Nightmare On Elm Street’s Original Ending Was WAY Happier
Nightmare On Elm Street's original ending was a lot happier and, thanks to director Wes Craven, a lot less goofy than Freddy Krueger's return...
A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
Created by legendary horror director Wes Craven, A Nightmare on Elm Street is the first film in the horror-slasher franchise to see Freddy Kruger's arrival. When a group of teenagers begins having shared nightmares about a mysterious man, they begin dying under supernatural circumstances. The teens seek to identify the murderous and seemingly vengeful man to find a way to stop him before he claims their lives - not knowing that their parents may hold the answers they seek.
A Nightmare On Elm Street
- Director
- Wes Craven
- Release Date
- November 16, 1984
- Studio(s)
- New Line Cinema
- Cast
- Heather Langenkamp , Robert Englund , Amanda Wyss , John Saxon , Johnny Depp , Ronee Blakley , Jsu Garcia , Lin Shaye
- Writers
- Wes Craven
- Runtime
- 91 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Sequel(s)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge , A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors , A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master , A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child , Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare , Wes Craven's New Nightmare , Freddy vs. Jason
- Budget
- $1.8 million
- Distributor
- New Line Cinema
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