Overview

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...

Cast

Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Charles Fleischer

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What is "A Nightmare on Elm Street" about?

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...

When was "A Nightmare on Elm Street" released?

A Nightmare on Elm Street was released in 1984.

Who stars in "A Nightmare on Elm Street"?

The cast includes Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Amanda Wyss.

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