- Country: USA
- Genres: Horror
- Release: 1984-11-16
- Director: Wes Craven
- Writers: Wes Craven
- Language: English
- Stars: Heather Langenkamp , Johnny Depp , Robert Englund , John Saxon , Ronee Blakley , Amanda Wyss , Jsu Garcia , Charles Fleischer , Joseph Whipp , Lin Shaye
- Runtime: 91 min
- Awards: 6 wins & 7 nominations
- AKA: Pesadilla (Argentina) , Les griffes de la nuit (Canada) , 半夜鬼上床 (Taiwan) , Mora v ulici brestov (Slovenia) , Ác Mộng Phố Elm (Vietnam) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (India) , Nightmare on Elm Street (United States of America) , Noční můra v Elm Street (Czech Republic) , Košmaras Guobu gatveje (Lithuania) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (Thailand) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (United Kingdom) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (Philippines) , Pesadilla en la calle del infierno (Ecuador) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (United Arab Emirates) , Pesadilla en la calle del infierno (Mexico) , Pesadilla sin fin (Colombia) , Nightmare - Mörderische Träume , Elm Sokağı Kabusu (Turkey) , Mardrömmen på Elm Street (Finland) , Pesadilla en la calle del infierno (Venezuela) , Pesadilla en la calle del infierno 1 (Mexico) , エルム街の悪夢(1984) (Japan) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (India) , Les Griffes de la nuit (France, French Republic) , Painajainen Elm Streetillä (Finland) , Pesadilla en Elmo Street (Peru) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (Singapore) , Morderisk mareridt (Denmark) , Koszmar z ulicy Wiązów (Poland) , Nightmare - Mörderische Träume (Germany) , Кошмари на Елм Стрийт (Bulgaria) , Pesadelo em Elm Street (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , एल्म सड़क पर बुरा सपना (India) , Pesadilla en lo profundo de la noche (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , A Hora do Pesadelo (Brazil) , Кошмар на улице Вязов , Cosmar pe Strada Ulmilor (Romania) , Nightmare - Dal profondo della notte (Italy) , Pesadilla en lo profundo de la noche (Argentina) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (Egypt) , A Nightmare on Elm Street , A Nightmare on Elm Street (Australia) , Ghost Street (Hong Kong) , Кошмар на улице Вязов (Russian Federation) , Rémálom az Elm utcában (Hungary) , 猛鬼街 (Hong Kong) , Pesadilla en Elm Street (Spain) , Elm Sadak Par Bura Sapana (India) , Жах на вулиці В'язів (Ukraine) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (United States of America) , Terror på Elm Street (Sweden) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (Indonesia) , Erumu gai no akumu (Japan) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (Israel) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (Netherlands the) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (South Africa) , Strava u Ulici brijestova (Croatia) , Efialtis sto dromo me tis lefkes (Greece) , Nočná mora z Elm Street (Slovakia (Slovak Republic)) , Εφιάλτης στο δρόμο με τις λεύκες (Greece) , Страва у Улици брестова (Serbia) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (Korea) , A Nightmare on Elm Street (Canada) , Nocní mura v Elm Street
- Plot:
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…
- IMDB:tt0087800
A Nightmare on Elm Street Cast · · · ALL
Wes Craven
Director
Heather Langenkamp
Nancy Thompson
John Saxon
Lieutenant Donald Thompson
Ronee Blakley
Marge Thompson
Amanda Wyss
Tina Gray
Jsu Garcia
Rod Lane
Johnny Depp
Glen Lantz
Robert Englund
Fred Krueger
Charles Fleischer
Dr. King
Lin Shaye
Teacher
Joe Unger
Sergeant Garcia
Mimi Craven
Nurse
Jack Shea
Minister
Ed Call
Mr. Lantz
David Andrews
Foreman
Jeff Levine
Coroner
Donna Woodrum
Mrs. Gray
Shashawnee Hall
Cop #1
Carol Pritikin
Cop #2
Don Hannah
Surfer #2
Leslie Hoffman
Hallguard
Paul Grenier
Mrs. Gray's Boyfriend
Kathi Gibbs
Kid (uncredited)
Chris Tashima
Kid (uncredited)
John Richard Petersen
Kid in Classroom (uncredited)
Robert Shaye
Newsreader / KRGR Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited)