A nightmare on Elm Street [videorecording] / New Line Cinema presents a film by Wes Craven ; produced by Robert Shaye ; written and directed by Wes Craven.
John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1984. Special features: "Ready Freddy focus points:" see alternate takes and learn filmmaking secrets; commentary by director Wes Craven, co-stars Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon and cinematographer Jacques Haitkin; commentary by Wes Craven, co-stars Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp and Ronee Blakley, producer Robert Shaye and co-producer Sara Risher; alternate endings; "The house that Freddy built: the legacy of New Line horror" featurette; "Never sleep again: the making of A nightmare on Elm Street" featurette; "Night terrors: the origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares" featurette; interactive trivia track.
Summary:
Freddy homicidally haunts the sleep of Elm Street teens. Nancy is one of those teens having nightmares about the frightening, badly-scarred figure who wears a glove with razor-sharp 'finger knives.' She quickly discovers that her friends are having similar dreams. When the teens begin to die, Nancy realizes that she will have to stay awake in order to survive. Uncovering Freddy's secret identity and his connection to the teens, Nancy, plots to draw him out into the real world.
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