movie

1991 · United States

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 89 min
Age rating: R
Language: English
Country: 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

Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.

amnesia
dreams
nightmare
sadism
psychopath
supernatural
ohio
sequel
alternate dimension
murder

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Yaphet Kotto — Doc
Breckin Meyer — Spencer
Ricky Dean Logan — Carlos
Cassandra Rachel Friel — Little Girl
Lindsey Fields — Loretta Krueger
Tobe Sexton — Teenage Freddy Krueger
Johnny Depp — Teen on TV
Tom Arnold — Childless Man
Roseanne Barr — Ethel
Alice Cooper — Mr. Underwood
Elinor Donahue — Orphanage Woman

Directed: Rachel Talalay
Written: Rachel Talalay, Michael De Luca

Production

Rating: 5.3 / 10 · 1,519 ratings
Studio: New Line Cinema

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

1984
A 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
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 · You’re here
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.