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
Nancy Thompson
Robert Englund
Freddy Krueger
John Saxon
Lieutenant Thompson
Ronee Blakley
Marge Thompson
Johnny Depp
Glen Lantz
Jsu Garcia
Rod Lane
Amanda Wyss
Tina Gray
Charles Fleischer
Dr. King
Joseph Whipp
Sergeant Parker
Ed Call
Mr. Lantz
Sandy Lipton
Mrs. Lantz
Lin Shaye
Teacher
Joe Unger
Sergeant Garcia
Mimi Craven
Nurse
Jack Shea
Minister
David Andrews
Foreman
Jeff Levine
Coroner
Donna Woodrum
Mrs. Gray
Shashawnee Hall
Cop #1
Carol Pritikin
Cop #2
Brian Reise
Cop #3
Ash Adams
Surfer #1
Don Hannah
Surfer #2
Leslie Hoffman
Hallguard
Paul Grenier
Mrs. Gray's Boyfriend
Chris Tashima
Boy in Nancy's English Class (uncredited)
Crew
Wes Craven
Director, Writer
Patrick McMahon
Editor
Rick Shaine
Editor
Jacques Haitkin
Director of Photography
Nicholas Batchelor
First Assistant Director
Peter C. Graupner
Second Assistant Director
Lisa C. Cook
Production Coordinator
Stanley Dudelson
Executive Producer
Joseph Wolf
Executive Producer
Amy Rabins
Production Supervisor
Robert Shaye
Producer
Sara Risher
Producer
John Burrows
Producer
Gregg Fonseca
Production Design
Anne S. Coffey
First Assistant Camera
Annette Benson
Casting
Lisa Jensen
Costume Supervisor
Dana Lyman
Costume Design
Terence McCorry
Costumer
RaMona Fleetwood
Hairstylist
Don Diers
Art Department Assistant
Jess Soraci
Supervising Sound Editor
Abe Nejad
Assistant Sound Editor
Jack Cooley
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James LaRue
Sound Mixer
Larry Lapointe
Special Effects Assistant
Charles Belardinelli
Special Effects Assistant
Lou Carlucci
Special Effects Assistant
Tassilo Baur
Special Effects Assistant
Charles Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Brian Delahanty
Transportation Captain
Chuck Clarke
Transportation Coordinator
Anne H. Ahrens
Set Decoration
Dorree Cooper
Set Dresser
John Krenz Reinhart Jr.
Construction Coordinator
Joyce Rudolph
Still Photographer
Kathryn Weygand
Script Supervisor
David B. Householter
Set Production Assistant
Craig Pointes
Location Manager
Paul Shaver
Stunts
Kerrie Cullen
Stunts
Bruce Carson
Stunts
Cindy Wills
Stunts
Jeff Habberstad
Stunts
Anthony Cecere
Stunts, Stunt Coordinator
Don Pike
Stunts
Leslie Hoffman
Stunts
Debby Porter
Stunts
Jim Picciolo
Animal Wrangler
John Stadelman
Property Master
Kara Lindstrom
Assistant Property Master
Timaree McCormick
Assistant Property Master
Nelson Elwell
Grip
Scott Buttfield
Gaffer
John H. Burrows
Production Manager
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Stephen Abramson
Production Executive
Rachel Talalay
Assistant Production Manager
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