Wes Craven's infamous shocker about a horribly scarred dead killer that attacks teens in their dreams.if they die in the dream they really die. when i saw this for the first time it scared the hell out of me.it was very original and much better then most of the slasher films of the 1980's.robert englund plays Freddy Krueger,a role he became famous for. englund is no stranger to horror movies he played Willy the good alien on the TV mini series v,and in roger cormans;galaxy of terror.the other actors are ronee Blakeley(Nashville)heather langenkamp,john Saxon(blood beach)and the movie debut of johnny depp.this began the nightmare franchise and even a short lived TV series hosted by Freddy called; Freddy's nightmares.which was a lot like the twilight zone and night gallery.the movie was so successful there were several sequels,including a team up with Jason voorhees from Friday the 13th. Wes craven's first hit after the hills have eyes in 1977.craven's other big films were;last house on the left,and the scream trilogy.Fred Krueger became the first new movie monster following Frankensteins monster,Dracula,the mummy,and the wolf man.johnny depp returned for a cameo in Freddy's dead the final nightmare.you cant keep a good bogeyman down.this classic gets 10 out of 10 easy.one two Freddy's coming for you. turn out the lights,pop some popcorn,lock your doors and watch nightmare on elm street.
Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street
