Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Violence
- Strong
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on violence and frights — not a wind-down.
The story
A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.
- dreams
- nightmare
- sadism
- psychopath
- group therapy
- supernatural
- hypnosis
- ohio
- sequel
- murder
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Heather Langenkamp
Nancy Thompson
Patricia Arquette
Kristen Parker
Craig Wasson
Dr. Neil Gordon
Robert Englund
Freddy Krueger
- Laurence Fishburne — Max
- Ken Sagoes — Kincaid
- Rodney Eastman — Joey
- Jennifer Rubin — Taryn
- Bradley Gregg — Phillip
- Ira Heiden — Will
- Penelope Sudrow — Jennifer
- John Saxon — Thompson
- Priscilla Pointer — Dr. Elizabeth Simms
- Nan Martin — Sister Mary Helena
- Clayton Landey — Lorenzo
- Directed
- Chuck Russell
- Written
- Chuck Russell, Frank Darabont, Bruce Wagner, Wes Craven
Production
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 2,104 ratings
- Studio
- New Line Cinema, Smart Egg Pictures, Heron Communications
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1984A Nightmare on Elm Street
Where it starts.
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 · You’re here
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
1988
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
