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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 movie)




A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - Clockwise from the top are Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Jsu Garcia, and Amanda Wyss.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - Clockwise from the top are Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Jsu Garcia, and Amanda Wyss.
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Behind the scenes cast photo from A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
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Behind the scenes cast photo from A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
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Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Jsu Garcia, and Amanda Wyss during the shooting of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" movie (1984)
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Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Jsu Garcia, and Amanda Wyss during the shooting of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" movie (1984)
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31 Days of Horror: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
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31 Days of Horror: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

On the final day of our journey through 31 Days of Horror we will be discussing A Nightmare on Elm Street!

Here is the list of the month's schedule.

Synopsis: Several people are hunted by a cruel serial killer who kills his victims in their dreams. When the survivors are trying to find the reason for being chosen, the murderer won't lose any chance to kill them as soon as they fall asleep.

Director: Wes Craven

Writers: Wes Craven

Cast:

  • John Saxon as Lt. Donald Thompson

  • Ronee Blakely as Marge Thompson

  • Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson

  • Amanda Wyss as Christina 'Tina' Grey

  • Jsu Garcia as Rod Lane

  • Johnny Depp as Glen Lantz

  • Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger

Rottentomatoes Score: 94%

This concludes our 31 Days of Horror! We will be leaving the Halloween Megathread up for a couple of days for everyone to share their costumes, and after that be on the look out for a new Theme Of the Moment for November!

Happy Halloween everybody!


Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss and Jsu Garcia on set of A Nightmare On Elm Street 1984
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Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss and Jsu Garcia on set of A Nightmare On Elm Street 1984
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Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss and Jsu Garcia on set of A Nightmare On Elm Street 1984
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Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss and Jsu Garcia on set of A Nightmare On Elm Street 1984

The cast of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET poses. Lt o R: Nick Corri, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Johnny Depp and Freddy Kr-- Robert Englund (1984)
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The cast of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET poses. Lt o R: Nick Corri, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Johnny Depp and Freddy Kr-- Robert Englund (1984)
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1984: Wes Craven on set with (L to R) Nick Corri, Amanda Wyss, Heather Langenkamp and some nobody named Johnny Depp on "A Nightmare on Elm Street."
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1984: Wes Craven on set with (L to R) Nick Corri, Amanda Wyss, Heather Langenkamp and some nobody named Johnny Depp on "A Nightmare on Elm Street."
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Johnny Depp in “A Nightmare on Elm Street” in 1984
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In A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), the effect of blood rushing to the ceiling during Glen's (Johnny Depp) demise was achieved using an upside down set. It was actually spilling onto the floor. Director Wes Craven and DP Jacques Haitkin captured the scene strapped to the wall in race car seats.
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In A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), the effect of blood rushing to the ceiling during Glen's (Johnny Depp) demise was achieved using an upside down set. It was actually spilling onto the floor. Director Wes Craven and DP Jacques Haitkin captured the scene strapped to the wall in race car seats.




A Nightmare On Elm Street. Glen Lantz gets sucked into his bed. 1984.
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A Nightmare On Elm Street. Glen Lantz gets sucked into his bed. 1984.
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I recreated the infamous bathtub scene from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) using 1/6 scale figure and props.
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I recreated the infamous bathtub scene from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) using 1/6 scale figure and props.
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