36 years ago today, horror history was made. Wes Craven’s masterwork A Nightmare On Elm Street hit cinemas on November 9th in 1984. And even nearly 40 years later (!), it remains one of the finest entries in the slasher genre, revitalizing it at the time and still standing as a hugely influential movie to horror filmmakers today.
Nightmare follows teenager Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) who, along with her friends, becomes the target for malevolent spirit Fred Krueger (Robert Englund), a disfigured former school janitor who’s killing the teens from within their dreams. Johnny Depp famously co-stars in his breakout movie role as Nancy’s ill-fated boyfriend, Glen.
Many of the hallmarks of the franchise – Krueger’s wisecracking humor and the extension of his name from Fred to Freddy – would come later, but there’s no denying that the original is still the best. Though Craven would contribute to the screenplay for Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors,...
Nightmare follows teenager Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) who, along with her friends, becomes the target for malevolent spirit Fred Krueger (Robert Englund), a disfigured former school janitor who’s killing the teens from within their dreams. Johnny Depp famously co-stars in his breakout movie role as Nancy’s ill-fated boyfriend, Glen.
Many of the hallmarks of the franchise – Krueger’s wisecracking humor and the extension of his name from Fred to Freddy – would come later, but there’s no denying that the original is still the best. Though Craven would contribute to the screenplay for Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors,...
- 11/9/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
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