A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
Driving by his will to revenge, Fred Kruger, a criminal, who kills many children, the thing that leads parents to protest and then, he has been burned in front of people, comes as a ghost through the nightmares of teenagers, whose parents are involved in his burn, and he tortures them, such as Nancy, the daughter of a police officer, who has been arrested him before burning him.
27 August 1950, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
2 November 1952, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
6 June 1947, Glendale, California, USA
17 July 1964, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
25 May 1949, Lake County, Tennessee, USA
6 October 1963, New York City, New York, USA
24 August 1945, Caldwell, Idaho, USA
9 June 1963, Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
21 January 1955, Saranac Lake, New York, USA
October 31, 2013
A smart, streamlined slasher with plenty under the bonnet.October 09, 2012
Craven knows which big, red Freudian buttons to push, turning Freddy into a true monster from the Id.January 26, 2006
It's all good scary fun.October 19, 2010
...a low-key horror effort that's ultimately not quite as enthralling as its premise might've indicated...January 01, 2000
Still stands on its own as an intriguing and chilling example of how horror works best when the characters and the audience don't have to be lobotomized.September 21, 2007
Craven vitalizes the nightmare sequences with assorted surrealist novelties.November 11, 2014
Not since the shower scene in Psycho did one director discover our most intimate vulnerabilities: in bed, while we're asleep, in a state of consciousness where absolutely no one could help us.May 20, 2003
A Nightmare on Elm Street... puts more emphasis on bizarre special effects, which aren't at all bad.October 07, 2013
A top-flight terror classic that spawned seven sequels and a TV series.October 04, 2010
An imaginative, menacing, and scary film with top notch performances, an original premise, and horrifying villain...September 21, 2007
A highly imaginative horror film that provides the requisite shocks to keep fans of the genre happy.December 14, 2010
First feature for knife-handed horror idol Freddy.