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Wes Craven's New Nightmare

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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

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Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

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 Craven all appear as themselves. When Heather's husband is mysteriously killed her son begins... 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]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Wes Craven, Miko Hughes, John Saxon

Director: Wes Craven
Producer: Marianne Maddalena
Composer: J. Peter Robinson

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 22, 2000

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Pan & Scan - 1.33
  • Letterboxed

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Surround - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Wes Craven - Director
  • Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Access

DVD-ROM Features:

  • Screenplay
  • Trivia Game
  • Cast, Crew, Trivia Info, and More

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4/4

A fantastic original sequel

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02/04/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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3.5/4

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.

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11/03/07
Wesley Lovell
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8/10

Nothing less than the 8½ of slasher movies.

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09/12/07
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy
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06/24/06
Time Out
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3/5

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10/08/05
Emanuel Levy
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3/5

Decent return of a serious Freddy.

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04/08/05
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
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2/5

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.

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02/17/04
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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4/5

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01/02/04
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
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3/5

A smart self-referential horror movie that plays the references for scares, not laughs.

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09/12/03
Blake Davis
KFOR Channel 4 News
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1/5

Poor execution of a great concept. Why doesn't Englund ever meet Freddy? Why aren't there more movie refernces? Has Langencamp'

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
About.com
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3/5

An ingenious, cathartic exercise in illusion and fear.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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3/5

Wes Craven's ultimate ego trip take on Freddy Krueger. Most interesting than good. Often dull.

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04/21/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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2/5

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12/06/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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4/5

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10/13/02
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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4/5

Wes Craven's best film. A tour-def-force in filmmaking and a fine tribute to a horror icon

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09/17/02
Clint Morris
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8/10

Did everything 'Scream' tried to, but did it better!

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08/28/02
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
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3/5

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07/27/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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An intricately constructed horror film, it not only takes you to hell and back, but thoroughly engages the mind as well as the emotions.

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04/12/02
Globe and Mail
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B+

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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01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
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2/4

Merely another Freddy Krueger slice-and-dice yarn.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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