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A Nightmare on Elm Street 5 - The Dream Child

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 5 - The Dream Child (1989)

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Reviews Counted: 19

Fresh: 5

Rotten:14

Average Rating: 4/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Freddy is back to slash through a few Elm street teens once again. The meaning of horror is reborn when he invades the dreams of his nemesis' unborn child.

Starring: Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Danny Hassel, Kelly Jo Minter

Starring: Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Danny Hassel, Kelly Jo Minter

Director: Stephen Hopkins

Director: Stephen Hopkins
Producer: Rupert Harvey, Robert Shaye
Screenwriter: Leslie Bohem

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Reviews for A Nightmare on Elm Street 5 - The Dream Child

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03/26/09
Variety
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Freddy Krueger is now a full-blown cartoonish caricature of his initially dread-induced former self.

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10/09/08
Dustin Putman
TheMovieBoy.com

kinda gothic freddy

Full Review Source: sbs.is | comment Comment
03/11/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

Neither an improvement nor a failure over the previous film, this movie begins stretching the credibility of its victims' deaths.

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11/03/07
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

When a movie gives up before the one-minute mark, you know you're in for a long haul.

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09/12/07
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy
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01/26/06
Time Out
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No review available.

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07/24/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Ugh. My eyelashes hurt just thinking about this flick.

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05/16/05
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com

Another solid outing for Freddy...

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03/11/05
Clint Morris
Moviehole
N/R

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08/30/04
Caryn James
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03/16/04
Christopher Null
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01/02/04
Michael Dequina
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07/09/03
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

No review available.

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05/21/03
Ryan Cracknell
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Better than average series entry, but nothing great.

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12/29/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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12/24/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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11/12/02
Nicolas Lacroix
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11/05/02
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08/11/02
Linda Cook
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