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A Nightmare On Elm Street [1984]
from Entertainment in Video
starring John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Robert Englund
directed by Wes Craven

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• Widescreen

Editorial Review:

Nightmare on Elm Street is the only Elm street film that falls into the "really scary" category. A dead murderer returns in the dreams of the children of his old enemies, and torments them. Wes Craven tamps down the humour that would overtake the films and goes all out for shivers. There are several memorably surreal horror sequences involving tongued telephones and bottomless baths as Craven's unhealthy imagination runs riot. With Heather Langenkamp as the plucky Nancy, John Saxon and Ronee Blakely as her dim bulb parents, Amanda Wyss and young Johnny Depp as teen victims, and Robert Englund as "Fred" Krueger. -- Kim Newman

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• No laughs...what a relief.
  If you're a horror fan...watch this first "Nightmare" film. Don't bother with the others. With the exception of "New Nightmare," there's really no point in putting yourself through the inferior sequels to this original, imaginative little shocker (although, truth be told, I indulge in the sequels from time to time...because I'm a sadist). In the subsequent films, Fred Krueger becomes more like a running gag than a true villain. He seems to be more like a court jester or practical joker who just HAPPENS to... more info

• Mostly this is crap
  Nightmare on Elm Street. The title of the film has the word nightmare in it, so, before watching this film I was sort of expecting to be scared by it. See how many stars I've given this film, though? Go on, take a wild stab in the dark and have a guess concerning how scary I thought this film was. Not even a little bit. Any time it actually starts to get a little spooky, Freddy shows up and he is one of the silliest most laughable bad guys ever created for a horror film. He just isn't scary. When he says... more info

• ORIGINAL AND SCARY
  Pardon the pun, but cutting edge for it's day. I'm not too proud to admit i had trouble dozing off the night i watched the film.
  The story is very original and well acted by all. It's a shame they flogged the story to death with God knows how many sequels, but this original is a must see.

• ONE OF CINEMA'S GREATEST HORROR ICONS
  Teenager Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) is having a weird series of dreams. In her dreams, she is being assaulted by a strange man in a torn red and green sweater. She confides in her friend Tina (Amanda Wyss), who tells Nancy she is having the same dreams. Suffering from several sleepless nights, Nancy decides to have a sleepover with her boyfriend Glen (Johnny Depp), Tina and her boyfriend Rod (Jsu Garcia). Rod and Tina immediately have sex with each other, but after it's done, the strange man from... more info

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