A Nightmare on Elm Street

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Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson turns in fear as Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, with a burned face and glove of blades, raises his hand in a bedroom scene from A Nightmare on Elm Street.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

film by Craven [1984]

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Johnny Depp
Early life and career
…by his own bed in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). He divorced Allison the following year.
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…by his own bed in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). He divorced Allison the following year.
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Wes Craven
…had his breakout hit with A Nightmare on Elm Street, which he wrote and directed. The film introduced the villain Freddy Krueger, who kills his victims by invading their dreams and is given to incongruously humorous wisecracks. It spun off multiple sequels, television series, and a 2010 remake. New Nightmare…
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…had his breakout hit with A Nightmare on Elm Street, which he wrote and directed. The film introduced the villain Freddy Krueger, who kills his victims by invading their dreams and is given to incongruously humorous wisecracks. It spun off multiple sequels, television series, and a 2010 remake. New Nightmare…
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National Film Registry
…such as the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), the musical Purple Rain (1984), the comedy The Princess Bride (1987), the animated Shrek (2001), and the superhero drama The Dark Knight (2008).
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…such as the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), the musical Purple Rain (1984), the comedy The Princess Bride (1987), the animated Shrek (2001), and the superhero drama The Dark Knight (2008).
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