The Infinifilm Special Edition finally pays tribute to this venerated horror classic and proves that a great filmmaker requires imagination, not money to create true and lasting suspense.
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12/23/08
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
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Reviews Counted:61
Fresh:27
Rotten:34
Average Rating:3.6/10
Consensus: Wes Craven's intelligent premise, combined with the horrifying visual appearance of Freddy Krueger, still causes nightmares to this day.
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: A replusive, decaying figure with razor-sharp appendages (and an even sharper sense of humor!) suddenly appears in the dreams of four Los Angeles teenagers. It is the ghost of Freddy Krueger, a... [More]
Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley
Director: Wes Craven
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10/04/06
Oh, Freddy, you're so fine, you're so fine%u2026you make me wish The Dream Child had never happened.
09/25/06
Freddy fans rejoice! This DVD is your dream come true.
09/19/06
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07/28/02
What A Nightmare on Elm Street did more than anything else was create a new horror icon...Freddy, in the person of Robert Englund.
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