A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.
Cast
Robert Englund
Freddy Krueger
Mark Patton
Jesse Walsh
Kim Myers
Lisa Webber
Robert Rusler
Ron Grady
Clu Gulager
Ken Walsh
Hope Lange
Cheryl Walsh
Marshall Bell
Coach Schneider
Melinda O. Fee
Mrs. Webber
Tom McFadden
Mr. Webber
Sydney Walsh
Kerry
Edward Blackoff
Biology Teacher
Christie Clark
Angela Walsh
Lyman Ward
Mr. Grady
Donna Bruce
Mrs. Grady
Hart Sprager
Teacher
Allison Barron
Girl on Bus
JoAnn Willette
Girl on Bus
Steve Eastin
Policeman
Brian Wimmer
Do-Gooder
Robert Chaskin
Bar-B-Que Boy
Kerry Remsen
Girlfriend
Kimberly Lynn
Patty
Steven Smith
Victim
Jonathan Hart
Spike
Tom Tangen
Victim (uncredited)
Robert Shaye
Bartender (uncredited)
Crew
Jack Sholder
Director
David Chaskin
Writer
Bob Brady
Editor
Karen I. Stern
Assistant Editor
Neil Eric Wenger
Assistant Editor
Jacques Haitkin
Director of Photography
Matia Karrell
First Assistant Director
Whitney R. Hunter
Second Assistant Director
Hana Cannon
Production Coordinator
Stephen Diener
Executive Producer
Stanley Dudelson
Executive Producer
Amy Rabins
Production Supervisor
Robert Shaye
Producer
Sara Risher
Co-Producer, Line Producer
Michael S. Murphey
Line Producer
Gregg Fonseca
Production Design
Anne S. Coffey
First Assistant Camera
Peter Mercurio
Second Assistant Camera
Annette Benson
Casting
Claudia Santiago
Extras Casting
Mary Santiago
Extras Casting
Gail Viola
Costume Design
Robin L. Neal
Hairstylist
Wendy Hogan
Assistant Makeup Artist
Daniel Marc
Makeup Artist
Joel Soisson
Second Unit Director
Christopher Tufty
Second Unit Director of Photography
Abe Nejad
Sound Editor
Jess Soraci
Sound Editor
Jack Cooley
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ed White
Sound Mixer
Paul Boyington
Special Effects
Ron Nary
Special Effects
Kevin Yagher
Special Effects
Christopher Young
Original Music Composer
The Reds
Songs
Larry Alexander
Transportation Coordinator
Cathy Mickel Gibson
Accountant
Pamela B. Warner
Set Decoration
Ian Cramer
Set Dresser
Roger Jans
Still Photographer
Adrienne Hamalian-Mangine
Script Supervisor
Ray Lykins
Stunts
Denney Pierce
Stunts
Christopher Doyle
Stunts
Marneen Fields
Stunts
Lane Leavitt
Stunts
Scott Alan Cook
Stunts
Ray Shaffer
Stunts
C.J. McBeath
Stunts
Frank Lloyd
Stunts
Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator
Barbara Benz
Property Master
Wes Craven
Characters
Nelson Elwell
Best Boy Grip
Rachel Talalay
Production Manager
Arline Garson
Supervising Editor
Maggie Martin
Art Direction
Donald Elmblad
Leadman
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