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Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:21
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Freddy's back, only this time he's not confined to dreams in this macabre film within a film. Heather Langenkamp, star of the original NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, along with other actors and director... Freddy's back, only this time he's not confined to dreams in this macabre film within a film. Heather Langenkamp, star of the original NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, along with other actors and director Craven all appear as themselves. When Heather's husband is mysteriously killed her son begins to have disturbing nightmares, culminating in a bizarre encounter with the fictional boogeyman. As self-referential as Craven's SCREAM movies, but much more serious and creepy. Some scenes shot on location near the aftermath of the 1994 Northridge earthquake. [More]
Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Wes Craven, Miko Hughes
Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Wes Craven, Miko Hughes, John Saxon, David Newson, Matt Winston, Rob LaBelle
Director: Wes Craven
Director: Wes Craven
Producer: Marianne Maddalena
Composer: J. Peter Robinson
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Reviews for Wes Craven's New Nightmare
This film gives us all the terror of the original without any of the sarcasm of the rest of the series. Wes Craven's return is impressive and rivals the original in terms of quality.
Craven takes us into one of the most bizarro horror setups ever put to film, as he reveals, yeah, those other six films were all just movies, but now it's for real. He's not kidding.
A smart self-referential horror movie that plays the references for scares, not laughs.
Poor execution of a great concept. Why doesn't Englund ever meet Freddy? Why aren't there more movie refernces? Has Langencamp'
Wes Craven's ultimate ego trip take on Freddy Krueger. Most interesting than good. Often dull.
Wes Craven's best film. A tour-def-force in filmmaking and a fine tribute to a horror icon
An intricately constructed horror film, it not only takes you to hell and back, but thoroughly engages the mind as well as the emotions.
If the film's execution lacks the stuff it struts in conception, it's still quite a concept, and a unique, cerebral horror film.
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