyssTina Gray
Charles FleischerDr. King
Joseph WhippSergeant Parker
Ed CallMr. Lantz
Sandy LiptonMrs. Lantz
Lin ShayeTeacher
Joe UngerSergeant Garcia
Mimi CravenNurse
Jack SheaMinister
David AndrewsForeman
Jeff LevineCoroner
Donna WoodrumMrs. Gray
Shashawnee HallCop #1
Carol PritikinCop #2
Brian ReiseCop #3
Ash AdamsSurfer #1
Don HannahSurfer #2
Leslie HoffmanHallguard
Paul GrenierMrs. Gray's Boyfriend
Chris TashimaBoy in Nancy's English Class (uncredited)

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