The read
The highest scoring of the 7 titles in its series.
Synopsis
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic76/100
5,910 audience votes
Key crew
- Wes CravenDirector
- Charles BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Wes CravenWriter
Cast
- Heather LangenkampNancy Thompson
- Johnny DeppGlen Lantz
- Robert EnglundFred Krueger
- Amanda WyssTina Gray
- Jsu GarciaRod Lane
- John SaxonLt. Donald Thompson
- Ronee BlakleyMarge Thompson
- Charles FleischerDr. King
- Joseph WhippSergeant Parker
- Lin ShayeTeacher
- Joe UngerSergeant Garcia
- Mimi CravenNurse
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