A Nightmare on Elm Street1984
Overall8.1
Fear9.0
Atmos9.0
Gore8.0
Supernatural
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989 · R · 1h 29m
Freddy delivers.
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- In theaters
- August 11, 1989
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The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world.
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Genres
fantasyhorrorthriller
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Details
Budget$8M
Box office$22.2M
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Starring
Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger · Lisa Wilcox as Alice Johnson · Erika Anderson as Greta Gibson · Valorie Armstrong as Mrs. Jordan · Michael Ashton as Gurney Orderly · Kelly Jo Minter as Yvonne · Danny Hassel as Dan Jordan · Nicholas Mele as Dennis Johnson
Production
Heron Communications, New Line Cinema, Smart Egg Pictures
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